China pollution crackdown, sliding inventories hit lead market
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LONDON (Reuters) - Lead prices may get a boost as environmental crackdowns on smelters in China curb output in the world's biggest market for the battery metal as inventories tumble.A record-breaking cold blast in United States could deepen potential shortages, creating a spike in demand as drivers scramble to replace batteries damaged by the big freeze. Benchmark lead prices on the London Metal Exchange have gained around 4 percent this year after sliding 18.8 percent in 2018, its biggest..