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LIA24476 LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION a*t MADtION AVINUI NSW YORK 17, M. 7. March 10, l?6l SUBJECT: KETRDTC OB LEAP i To Medbera of the Lead Industries Association: Enclosed is a reprint of the article on lead frees the annual reriev issue at "Szginecrtag end Klnlag Journal," February, 2$6X. Extra cobles are available as lccg as our supply lasts. RLZ:J3S Bae. Secretary e o 9 mm**** ggj u mb ,- LIA24477 Cf Lead Sofctrt L ZWfftM Secreuuy Ltd Industrie* Association Lead situation worsened during 1960 --year-end price was lower, producers* stocks were higher end primary sales were substantially lower. Major con- turners should use as much or perhaps more lead in 1961. p 77 i 'i i j i I 'mmp i n in w 'm P ' l i H f; y .................................. . Ktp.lM'd (ram ENGINSEUNG AND MINING JOUINAl February mi V . inr . Ji* MI tir.4 *1. X# Yk >*. N.T. N 1718.01  w** mm*** mm m* *** *W m&t*** LIA24478 Lead R. L ZwgUld Uined, with 4 consequent substantial increase in producers' inventories. The natural result was to depress the for eign price, which, despite quotai, had 4 depressing effect on the U-S. price. DpH Cootinon! world ovtrpro ductioti of lead and inertwin, producer Hoc111 of the metal boih here and abroad, the lead market wai remarkably Heady throughout the year, fa fact, the New York price remained at 12c from Dec. 21. 1959 to Dec. IJ. I960, when it waa reduced le lie per lb. Unfortunately, part of ihii o( lend, ue pectcd to than u *ppreeuWo decline in lead cooiiunpuon m I960- Became of improvemenu in fcaitcrio, the/ are more elbeicnt and laat longer. Thta baa reduced the number of replacement batierica oeeded and replacement battenea acco t lot about BOvlp of the automotive battenea uied. Although new cal Two meetings of the UN's Interna tional Lead k Zinc Study Group were held during the year. At both, insuffi cient improvement in the world lead statistical picture was found to war rant any change in the voluntary mar keting restrictions agreed upon in 1959, stability undoubtedly mulled from production incrcaied, the trend to In cdditioo, the report of the rw* two prolonged strikes in this country, compact can has affected lead con- examination of the lead position by and the price decrease occurred when aumpuoo because most of the com- the U^. Tariff Commission led 10 no settlement of the Hnaes was tmmi- pacta use bauerna w-;hin* aeveral change in the import quotas on lead nent. However, the fact that consump- pounds less per und than tundixd established by the Administration late lion held up amaringly well in the models. Ibe reduction in consump- in 1958. Lfioris by the domestic in ' (acc of prevailing general business tioo of lead for lolikr probably repre dustry to have these quotas extended conditions. declining only 4-oc 354, Knis lower industrial activity and tat to Ubficated lead products were was probably also a factor. calkin* lead lower construction scu- fruitless. This permitted lorcign man Pointing toward 4 brighter future it the tremendous surge of intcrett show a by 4 variety of industr** in new applications of lead resulting from the intensified advertising. i,,<hnical service and research provided viijr. US. mine production during 1959 reached the lowest level since the turn of the 2tnh Century and, in I960, had the dubious distinction of being even lower it an estimated 24Q.OUU ufacturers to continue to take advan tage ol this loophole by bringing in manufactured products at higher tnan normal levels outside (he quotas Among the products most affected is biharge, and this undoubtedly results in some Understatement of ultimate by the Lead Industries Association tons lead content. Major contributing *nd its expanded research program in factors to this were the scven-mooihs- lead usage in thu country in such industries as the ceramic industry, - 4 1 the last tew >;*,*. \V,,,V of long strikes at the properties of the these have no< reached (he tonnage nunset <> C* and American Smelt* which is importing substantial quanti ties of lead compounds tor u*. 