Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant’s zinc output rises 4.7% in 2017

MOSCOW, Mar 27 (PRIME) -- The zinc production of Russia’s Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant grew 4.7% to 183,002 tonnes in 2017, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

Output of zinc and zinc concentrate by the company’s Kazakh subsidiary Nova Zinc LLC fell to 36,530 tonnes in 2017 from 36,718 tonnes in 2016, while its production of lead and lead concentrate fell to 4,821 tonnes from 5,677 tonnes.

The plant’s U.K. subsidiary The Brock Metal Company Limited raised sales of zinc alloys by 12.3% on the year to 41,461 tonnes in 2017, Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant said.

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