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Lead rises as more Chinese smelters shut

By Javier Blas

Published: August 25 2009 13:28 | Last updated: August 25 2009 22:45

Lead prices rose to an 11-month high on Tuesday as more Chinese smelters shut amid an industry-wide clampdown by Beijing following incidents of lead poisoning.

China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of the toxic metal used to manufacture car batteries.

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