Zinc spot TCs remain at 2.5-year lows; Peru extends lockdown to Feb end

Spot zinc treatment charges (TCs) remained stable in mid-February in the run up to the Chinese New Year holidays, with smelter side activity muted in Asia.

Fastmarkets assessed the zinc spot concentrate TC, cif China at $70-85 per tonne on Friday February 12, unchanged from January 29 when it dropped to a two-and-a-half-year low.
A zinc tender from Dugald River attracted sharp terms, coming in just below the lower end of Fastmarkets' spot assessment range.

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