Zinc futures on the London Metal Exchange (LME) touched a four-year high this week, according to exchange data, before a slight pullback on Thursday, Aug. 27.
The industrial metal reversed course Thursday, falling 0.8% to $3,861 per ton – halting a seven-day rally, according to intraday trading figures. Analysts describe the physical supply of zinc as extremely thin, with declining mine output and operational disruptions contributing to the tightness. The metal is used primarily for galvanizing steel to prevent corrosion, making it the fourth most widely used metal behind iron, aluminum and copper, according to Amine Bouchentouf’s “Commodities For Dummies” [1].
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