Japan's Toho Zinc expects H2 zinc output to fall 5.9% y/y

Toho Zinc

04/10/2022 07:52

TOKYO, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Toho Zinc Co Ltd  5707.T ,
Japan's third-biggest zinc smelter, plans to produce 44,300
tonnes of refined zinc in the second half of the 2022/23
financial year, down 5.9% from a year earlier, it said on
Tuesday.
    The country's second half falls between October and March.
    Following are details of the company's output plan, with
comparisons against estimated production in the first half and
actual production in the second half of 2021/22.
    (Zinc and lead in tonnes): 
         H2 FY22/23  H1 FY22/23  H2 FY21/22
   Zinc      44,300      39,800      47,096
   Lead      37,500      47,000      38,400
 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)
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