Nyrstar sees Zinc recovery, on tracks with cuts

Nyrstar, the world’s biggest zinc producer, said on Wednesday the zinc market was showing recovery signs driven by higher demand in the Chinese, European and US steel industry, and was on track to cut costs. Nyrstar said its zinc market metal production rose 6% in the third quarter to 207 000 tons from the previous [...]

Zinc processor Nyrstar invests in three properties in three weeks

Zinc and lead producer Nyrstar has reanimated after a difficult year, adopting a bullish, expansionist faith in zinc and lead. Read more….

Nyrstar rides 80-cent zinc price wave

Strong silver prices are generating ramped up production with a resulting increase in concentrate from mines with zinc as a major by-product. Among the beneficiaries of this development is the world’s largest zinc metal producer, Nyrstar. Read more….

Nyrstar to buy US zinc mine from Glencore in $126m deal

Belgium-based Nyrstar has signed an agreement to buy Glencore’s East-Tennessee zinc mine complex for $126-million, the world’s biggest producer of zinc said on Monday. The Glencore group, which bought the operation for $65-million in 2006, placed the mine on care-and-maintenance in February. Read more….

Nyrstar 2008 core profit down 73%

Nyrstar reported a 73% drop in 2008 underlying core profit due to plummeting zinc prices and production cuts and said this year would be very challenging. Read more….

Nyrstar 2008 core profit down 73%

Nyrstar reported a 73% drop in 2008 underlying core profit due to plummeting zinc prices and production cuts and said this year would be very challenging. Read more….