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21.08.26 - 14:06
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HSBC Warns Global Zinc Market Is Flashing Signs Of Tightness (ZeroHedge)
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HSBC Warns Global Zinc Market Is Flashing Signs Of Tightness
HSBC's Global Commodity Team warned Thursday that the zinc market is flashing warning signs of extreme tightness:
Global zinc mine supply remains tight: HSBC's Global Commodity Team expects global mine supply to fall 2.1% y-o-y to 12.5mt in 2026, driven mainly by lower production in Latin America.
The zinc market is expected to be slightly tight in 2026e, driven by a modest recovery in demand in Europe and North America amid supply disruptions at smelters and mines.
Overall, concentrate supply remains tight, and there have been smelter disruptions as well. Zinc demand has held up.
Here's where the physical tightness is emerging: Zinc for immediate delivery on the London Metal Exchange traded at a premium of as much as $132.37 a ton over three-month futures Thursday, the widest backwardation this year.
The spread signals intensifying competition for readily available metal in warehouses. Benchmark zinc rose 1.1% to $3,802 a ton ea...
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21.08.26 - 12:36
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Forscher der TU Graz „durchlöchern“ das Kristallgitter von Lithium-Titanat (Electrive)
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Forschende der TU Graz haben einen Weg gefunden, die Ionen-Leitfähigkeit von Lithium-Titanat massiv zu steigern. In Experimenten konnten sie zeigen: Gezielt erzeugte Defekte im Kristallgitter "aktivieren einen bislang blockierten Transportweg für Lithium-Ionen". Noch handelt es sich aber um klassische Grundlagenforschung....
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