A fire at Korea Zinc’s Onsan smelter has been contained and deliveries are set to continue as usual, two sources at the company told Fastmarkets.

Zinc treatment charges (TCs) have gone up in China on increased concentrate supply from both home and abroad, sources told Metal Bulletin.

Alternative chemistries to lithium-ion batteries could account for more than 10% of the nascent stationary energy storage market by 2025, according to research group IDTechEx

Arbitrage for copper, aluminium and zinc imported into China*

Some buyers in Europe have agreed premiums of $155-165 for the supply of special high grade zinc in 2014, market sources told Metal Bulletin.

Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue its premium assessments for special high grade (SHG) zinc basis in-warehouse Singapore and Malaysia.

Shanghai zinc premiums have traded lower as an improving arbitrage window has encouraged more outflow from Chinese bonded warehouses, sources told Metal Bulletin.

Australia-listed explorer Bass Metals has entered into a 3-month exclusivity period with Mancala Resources with the objective of divesting its Que River lead and zinc assets in Tasmania.

As conference season gets into full swing, Metal Bulletin deputy editor Fleur Ritzema outlines this week's key news from the metal markets.

ASX-listed Brumby Resources has announced that it will merge with privately owned zinc explorer Marindi Metals.