As of April 19, China's lead concentrate port inventory decreased by 3,000 tonnes from last Friday to 15,000 tonnes, but zinc concentrate port inventory increased by 47,000 tonnes from last Friday to 151,000 tonnes, according to Mysteel's survey.       Written by Durand Du, duxiaoyu@mysteel.com   Ed

As of April 18, China's zinc ingots' social inventory of six districts decreased by 1,000 tonnes from Monday but increased by 6,400 tonnes from last Thursday to 209,800 tonnes, according to Mysteel's survey.     Written by Durand Du, duxiaoyu@mysteel.com   Edited by Paula Xu, xuzhongping@mysteel.com

The number of profitable steel mills in China has increased steadily since the second half of March, and now about half of all Chinese steel mills are gaining some profits when selling their steel, thanks to their lower production costs and the recovery in finished steel prices, Mysteel Global