Zinc Market Report August 2014
2014-09-11 15:42:35 【Print】
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1.1 Chinese domestic financial overview
1.1.1 CPI up by 2.3% and PPI down by 0.9% YOY in July
1.2 International financial overview
1.2.1 Crude oil futures prices continue to fall
1.2.2 US dollar strong again amid depressed European economy
2 International market overview
3 Chinese domestic market overview
3.1 Zinc concentrate supply sufficient on the Chinese market
3.2 Zinc ingot prices retreat slightly, no improvement in demand
3.3 Consumers reluctant to purchase die-casting zinc alloys at high prices
3.4.1 Market for zinc oxide produced from zinc ingots quiet
3.4.2 Prices for zinc oxide produced from zinc scrap increase, trading turns slowly
3.4.3 No improvement in the zinc oxide 90-99% market
3.5.1 Fine zinc powder prices soar, trading slows
3.5.2 Metal zinc powder market active
3.6 Zinc sulfate prices increase, trading thin
4.1 China’s zinc concentrate production down by 2.26% MOM in July 2014
4.2 China’s refined zinc production in July reaches record high
4.3 Operating rate of China’s zinc smelters up to 82.82% in August
4.3 China’s zinc smelters’ stocks down by 7.5% MOM in late August
4.4 Operating rate of China’s die-casting zinc alloy plants down to 49.4% in August
4.5 Operating rate of China’s zinc oxide plants down to 46.4% in August
4.6 China’s zinc oxide plants’ stocks down by 5.1% MOM in late August
5 Import & export data analysis
5.1 China’s zinc import and export data by country in July
5.2 China’s zinc ore/concentrate imports down by 15.09% YOY in July
5.3 China’s refined zinc imports down by 39.13% MOM in July
5.4 China’s zinc oxide imports up by 7% MOM in July
5.5 China’s zinc powder imports up by 19.5% MOM in July
5.6 Top ten Chinese zinc ore/concentrate importers in July
5.7 Top ten Chinese refined zinc importers in July
5.8 Top ten Chinese zinc oxide importers in July
5.9 Chinese zinc powder importers in July
6.1 Jinwang Mine’s zinc mining project to start operation in late 2014
6.2 Zijin Mining’s lead and zinc output increases in H1 2014
6.3 Chihong Zn & Ge’s lead and zinc ingot output up by 55.8% in H1 2014
6.4 Zhongjin Lingnan’s net profit up by 31.43% in H1 2014
6.5 Longli Chemical August zinc oxide output up by 17.1% MOM
6.6 Hanil Chemical halts zinc powder production due to explosion accident
7 Related industry developments
7.1 China’s crude steel output up by 1.5% YOY in July
7.2 China’s automobile sales volume down by 6.71% YOY in July
Picture 1 China’s CPI and PPI trend 2012-2014
Picture 2 China’s PMI index in 2012-2014
Picture 3 US crude oil futures price trend on major transaction market in August
Picture 4 USD index chart 2014
Picture 5 Three-month seller zinc on the LME in August 2014
Picture 6 Zinc stocks on the LME in August 2014
Picture 7 Prices for zinc concentrate 50%min in South China in August 2014
Picture 8 Prices for zinc concentrate 55%min in North China in August 2014
Picture 9 Prices for SHG zinc ingot in August 2014
Picture 10 Price graph for Zamak-3 zinc alloy in July 2014
Picture 11 Prices for rubber grade zinc oxide 99.7%min from zinc ingot in August 2014
Picture 12 Prices for 325 mesh zinc powder 98%min in August 2014
Picture 13 China’s zinc concentrate production 2011-2014
Picture 14 China’s refined zinc production 2011-2014
Picture 15 China’s zinc smelters’ operating rate 2013-2014
Picture 16 China’s zinc smelters’ stocks November 2013-August 2014
Picture 17 China’s major die-casting zinc alloy producers’ operating rate 2012-2014
Picture 18 China’s zinc oxide plants’ operating rate from 2012 to 2014
Picture 19 China’s zinc oxide plants’ stocks from January to August 2014
Picture 20 China’s zinc ore/concentrate imports 2013-2014
Picture 21 China’s refined zinc imports 2014
Picture 22 China’s refined zinc import origins 2014
Picture 23 China zinc oxide imports from January to July
Picture 24 The origins of China’s zinc oxide imports in July 2014
Picture 25 China’s zinc oxide imports prices from 2012 to 2014
Picture 26 China’s zinc powder and flake powder imports from January to July 2014
Picture 27 Origins of China’s zinc powder and zinc flake powder imports from January to July 2014
Table 1 Prices for zinc oxide 99.7%min produced from zinc scrap
Table 2 Output changes of some zinc smelters in August
Table 3 Refined zinc, zinc alloy, zinc concentrate/ore imports and exports in July 2014
Table 4 China’s top 10 zinc ore/concentrate import companies in July 2014
Table 5 China’s top 10 refined zinc import companies in July 2014
Table 6 China’s top 10 zinc oxide import companies in July 2014
