Monthly Zinc Market Report Aug 2020

Content
1 Market Highlights 4
2 Economy and Policy 4
2.1 SHFE releases aluminum and zinc futures contract 4
2.2 New social funds raised in Jul lower than expected in China 4
2.3 WBMS: Zinc market records surplus of 177kt in Jan-Jun 2020 4
3 Market Movements 5
3.1 Market Movements in China 5
3.1.1 Zinc ingot prices soar 5
3.1.2 TCs for zinc concentrate up 6
3.1.3 Zinc die-casting alloy prices soar 7
3.1.4 Zinc oxide prices up 7
3.1.5 Zinc powder prices up 8
3.2 Market Movements Abroad 8
3.2.1 LME lead prices fluctuate up 8
3.2.2 LME zinc stocks up largely 8
4 Company News 8
4.1 Baiyinnuoer Mining maintains lead-zinc concentrate production line 8
4.2 Hunan Jinshi Zinc conducts maintenance on zinc ingot production lines 9
4.3 Zhongjin Lingnan Danxia Smelter maintains zinc ingot production line 9
4.4 Baiyin Nonferrous finishes phase I maintenance of zinc ingot production lines 9
4.5 Zijin Nonferrous Metal carries out maintenance on zinc ingot production lines 9
4.6 Xuanhua Zinc resumes zinc ingot production 9
4.7 Chifeng NFC finishes zinc ingot production line maintenance 9
4.8 Huayu Mining terminates equity acquisition of Shanhai Industry and Trade and Lhasa Pinzhi 9
4.9 Yuguang Zinc Industry completes maintenance on zinc ingot production line 10
4.10 Jindong Mining resumes zinc concentrate production 10
4.11 Quanzhou Qikai to resume zinc die-casting alloy production 10
4.12 Bolivia's San Cristobal Zn-Pb-Ag mine suspends operations again due to COVID-19 pandemic 10
4.13 Xinchuan Mining resumes lead-zinc concentrate production 10
5 Producers Statistics 10
5.1 Refined zinc producers statistics 10
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright7% MOM in Aug 14 5.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's refined zinc producers' operating rate records 85.02% in Aug 10
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's refined zinc producers' output up by 2.1% MOM in Aug 11
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright2 Hunan Jinshi Zinc conducts maintenance on zinc ingot production lines 9 4.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's refined zinc producers' stocks down by 11.9% MOM in late Aug 12
5.2 Zinc die-casting alloy producers statistics 12
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright4 Zinc oxide prices up 7 3.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' operating rate records 34.4% in Aug 12
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' stocks up by 8.2% MOM in late Aug 12
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright4% in Aug 12 5.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' stocks down by 20.5% MOM in late Aug 13
5.3 Zinc oxide producers statistics 13
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's refined zinc producers' stocks down by 11.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zinc oxide producers' operating rate records 52.8% in Aug 13
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright10 Jindong Mining resumes zinc concentrate production 10 4.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zinc oxide producers' output up by 4.7% MOM in Aug 14
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright1 CAAM: China's automobile output up by 21.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's zinc oxide producers' stocks up by 5.1% MOM in late Aug 14
5.4 Zinc powder producers statistics 15
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright1 SHFE releases aluminum and zinc futures contract 4 2.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zinc powder producers' operating rate records 55.49% in Aug 15
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zinc powder producers' output down by 7.7% YOY in Aug 15
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright4% in Aug 12 5.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's zinc powder producers' stocks down by 3.8% MOM in late Aug 16
6 Customs Statistics 16
6.1 China's zinc concentrate and ore imports up by about 28.7% MOM in Jul 16
6.2 China's zinc ingot 99.Asian Metal Copyright8% in Aug 13 5.Asian Metal Copyright995%min imports down by 37.6% MOM in Jul 17
7 Relevant Industry News 18
7.1 CAAM: China's automobile output up by 21.9% YOY in Jul 18
8 Market Outlook for Next Month 18


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