1:** consumption stage as yet. there is U- ing A Refining Cu. in Idaho. Both 1 me in the i960 session. Congress tie question that more people are were settled in December i w*. worlmg with more different lead pro- former wuh the displacement of the passed legislation that wculd have provided subsidies for small domestic ducts in mere fields of application Mine, Mid k Smelter Workers aa the producers. This was vetoed by Presi than ever before, and more technical offic.al bargaining agent after an dent kisenhower with the statement information it being made available NLRB dccuoo. Primary smelter pro* that he fell legislation of this type to them with which to work. More ductioo was oot materially aftected would only aggravate the situation by . ` will be said about this later. and showed 4 moderate increase be* cause of ore* accumulated a! the Conivnpdoa. As previously stated, Asarco smelters during a four-mooth encouraging additional unneeded pro* ducuon. Statements made by Presi dent Kennedy during the campaign, consumption declined only about 5fc strike toward the end of 1959. in the U S compared with 1959 and Imports of lead lor U-S. consump* however, indicated that some such legislation may be acceptable to the remained above the 1-million ton tion were, of course, controlled by mark. This was perhaps better than quota and remained the same as in new administraiioo. was to be expected in view of general 1959. So far as is known there were Summary of 1964. Despite the rela business activity. There were some no imports for stockpile as there were tively good rate of consumption both particularly bright spots in the over* 4 year earlier. here and abroad in I960, Uve situation all picture. Consumption of lead in Product*oa of secondary lead in* worsened to the extent that the year- tetraethyl lead countered the general creased moderately to 1*60, which end price was lower, producers* stocks trend by showing a modest increave indicates that such metal U attract* were substantially higher and pro 1 of some 3<V Likewise, production of ing a greater share of the lead market, red lead and litharge increased slight* Manufacturers reduced their stockj ducers* sales of primary lead were substantially lower. In fact, the drop m primary sales was considerably 1 j ly, reflecting improvement in the con- of pig lead during the year by some greater dun the small drop in con sumption of red lead paint and lead 20,000 tom, and, as 4 result, invea* sumption. Part of this was due to the 1 chcmicah made from litharge. The tones to their hands are low. How* lowering of inventories by consumers, uve of lead for cable sheathing re- ever, producer/ stocks increased so but a greater amount of softening sod mained practically constant, which estimated JO,000 loos. use ot secondary material is also in A may be significant in that the laxiom la the hree World outside the dicated. The extremely low level of of the long decline in this use may United States, production of lead con* consumers* stocks of pig lead is en have been reached. tmued to increase and to run ahead couraging in that any improvement Storage battenea, the largest users of deliveries, which were well main* uwci wup,aT'a.. nn*iwwf L IA24479 *?T*6i y *o 3@ 9Q in siveir business should be promptly reflected in paler purchase* Irotn producer*. Obviously the only correc tive for the xituabuo it leu produc tion or more consumption, end oot too pal t change in either factor would suffice to bring about a balance. Outlook. With the general buxines* outlook clouded, forecast* (or the lead industry are difficult to make. Regardless of general business, how ever, and barring any dnutfc reces sion, it appear* that some of lea-fa major consumers, like storage battenca, tetraethyl lead and cable, should consume as much or a little more lead in 1961 than in I960. In batteries an increase m replacement of 12-volt batteries in standard sue models should compensate lor any limber trend to compact cars, la lvt>0 a new, completely redesigned, battery-powered delivery truck came into production and a number were delivered lor Jiulk, bakery and similar routes. Thu may have a autor in fluence on lead consumption lor baticrics in the years to come. Also, the past year showed a ucod toward a higher percentage of battery-powered industrial trucks compared with gas oline- aod propane-pow ered trucks. No the unproved efficiency and longer life o* ):*'d automouve bat teries ha* largely climu^.. ! d*w ger of replacement by other kinds of batteries. Most of the other established uses of lead will depend on the activity of the industries in which it is employed, la this connection two new develop ments m Kli-lubricaung bearings, one for high temperature duty, involve lead. One is a mature of lead powder and tedon, aod the