Russian lead and zinc output increased and fell

Reportedly, lead and zinc outputs in Russia grew by 36.1% and 24.9% respectively in 1H 2010 as compared to the corresponding period of 2009. Zinc output in July 2010 grew by 9.7% compared to the corresponding period of 2009, while lead output fell by 13.8%. Zinc and lead outputs fell in July by 5.9% and 6.8% respectively as compared to June 2010.