Monthly Zinc Market Report May 2023

Contents

1 Market Highlights 5
2 Economy and Policy 5
2.1 Kazakhstan's ban on metal scrap exports will be extended for six months 5
2.2 Indonesia plans to continue to allow the export of five types of raw ore, including copper, lead and zinc 5
2.3 Zinc inventories in LME warehouses jump by 64% 5
3 Market Movements 5
3.1 Market Movements in China 5
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Zinc ingot 99.995%min 5
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright995% export volume grew 180.Asian Metal Copyright2 Zinc ingot 99.99%min 6
3.1.3 Zinc concentrate 50%min 7
3.1.4 Imported zinc concentrate 50%min 7
3.1.5 Zinc die-casting alloy 7
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zinc oxide producers' operating rate records 47.Asian Metal Copyright6 Zinc oxide 99.7%min 8
3.1.7 Zinc powder 8
4 Company News 8
4.1 Chengliang Alloy to increase zinc die-casting alloy production 8
4.2 Jiangsu Tiancheng Zinc decreases output of zinc powder 9
4.3 Quanzhou Qikai halts zinc die-casting alloy production 9
4.4 Yongren Gongchuang zinc halts the production of zinc hypoxide 9
4.5 Wenzhou Hongyue to suspend the production of zinc die-casting alloy 9
4.6 Liuzhou Zhenxin halts production of zinc oxide 9
4.7 Genhe Biliya resumes production of zinc concentrate 9
4.8 Chifeng Yubang resumes zinc concentrate production 10
4.9 Foshan Guihe reduces the output of zinc die-casting alloy 10
4.10 Henan Jinli Gold and Lead increases the output of zinc ingot 10
4.11 Yongkang Fuda decreases zinc die-casting alloy production 10
4.12 Shijiazhuang Shuangyi to decrease zinc powder output 10
5 Producers Statistics 10
5.1 Refined zinc producers statistics 10
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's zinc oxide producers' stocks down by 1.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's refined zinc producers' operating rate records 80.11% in May 10
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Zinc concentrate 50%min 7 3.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's refined zinc producers' output down by 1.1% MOM in May 11
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1 Zinc ingot 99.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's refined zinc producers' stocks down by 2.65% MOM in late May 11
5.2 Zinc die-casting alloy producers statistics 12
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zinc concentrate producers' output down by 3.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' operating rate records 28.24% in May 12
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright995% import volume rose 584.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' output down by 12.56% MOM in May 12
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright2 Zinc ingot 99.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' stocks up by 1.34% MOM in late May 13
5.3 Zinc oxide producers statistics 13
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's refined zinc Zn≥99.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zinc oxide producers' operating rate records 47.83% in May 13
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright4.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zinc oxide producers' output down by 0.88% MOM in May 14
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright3.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's zinc oxide producers' stocks down by 1.84% MOM in late May 14
5.4 Zinc powder producers statistics 15
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright4.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zinc powder producers' operating rate records 49.31% in May 15
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright3 Imported zinc concentrate 50%min TC 21 8.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zinc powder producers' output up by 0.85% MOM in May 15
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright5 Zinc oxide 99.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's zinc powder producers' stocks down by 3.45% MOM in late May 16
5.5 Zinc concentrate producers statistics 16
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright4 Yongren Gongchuang zinc halts the production of zinc hypoxide 9 4.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zinc concentrate producers' operating rate records 54.08% in May 16
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright22% MoM in Apr 2023 20 8 Market Outlook for Next Month 21 8.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zinc concentrate producers' output down by 3.81% in May 17
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright4 Zinc powder producers statistics 15 5.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's zinc concentrate producers' stocks up by 5.93% MOM in late May 17
6 Consumers Statistics 18
6.1 China's refined zinc producers' zinc concentrate consumption down by 0.13% MOM in May 18
6.2 China's refined zinc producers' stocks of zinc concentrate up by 5.65% MOM in late May 18
7 Customs Statistics 19
7.1 China's refined zinc (Zn≥99.Asian Metal Copyright1 Market Movements in China 5 3.Asian Metal Copyright995%) import volume rose 584.53% YoY in Apr 2023 19
7.2 China's refined zinc (Zn≥99.Asian Metal Copyright2 Jiangsu Tiancheng Zinc decreases output of zinc powder 9 4.Asian Metal Copyright995%) export volume grew 180.22% MoM in Apr 2023 20
8 Market Outlook for Next Month 21
8.1 Zinc ingot 99.995%min 21
8.2 Zinc concentrate 50% 21
8.3 Imported zinc concentrate 50%min TC 21
8.4 Zinc die-casting alloy 22
8.5 Zinc oxide 99.7%min 22
8.6 Zinc powder 96%min 325mesh 22


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