| 2014 was a tough year for many metals, but fortunately for lead market participants, the base metal's 2015 outlook is looking pretty positive. Case in point: the International Lead and Zinc Study Group predicts that demand for refined lead will increase by 2.1 percent in 2015, hitting 11.6 million tonnes, while refined lead output will grow by 2.2 percent, reaching just 11.5 million tonnes.
The organization thus anticipates a 23,000-tonne lead deficit in 2015, just slightly less than the 38,000-tonne deficit it sees coming in 2014. Similarly, a recent Reuters poll shows that analysts believe lead will sell for $2,387 per tonne in 2015 — that's a year-over-year rise of 11.5 percent...............................................Full Article: Source
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