The main use of zinc is galvanising steel…but what other end uses does zinc have? While zinc is most commonly, around 60%, used as a protective coating for steel to prevent rusting, it has many other critical uses.

The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has driven zinc prices to record highs which currently show no sign of slowing.

While China’s economy expanded 4.5% in the March quarter, boosted by its reopening, recent signs suggest the revival is ebbing. The property boom and government overinvestment that fuelled growth for more than a decade have ended. Enormous debts are crippling households and local governments. The big hope of consumer-led growth remains out of reach.

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