Spot lead TCs rise as smelters turn the screw; zinc terms widen with arb in play

摘要

Treatment charges (TCs) for spot lead concentrates have continued to rise, with smelters cherry-picking deals with terms as high as $200 per tonne. Fastmarkets assessed the lead spot concentrate TC, high silver, cif China, at $180-200 per tonne on Friday February 28, up $30 from $150-170 per tonne the previous month. The corresponding assessment for lead spot concentrate TC, low silver, cif China, rose $20 to $160-180 per tonne from $140-160 per tonne in the same comparison.