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China's copper output down 1% MoM in May, zinc off 5%

Chinese production of refined copper in May reversed down 1% on month to 767,000 tonnes, according to the latest figures by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), a decline which market analysts blamed on copper smelters at the end of May beginning to throttle back production in preparation of the

China's metal smelters' profits slip 11.9% over Jan-Feb

Chinese non-ferrous metal smelters posted profits totaling Yuan 17.8 billion ($2.8 billion) over January and February, down 11.9% on year, according to the latest statistics released by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on March 27.

Henan Yuguang to promote secondary lead in 2018

Henan Yuguang Gold & Lead Co, Asia's largest electrolytic lead smelter, aims to promote secondary lead production this year as the company foresees great potential growth for China's secondary lead industry, the company annual report on March 24 showed.

Chihong Zn & Ge forecasts stronger 2018 production

Yunnan Chihong Zinc & Germanium Co, a top lead and zinc producer located in Southwest China's Yunnan province, plans to produce 75,000 tonnes of electrolytic lead and 379,000 tonnes of zinc products this year, the company has announced.

MEP to tighten waste emission control at "2+26" cities

To accomplish the anti-pollution mission at the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area by 2020, China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) will introduce tighter waste emission control into the industries of steel, coking and nonferrous metals (excluding aluminium) at the "2+26" cities since March 1 201

Market: Shortage to support China's 2018 Zn, Pb prices

China's lead and zinc prices are standing the chances for further increases in 2018 because of low inventories and moderate supply shortage, though the lead price rise will be less substantial than zinc due to the supplement from secondary lead, Chinese market sources predicted.