Leading lead producers worldwide 2022, by production output

Glencore was the leading producer of lead metal in the world in 2022, at nearly 192,000 metric tons.The global lead marketLead 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. In 2022, South Korea was the leading lead exporter, with an export value of about 805 million U.S. dollars. During the same period, Australia exported lead and lead products worth about 780 million U.S. dollars as the world's second-largest exporter. GlencoreBased in Baar, Switzerland, and founded in 1974, Glencore plc is a leading integrated producer and marketers 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 255 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. The company's Energy Products and Metals and Minerals segments were the two main revenue streams of Glencore as of 2022. As one of the major lead processing companies in the world, Glencore's lead production amounted to almost 192,000 metric tons in 2022, down from almost 298,000 metric tons in 2015.

2022年，力拓公司位居全球铅金属产量之首，产量接近192,000公吨。铅在全球范围内广泛应用于众多工业流程中，其核心用途在于电池制造。随着近年来更大、更高效的电池的重要性日益凸显，铅的价值亦随之增长。同年，韩国成为铅的主要出口国，出口额约为8.05亿美元。同期，澳大利亚作为全球第二大铅出口国，其铅及其产品出口额约为7.8亿美元。总部位于瑞士巴尔的摩的力拓公司，成立于1974年，是一家领先的综合性大宗商品生产与营销企业。最初，该公司以商品贸易部门起步，随后在全球范围内收购了多家采矿和商品加工公司。力拓公司的产品组合包括锌、铜和铅的加工与贸易。在过去十年中，力拓公司的收入稳步增长，并于2022年达到超过2550亿美元的峰值。截至2022年，能源产品和金属矿产部门是力拓公司两大主要收入来源。作为全球主要的铅加工企业之一，力拓公司在2022年的铅产量约为192,000公吨，较2015年的近298,000公吨有所下降。