Zinc

Low Risk

Why This Metal Matters

Zinc coats more than half of all steel produced globally, protecting it from corrosion. It is also the anode in alkaline batteries and a growing material for grid-scale zinc-air battery storage.

Use Cases

Galvanizing SteelBatteriesDie Casting

How to Invest

Futures

LME Zinc Futures ↗

ETFs

DBB – Invesco DB Base Metals Fund (includes zinc) ↗PICK – iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining ↗

Mining Stocks

TECK – Teck Resources ↗GLNCY – Glencore ADR ↗

Prices shown are spot market rates sourced from MetalpriceAPI and may differ from exchange-traded futures prices. Historical data for industrial and tech-critical metals represents annual averages sourced from USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, LME, and other public references. All prices are intended for informational purposes only.