Glencore has built up 25,000 metric tons of unsold zinc because of the expansion and ramp-up of its Zhairem operation, part of its Kazzinc business in Kazakhstan, the company said on Wednesday during a briefing call.
Glencore, with smelters in Spain and Canada, expects its 2024 zinc unit cost to rise significantly from 5 cents per lb to 18.6 cents per lb, according to a July release. Zinc TCs flipped to negative this month for the first time ever, meaning smelters have to pay instead of being paid for turning concentrates to zinc.
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