Zinc Market Report September 2013
2013-10-14 18:48:37 【Print】
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Contents
1.1 Chinese domestic financial overview
1.1.1 CPI rising 2.6% y-o-y and PPI declining 1.6% YOY in August
1.1.2 PMI rising for three consecutive months in September
1.2 International financial overview
1.2.1 Price of futures crude oil falls with fluctuations
1.2.2 US dollar index down, American government to close down
1.2.3 Zinc futures on LME rise before inhibition
2 Chinese domestic market review
2.1 Zinc concentrate market keeps flat in China
2.2 Chinese zinc ingot market stable
2.3 Die-casting zinc alloy market moves up slightly
2.4.1 Zinc oxide produced from zinc ingot market runs steadily
2.4.2 Zinc oxide produced from zinc scrap price rise slightly
2.4.3 Zinc oxide 90-99.5% supply tight
2.5.1 Superfine zinc powder market weak
2.5.2 Metal zinc powder price chaotic
2.5.3 Mercury-free zinc powder demand stable
2.6 Zinc chloride demand stable
2.7 Few deals in zinc sulfate market
3.1 China zinc concentrate production up by 4.46% MOM in August 2013
3.2 China refined zinc production down by 3.24% MOM in August
3.3 China major zinc smelters’ operating rate increases slightly in September
3.4 China die-casting zinc alloy producers’ operating rate up by 1.25% MOM in September
3.5 Chinese zinc oxide producers’ operating rate up to 55.04% in September
4 Import and export data of zinc in China
4.1 Chinese import and export data of zinc by country in August 2013
4.2 China’s zinc concentrate import down by 0.91% YOY in August 2013
4.3 China refined zinc import up greatly by 88.78% MOM in August
4.4 China zinc oxide import down by 33.8% MOM in August
4.5 China zinc powder import up by 24.1% YOY in August
4.6 Top ten Chinese zinc ore/concentrate importers August 2013
4.7 Top ten Chinese refined zinc importers August 2013
4.8 Top ten Chinese zinc oxide importers August 2013
4.9 Top six Chines zinc powder importers July 2013
5.1 Jinhui Mining 5,000tpd lead-zinc mining project under construction
5.2 Chihong Zn & Ge lead-zinc project under great pressure from profit with RMB1.4B added investment
5.3 Jiashengpan launches lead zinc mining expansion project
5.4 Hongling lead zinc mining expansion project starts operation
5.5 Guosen Mining 2,000tpd silver lead zinc mining project to start operation in 2014
5.6 Qianxin Mining’s lead-zinc mine starts operation in late August
5.7 Huiyuan Chemical resumes zinc chloride production
6 Related industry developments
6.1 Chinese crude steel output up by 12.8% YOY in August
6.2 Automobile marketing volume up by 10.28% MOM in August
Picture 1 Chinese CPI and PPI trend 2011-2013
Picture 2 China’s PMI index in 2011-2013
Picture 3 Futures prices of crude oil in US
Picture 5 3-month seller zinc on LME in September 2013 (USD/t)
Picture 6 Zinc inventory on the LME in September 2013 (ton)
Picture 9 The price graph of SHG zinc ingot in Chinese spot market in September (RMB/t)
Picture 10 The price graph of Zamak-3 zinc alloy in the Chinese spot market in September (RMB/t)
Picture 11 The prices of rubber grade zinc oxide 99.7%min from zinc ingot in September (RMB/t)
Picture 12 The prices of domestic 325 mesh zinc powder 98%min in September (RMB/t)
Picture 13 China zinc chloride 98%min price in September 2013
Picture 14 China zinc concentrate production 2011-2013
Picture 15 China refined zinc production 2012-2013
Picture 16 Operating rates of major Chinese zinc ingot producers 2012-2013
Picture 17 China’s major die-casting zinc alloy producers’ operating rate 2012-2013
Picture 18 Operating rates of China’s zinc oxide producers in September, 2013 (T)
Picture 19 China zinc ore/concentrate import 2011-2013
Picture 20 China refined zinc import volume 2011-2013
Picture 21 China refined zinc export 2011-2013
Picture 22 China zinc oxide import volume in August
Picture 23 China zinc powder and flake powder import volume in August
Table 1 Prices of zinc oxide 99.7%min produced from zinc scrap in domestic market
Table 2 Stock of zinc oxide in different regions
Table 3 Refined zinc, zinc alloy, zinc concentrate/ore import and export in August, 2013
Table 4 China zinc oxide and flake powder import from 2010 to 2013（Unit：Kg）
Table 5 China zinc powder and flake powder import from 2010 to 2013（Unit：Kg）
Table 6 China’s top 10 zinc ore/concentrate import companies in August, 2013
Table 7 China’s top 10 refined zinc import companies in August, 2013
Table 8 China’s top 10 zinc oxide import companies in August
Table 9 China’s top 6 zinc powder import companies in August 2013
