The International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) is an intergovernmental organization originally established within the framework of the United Nations (UN) that aims to provide a forum for discussion of issues related to these metals and to ensure market transparency through the exchange of data and provision of research.
[1][2][3] The ILZSG was founded in New York in May 1959, following a resolution of the United Nations Economic and Social Council in 1958.
Membership is open to UN member countries that are substantially involved in the production, consumption, or trade in lead and zinc.
[1][4][5] The ILZSG organizes regular intergovernmental meetings on international trade in the two commodities; provides, in a monthly bulletin, a continuous flow of statistical information on supply, demand, stocks, prices, and trade flows, together with forecasts of future developments; carries out studies of the world market situation for lead and zinc; and seeks to resolve any problems identified.
It operates through several sub-committees, covering areas such as statistics and forecasting; mining and smelting; environmental issues and relevant legislation; and recycling.