other a ceramic coating ot (used lead oxide. Both are boding commercial applications. Big break-throughs appear immi nent in two important areas. Ibc hrU a ui ooise borrien. Late iq I960, the Lead Industries Associatioa issued a research report based oa dau pre* puicd by the nationally known firm of acoustical consultants, Bolt Berax>ck & Newman. This report created a deluge ot interest in lead as a ma terial (or the control ot sound. Both in construction and industry general ly, control of noise has become a major problem. The report provides basic data which indicates lead (o be one of the most efficient and economi cal noise control materials. Others, working independently, have also in tend Price Changes (Cents per lb N. Y.) U.S. U-d Um (Short texts) Dec. 21,1959..................................... 12.00 Dec. u, tne..................................it.* corporated lead ia their products for such usage, and a number of ankles on the subject appeared in the techni cal press during the year. High hopes axe held for a whole ocw line of lead applications in this area in the near future. Pieioclectric* U a terra that may not be familiar to everyone but. to put it simply in more words, they are material* that have the ability to coovert electric to mechanical energy or vice versa without moving ports. Lead rirconate-utanate is the most efficient piezoelectric thus far found, aod it already has important commercial ap plications. Starting as the liay stereo phonic pick-up element several years ago, it ts now the active dement a ultrasonic industrial cleaning equip ment. This baa led to its entry into hotel and restaurant dishwashers. Who knows but what your next home dish washer or washing machine will de pend on the peculiar properties of lead zircooate-tiUnate. The some material ts the heart of a new "spark pump** which replaces the ignmoa systems of power mowers, outboard motors and use use. Thermoelectric generators, iud. convert heat to electricity directly, should also be mentioned. Lead tellu* ride U one of the best aod is begin ning to find commercial employment in control equipment and other de vices. Other more established uses of lead continue to grow. Our burgeoning nu clear Navy will require tuorc aod more lead shielding in the oeit few years. A number of important new buildings, including the huge Pan Am Budding adjacent to Grand Central Terminal in New York; the Bnltdi Empire's largest office structure, the Viltc Mane project in Montreal; a new bank in U Paso. Texas, will rest oa lead-asbestos pads, specified to pre vent transmission of vibration into the building structures. Airconditiomng cooling lowers of two new New York skyscrapers rest oo similar pads as do the big, high-speed printing presses ia the new plant of the Miami Herald. Sixty tons of sheet lead will go into the Pan Am Budding foundations slooe. 1*9 estimated White lead................ 11.999 Red lead and litharge 25.909 Storage batteries....... 569.099 Cable........................ 69,099 nmldittf................... 59,909 Tetraethyl lead......... 165,909 Ammunition........... . 45.909 Fod..................... r.. 4,909 Bearing metal....... 22,009 Solder....................... 42,909 Type metal.............. 26,999 Calking lead........... 79,099 Other uses................ 97,909 IW 11,000 74.000 550.700 61,600 st.nno 160.000 45,500 5,700 25.500. 60.000 28,000 80,000 101,400 1,955,999 1,091,000 Based oo U. &. Bureau of Mines statistics U.S. Lead Supply and Demand (Short too* of lead coo(tot) 1469 estimated Supply1 . Mine production.... 2*9.99# SrcomUry pr<*ducic* 445,099 Qu-rta imports Orr, tv-, coverable... 1'6,009 Pigs and bars.. 222.600 548,999 1959 255,600 447.600 548,000 Other imports (mainly for stockpile); Ore, recovvraUe.. Pigs and bars........ -- 6.200 41,400 Total................... 1,955,999 1,098,900 Change* in stocks at primary smelter* and refineries......... 59.999 86.600 Total................... 1,925.909 1.185,400 Exults....................... 2.000 2,800 Total mLfale. 1,921,999 1.182,600 Bemsoft Industrial mssap tOtt......................... 1,915,999 1.091,100 Estimated stockpnt shipments.............. _ 56,000 Consumers and sec ondary tmrtar storks......,,... 29.999 1.600 (<Jecr.) (incr.l I'narcouated for.... 4,999 11,900 Total................. 1,921,999 1,192.600 America* Burra* of Meta! Statistics, C. S. Burrja of Min'-*, ami Lead Indus tries Awucutio*. m v si.a. 'U m M 'J'f pyi. T I*-. * \ -