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    2013 Annual Report on Zinc Market

    2014-04-16 18:40:17   【Print】
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    Contents

    1 Macro-economy review. 1

    1.1 World macro-economy review. 1

    1.1.1 Review of QE in US. 1

    1.1.2 US announces intention to quit QE. 1

    1.1.3 EU economies continue to struggle. 2

    1.1.4 Uncertainty around Japanese quantitative easing and consumption tax increases  2

    1.1.5 Consistency of strong US dollar uncertain. 2

    1.2 Chinese macro-economy review. 3

    1.2.1 Chinese economic growth flat 3

    1.2.2 Reform deepens, economic growth fluctuates slightly in 2014. 3

    2 Zinc market supply and demand. 4

    2.1 Global usage of refined zinc metal exceeds output by 60kt in 2013. 4

    2.2 World zinc mine production by region. 6

    2.3 Word refined zinc production, consumption and stocks. 6

    3 Chinese zinc industry production. 8

    3.1 China’s zinc concentrate production up by 9.16% YOY in 2013. 8

    3.2 Zinc metal production. 10

    3.2.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright1 China’s refined zinc output up by 11.4% YOY in 2013. 10

    3.2.2 China’s zinc smelting capacity increases by 45,000t in 2013. 12

    3.2.3 List of outdated Chinese zinc smelting production capacity eliminated in 2013  13

    3.3 Operating rates of die-casting zinc alloy plants increase slightly in 2013. 14

    3.4 Zinc oxide production in 2013 analysis. 15

    3.4.1 China’s zinc oxide capacity distribution in 2013. 15

    3.4.2 China’s zinc oxide producers’ operating rate remains around 50% in 2013. 17

    3.4.3 China’s zinc oxide plants extend about 64,000t of capacity in 2013. 18

    3.4.4 China closes about 50,000t of zinc oxide capacity in 2013. 19

    3.5 China’s zinc powder plants’ operating rate up by 6.57% in 2013. 20

    4 Import and export data. 21

    4.1 China’s zinc ore/concentrate imports up by 2.89% YOY in 2013. 21

    4.1.1 Twenty largest origins of China’s imported zinc ore/concentrate in 2013. 23

    4.1.2 China’s major zinc smelters’ zinc ore/concentrate imports in 2013 down by 1.56% YOY  24

    4.2 China’s refined zinc imports up by 21.52% YOY in 2013. 26

    4.3 China’s zinc alloy imports down by 4.09% YOY in 2013. 29

    4.4 China’s zinc oxide imports down by 9.9% YOY in 2013. 30

    4.5 China’s zinc powder imports up by 13.7% YOY in 2013. 33

    5 Market review. 35

    5.1 Zinc futures on LME decrease and stocks continue to decline. 35

    5.2 Zinc concentrate market review 2013. 37

    5.2.Asian Metal Copyright 54 Appendix Basic attributes of zinc.Asian Metal Copyright1 Zinc TCs increase 10% to USD210.5/t for 2013 contracts. 37

