Lead Market Report February 2017
2017-03-21 17:56:05 【Print】
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Abstract 3
1 International market review 3
1.1 LME lead prices move up and fall in February 3
2 Chinese market review 3
2.1 Chinese lead concentrate market sees tight supply in February 3
2.2 Chinese lead ingot market see sliding prices and few transactions 4
2.3 Demand for Chinese secondary lead weak 5
3 Data on output 5
3.1 Global lead market sees supply shortage of 65 million tons of refined lead in December 2016 5
3.2 Data on Chinese lead outputs 6
3.2.1 Chinese primary lead smelters’ operating rates down to 47.33% in February 6
3.2.2 Lead ingot stocks of Chinese primary lead smelters up by 29.3% MOM in late February 7
4 Data on Chinese lead imports and exports 8
4.1 Lead import and export data in China by country 8
4.2 Analysis on imports and exports data 9
4.2.1 China’s lead ore/concentrate imports down by 5.5% MOM in January 9
4.3 Top ten Chinese importers of lead concentrate in January 2017 10
4.4 Detailed data on China’s lead ore and concentrate imports in January 2017 10
5 Company news 14
5.1 Dongshengmiao Mining resumes lead concentrate production early this month 14
5.2 Huili Lead-Zinc Mining resumes lead concentrate production in mid-February 14
5.3 Qinghua Mining to resume lead-zinc concentrate production in mid-March 14
5.4 Hengyang Cu-Pb-Zn base project to be launched in July 14
5.5 Zhicheng Gold & Lead to resume lead ingot production early March 15
5.6 Jinyang Metallurgical postpones trial production of secondary lead project 15
6 Industrial news 15
6.1 A total of 2.52 million cars sold in China in January 15
7 Market outlook 15
Graph 1: Price trend of LME three-month lead contracts from January to February 2017 (Unit: USD/t) 3
Graph 2: LME lead stock from January to February 2017 (Unit: t) 3
Graph 3: Chinese lead concentrate 60%min spot prices from Jan to Feb 2017 (ex works) 4
Graph 4: Chinese lead ingot 99.994%min spot prices from Jan to Feb 2017 5
Graph 5: VAT-excluded prices for Chinese secondary lead spot from Jan to Feb 2017 () 5
Graph 6: Chinese secondary lead 99.97%min spot prices from Jan to Feb 2017 5
Graph 7: China’s primary lead smelters’ average operating rates from January 2016 to February 2017. 6
Graph 8: China’s primary lead smelters’ average operating rates by region from January 2016 to February 2017. 6
Graph 9: Lead ingot stocks held by Chinese primary lead smelters from January 2016 to February 2017 7
Graph 10: Chinese lead stocks by region from Jan 2016 to Feb 2017 8
Graph 11: China’s lead ore/concentrate imports from Jan 2016 to Jan 2017 9
Graph 12: China’s lead ore/concentrate imports by origin country from Jan 2016 to Jan 2017 10
Table 1 Global lead supply and consumption in 2015- 2016 5
Table 2 China’s lead imports and exports in January 2017 8
Table 3 The top ten Chinese importing companies of lead ore and concentrate in January 2017 10
Table 4 China’s lead ore and concentrate imports in January 2017 10
1 International market review 3
1.1 LME lead prices move up and fall in February 3
2 Chinese market review 3
2.1 Chinese lead concentrate market sees tight supply in February 3
2.2 Chinese lead ingot market see sliding prices and few transactions 4
2.3 Demand for Chinese secondary lead weak 5
3 Data on output 5
3.1 Global lead market sees supply shortage of 65 million tons of refined lead in December 2016 5
3.2 Data on Chinese lead outputs 6
3.2.1 Chinese primary lead smelters’ operating rates down to 47.33% in February 6
3.2.2 Lead ingot stocks of Chinese primary lead smelters up by 29.3% MOM in late February 7
4 Data on Chinese lead imports and exports 8
4.1 Lead import and export data in China by country 8
4.2 Analysis on imports and exports data 9
4.2.1 China’s lead ore/concentrate imports down by 5.5% MOM in January 9
4.3 Top ten Chinese importers of lead concentrate in January 2017 10
4.4 Detailed data on China’s lead ore and concentrate imports in January 2017 10
5 Company news 14
5.1 Dongshengmiao Mining resumes lead concentrate production early this month 14
5.2 Huili Lead-Zinc Mining resumes lead concentrate production in mid-February 14
5.3 Qinghua Mining to resume lead-zinc concentrate production in mid-March 14
5.4 Hengyang Cu-Pb-Zn base project to be launched in July 14
5.5 Zhicheng Gold & Lead to resume lead ingot production early March 15
5.6 Jinyang Metallurgical postpones trial production of secondary lead project 15
6 Industrial news 15
6.1 A total of 2.52 million cars sold in China in January 15
7 Market outlook 15
Graph 1: Price trend of LME three-month lead contracts from January to February 2017 (Unit: USD/t) 3
Graph 2: LME lead stock from January to February 2017 (Unit: t) 3
Graph 3: Chinese lead concentrate 60%min spot prices from Jan to Feb 2017 (ex works) 4
Graph 4: Chinese lead ingot 99.994%min spot prices from Jan to Feb 2017 5
Graph 5: VAT-excluded prices for Chinese secondary lead spot from Jan to Feb 2017 () 5
Graph 6: Chinese secondary lead 99.97%min spot prices from Jan to Feb 2017 5
Graph 7: China’s primary lead smelters’ average operating rates from January 2016 to February 2017. 6
Graph 8: China’s primary lead smelters’ average operating rates by region from January 2016 to February 2017. 6
Graph 9: Lead ingot stocks held by Chinese primary lead smelters from January 2016 to February 2017 7
Graph 10: Chinese lead stocks by region from Jan 2016 to Feb 2017 8
Graph 11: China’s lead ore/concentrate imports from Jan 2016 to Jan 2017 9
Graph 12: China’s lead ore/concentrate imports by origin country from Jan 2016 to Jan 2017 10
Table 1 Global lead supply and consumption in 2015- 2016 5
Table 2 China’s lead imports and exports in January 2017 8
Table 3 The top ten Chinese importing companies of lead ore and concentrate in January 2017 10
Table 4 China’s lead ore and concentrate imports in January 2017 10
