Japan's Mitsui Mining expects H1 zinc output rising 3.2% y/y

Mitsui Kinzoku Co

03/04/2026 09:54

TOKYO, April 3 (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsui Mining and Smelting 5706.T plans to produce 108,200 metric tons of refined zinc in the first half of the 2026/27 financial year, up 3.2% from a  year ago, it said in a statement.

The first half runs from April to September.

Zinc is used mainly as an anti-corrosive coating while making galvanized steel.

Here are output plan details, with comparisons against planned second-half production and actual first-half production  for the 2025/26 financial year, which ended on March 31.

(Zinc and lead in metric tons):

H1 FY26/27
H2 FY25/26
H1 FY25/26
Zinc
108,200
89,300
104,800
Lead
35,600
35,800
36,700

 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi
Editing by Tomasz Janowski)

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