    5.2.2 Zinc concentrate supply sufficient on the Chinese market and TCs increase in 2013  38

    5.2.3 China’s zinc concentrate import market quiet with relatively stable treatment charges in 2013  40

    5.3 Zinc ingot prices at low levels but zinc smelters’ operating rates are high. 41

    5.4 Processing charges for galvanizing zinc alloy decline. 43

    5.5 Operating rates of die-casting zinc alloy plants stable but processing charges decline  43

    5.6 Zinc oxide market 44

    5.6.1 Market for zinc oxide produced from zinc ingot remains weak. 45

    5.6.2 Sales volume and prices for zinc oxide produced from zinc scrap increase but profit margin narrows  46

    5.6.3 Zinc oxide 90-99% deals improve and prices firm up. 47

    5.7 Zinc powder market 48

    5.7.1 Super-fine zinc powder market stable but profit margins narrow. 48

    5.7.2 Metal zinc powder market sluggish. 50

    5.8 Zinc chloride market remains stable. 51

    5.9 Zinc sulfate market dull 51

    6 Related industry developments. 52

    6.1 China’s crude steel output up by 7.5% YOY in 2013. 52

    7.2 Statistics on Chinese automobile output and sales in 2013. 53

    7.3 Top 10 coating brand in the world in 2013. 53

    7 Outlook for 2014. 54

    Appendix Basic attributes of zinc. 55

    1 Zinc characteristics. 55

    2 Zinc’s main applications. 55

    2.1 Galvanization. 55

    2.2 Casting zinc alloy. 55

    2.3 Manufacture of copper alloy (brass) 56

    2.4 Manufacture of zinc oxide. 56

    2.5 Manufacture of dry cells with zinc cake and zinc plate. 56

    3 Global zinc ore reserves and output 57

    Picture 1 Growth rate of China’s GDP 2007-2013. 3

    Picture 2 Surplus/deficit of refined zinc on global market 2005-2013. 5

    Picture 3 China’s zinc concentrate production 2008-2013. 9

    Picture 4 China’s zinc concentrate production Jan-Dec 2013. 9

    Picture 5 China’s refined zinc output 2009-2013. 11

    Picture 6 China’s refined zinc production 2011-2013. 12

    Picture 7 China’s die-casting zinc alloy plants’ operating rates 2012-2013. 15

    Picture 8 China’s zinc oxide plants’ operating rate from 2012 to 2013. 17

    Picture 9 China’s zinc ore/concentrate imports 2010-2013. 21

    Picture 10 China’s zinc ore/concentrate imports Jan-Dec 2013. 22

    Picture 11 Origins of China’s imported zinc ore/concentrate in 2013. 24

    Picture 12 China’s refined zinc imports 2011-2013. 26

    Picture 13 China’s refined zinc exports 2010-2013. 28

    Picture 14 China’s refined zinc imports & Exports 2007-2013. 28

    Picture 15 China’s zinc alloy imports 2011-2013. 30

    Picture 16 China’s zinc oxide imports from 2009 to 2013. 30

    Picture 17 China’s zinc oxide imports from January to December in 2013. 31

    Picture 18 Origins of China’s zinc oxide imports in 2013. 32

    Picture 19 China’s zinc powder imports in 2010-2013. 33

    Picture 20 China’s zinc powder and zinc flake powder imports from January to December in 2013  34

    Picture 21 The origins of China’s zinc powder and zinc flake powder imports in 2013. 35

    Picture 22 Zinc futures on the LME in 2013. 36

    Picture 23 Graph of zinc stocks on the LME 2013. 37

    Picture 24 Price graph of zinc concentrate 50%min in South China in 2013. 39

    Picture 25 Price graph of zinc concentrate 55%min in North China in 2013. 40

    Picture 26 Treatment charges for China’s imported zinc concentrate 50%min 2012-2013  41

    Picture 27 Price graph of SHG zinc ingot on Chinese spot market in 2013. 42

    Picture 28 Price graph of Zamak-3 zinc alloy in China in 2013. 44

    Picture 29 Prices for zinc oxide 99.7%min in China in 2013. 46

    Picture 30 Prices for zinc oxide 99.7% produced from zinc scrap in 2013. 47

    Picture 31 Prices for zinc oxide 99% in China in 2013. 48

    Picture 32 Prices for 325mesh zinc powder 96% metal zinc contained in 2013. 49

    Picture 33 Prices for industry grade zinc chloride 98% in 2013. 51

    Picture 34 China’s crude steel output 2013. 52

    Picture 35 China’s automobile sales volume from 2012 to 2013. 53

    Picture 36 End uses of zinc in the world. 57

    Table 1 Word zinc supply and usage 2007-2013. 5

    Table 2 World zinc mine production by region 2009-2013. 6

    Table 3 World refined zinc production and consumption by region 2009-2013. 6

    Table 4 World refined zinc stocks 2009-2013. 7

    Table 5 China’s refined zinc output by region in 2013. 11

    Table 6 Newly-increased zinc smelting capacity in 2013. 13

    Table 7 Zinc smelting projects in construction. 13

    Table 8 List of outdated Chinese zinc smelting production capacity eliminated in 2013. 13

    Table 9 The capacity and output of zinc oxide 99.7% distribution in China in 2013. 16

    Table 10 Zinc oxide plants projects under construction by region in 2013. 18

    Table 11 Some closed zinc oxide plants in 2013. 19

    Table 12 Output of zinc powder plants in different regions. 20

    Table 13 Twenty largest origins of China’s imported zinc ore/concentrate and import volumes in 2013  23

    Table 14 Import volumes of zinc ore/concentrate by Chinese zinc smelters 2012-2013  24

    Table 15 Top ten Chinese refined zinc importers in 2013. 27

    Table 16 China’s zinc tariffs in 2014. 28

    Table 17 China’s top ten zinc oxide importers in 2013. 32

    Table 18 China’s top ten zinc powder and zinc flake powder importers in 2013. 35

    Table 19 Zinc treatment charges 2007-2013. 37

    Table 20 Average price of metal zinc powder in 2013. 50

    Table 21 Top ten paint brands in the world in 2013. 53

    Table 22 Global zinc ore reserves by region. 57

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