Article: Researcher sees strong demand for years to come.(Brief article)

By Tom Stundza

Continued growth by the industrializing nations and the so-called 'extreme economies' over the next decade should maintain demand strength for zinc. Zinc consumption could grow by between 5.6 million metric tons and 7.9 million tons, forecasts Emilio Tamargo, general manager of business development and research at Xstrata Zinc in Asturiana, Spain.

The industrializing nations tend to be Brazil, Russia, India and China, the so-called 'BRIC nations,' while what investment bankers have labeled the 'extreme economies' include nations such as Turkey, Poland, Romania, Egypt, Vietnam and Columbia. Tamargo tells Metal Bulletin's 11th annual zinc ...

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