We expect lead prices to fall in the near term, reflecting concerns about the outlook for China’s demand and a relatively comfortable stock position. However, the market is likely to fall into deficit this year as supply growth slows amid steadily rising consumption. As a result, by 2015 we expect the fundamentally tight market to drive some recovery in prices.
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