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Data Legend. The Lead price chart shows the prices in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) in 6 locations, as follows:
- US: transaction, cif
- S. America: transaction, cif, Brazil
- Africa: transaction, cif, South Africa
- NE Asia: transaction, fob, South Korea
- SE Asia: transaction, fob, Australia
- Europe: spot, i-w, United Kingdom
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Price Dynamics. The Lead Metal price in United States increased during September 2018 to 2,290 USD per metric ton, which represents a considerable rise of 8% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, Lead Metal prices in United States remained constant . Meanwhile, in Brazil, the average price of Lead Metal amounted to 2,330 USD per metric ton, from 2,420 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the Lead Metal price in Brazil is 6% lower than the price one month before.
The price of Lead Metal in South Africa declined slightly throughout September 2018, reaching 2,170 USD per metric ton. The price in South Africa is 3% lower than the average price in the previous month and 20% lower than the average price one year before. In contrast, Lead Metal prices in South Korea decreased modestly during September 2018, reaching 2,240 USD per metric ton, which means a decline of 2% from the previous month’s price and a decline of 10% from the previous year’s price.
The Lead Metal prices in Australia experienced a significant decline of 270 USD per metric ton from the prior month's price, to 2,030 USD per metric ton. Such price movement in Australia meant a decrease of 12% on a monthly basis and a decrease of 15% on a yearly basis. On the other hand, in September 2018, the Lead Metal price in United Kingdom witnessed a decline of 30 USD per metric ton when compared against the previous month's price, to 2,020 USD per metric ton. The September 2018 price in United Kingdom is 15% lower than the price one year before.
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About Lead Metal. Lead is a metallic element with atomic number 82, it is a post-transition metal, and member of group 14 of the periodic table. Lead is one of the most commercialized metals worldwide, ranking fifth, only behind iron, copper, aluminum and zinc. This is explained by its unique properties, such as ease of casting, high density, low melting point, acid resistance, softness and malleability. It was one of the first elements known to be used by humans, with findings dating back to 4,000 B.C.E. Industrial manufacturing began in the nineteenth century in the USA, growing rapidly at the start of the 1900s with the rise in automobile, chemical and machine industries.
Lead, like other heavy metals, accumulates in the biosphere and builds up over time, hence, in transportation, dust generation should be minimized. Lead should be stored in a dry, covered area, away from food or feedstuffs and strong acids.
Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Lead Metal are listed below.
- Galena (or other lead rich ores) (ore refining),
- Lead bullion (pyrometallurgical refining/Parkes process/Betterton-Kroll process),
- Secondary lead/scrap metals (metal recycling),
- Zinc-lead sulfide ores + metallurgical coke (Imperial smelting process)
The uses and applications of Lead may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Lead are high purity (99.9% purity); powdered (99% purity); paste; pig lead in the forms of ingots, sheets, paste, powder, pipes, buckles, grids, and rods.
It can be used in the manufacture of batteries; alloys; cable covering; ceramic glazes; plastics; paint; pipe solder; additives; joints; ammunition; electronic and eletrical components; building construction; and others.
