US zinc premiums at 6 cents on costs, tightness

摘要

US zinc premiums edged up this week nwith market sources reporting being nhard-pressed to find special high-grade nzinc below a premium of 6 cents plus nLME cash, with cited factors ranging nfrom market tightness to rising energy ncosts. Platts’ price assessment for SHG nmoved up to 6 cents plus LME cash this nweek, from 5.5 cents the previous week, nwhile the assessment for Alloy No. 3 nwas steady at 16 cents plus LME cash.