Japan's Toho Zinc to keep second — half zinc output flat

TOKYO, Oct 15 (Reuters) — Toho Zinc, Japan's third-biggest zinc smelter, plans to produce 39,900 metric tons of refined zinc in the second half of fiscal 2026 year, nearly flat from a year earlier, it said on Thursday. The country's second half falls from October through March. Following are details of the company's output plan, with comparisons against estimated production in the first half of the 2026 year and actual production in the second half of fiscal 2025. (Zinc in metric tons): H2 FY2026 H1 FY2025 H2 FY2025 Zinc 39,900 40,100 39,763 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi, Editing by Louise Heavens) ((Yuka.Obayashi@thomsonreuters.com; +813-4520-1265)