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Hindustan Zinc was a leading producer of lead metal in the world in 2025, at nearly ** metric tons.

The global lead market

Lead is a crucial component in many industrial processes. The main usage of lead is in battery production. As the importance of larger and more efficient batteries increases over the years, the value of lead has also grown. China was the leading lead producing country in 2024, with an estimated production volume of 1.9 million metric tons, followed by Australia and the United States, with estimated production volumes of 430,000 metric tons and 300,000 metric tons, respectively. In 2023, South Korea was the leading lead exporting country, with an export value of about *** million U.S. dollars. During the same period, Australia exported lead and lead products worth about *** million U.S. dollars as the world's second largest exporter. 

Glencore

Based in Baar, Switzerland, and founded in 1974, Glencore plc is a leading integrated producer and marketer of valuable commodities. Initially, the company started as a commodity trading unit, which over the years acquired various mining and commodity processing companies worldwide. The company’s portfolio contains zinc, copper, and lead processing and trading. Over the past decade, Glencore's revenue has grown, peaking at over *** billion U.S. dollars in 2022 before dipping to 230.94 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. The company's Energy Products and Metals and Minerals segments were the two main revenue streams of Glencore as of 2024. As one of the major lead mining companies in the world, Glencore's lead production amounted to almost ** metric tons in 2025, down from almost ** metric tons in 2015.