Doe Run did shut down the primary smelter in 2013 after all
http://www.doerun.com/what-we-do/metal production
As I said earlier the recycling operation will doubtless continue, for now.
Doe Run *was* the largest primary lead smelter in the western world
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_smelting
And to the point, we're already shuffling lead in car batteries around the globe, here in the US importing new batteries from places like Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and now Korea - and I'm sure there are others (Mexico?).
China dominates the global production of lead these days. South Korea is at the bottom of this list. North Korea is in the middle. Wonder where the lead in those Korean batteries comes from?
https://www.indexmundi.com/minerals/?product=lead
http://www.doerun.com/what-we-do/metal production
As I said earlier the recycling operation will doubtless continue, for now.
Doe Run *was* the largest primary lead smelter in the western world
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_smelting
And to the point, we're already shuffling lead in car batteries around the globe, here in the US importing new batteries from places like Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and now Korea - and I'm sure there are others (Mexico?).
China dominates the global production of lead these days. South Korea is at the bottom of this list. North Korea is in the middle. Wonder where the lead in those Korean batteries comes from?
https://www.indexmundi.com/minerals/?product=lead
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