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Zinc

Ian M. Robinson

Chapter 3 in Commodity Trade of the Third World, 1975, pp 58-78 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Few people can name a single use for zinc. Yet total world zinc consumption, including the Eastern bloc, is estimated at 6 million tonnes per year which at current values is worth $2,160 million Only copper and aluminium among the non-ferrous metals are consumed in larger quantities.

Keywords: Producer Price; Price Basis; Commodity Trade; Zinc Metal; Forward Contract (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1975
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-02609-8_3

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