Zinc Market Report October 2013
2013-11-11 18:10:14 【Print】
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Contents
1.1 Chinese domestic financial overview
1.1.1 CPI rises by 3.1%, PPI drops by 1.3% YOY in September
1.1.2 PMI touches 18-month high in October
1.2 International financial overview
1.2.1 Futures prices of crude oil continue to fall back
1.2.2 US government reopens, markets are not embracing US dollar
1.2.3 Zinc futures on LME move up
2 Chinese domestic market review
2.1 Trading for zinc concentrate remains sluggish
2.2 Zinc ingot prices rise slightly and trading keeps stable
2.3 Die-casting zinc alloy market stable
2.4.1 Zinc oxide produced from zinc ingot price increases but demand no improvement
2.4.2 Zinc oxide produced from zinc scrap price stable
2.4.3 Zinc oxide 90-99.5% demand active and price stagflation
2.5.1 Consumers purchase Super-fine zinc powder prudently
2.5.2 Metal zinc powder price chaos
2.5.3 Mercury-free zinc powder demand stable
2.6 Zinc chloride demand stable and price increases slightly
2.7 Zinc sulfate market improves slightly but price keeps low
3.1 China zinc concentrate production up by 13.03% YOY in September
3.2 Chinese refined zinc production up by 3.42% MOM in September
3.3 China’s major zinc smelters’ operating rate up to 72.26% in October
3.4 China’s die-casting zinc alloy producers’ operating rate down slightly to 44.7% in October
3.5 Chinese zinc oxide producers’ operating rate down to 53.39% in October
4 Import and export data of zinc in China
4.1 Chinese import and export data of zinc by country in September 2013
4.2 China’s zinc concentrate import down by 36.1% YOY in September
4.3 China refined zinc import up by 16% MOM in September
4.4 China zinc oxide import up by 22.4% MOM in September
4.5 China zinc powder import reaches the top point in September in 2013
4.6 Top ten Chinese zinc ore/concentrate importers September 2013
4.7 Top ten Chinese refined zinc importers September 2013
4.8 Top ten Chinese zinc oxide importers September 2013
4.9 Chines zinc powder importers September 2013
5.1 Hualian Zinc & Indium zinc mining project starts trial operation
5.2 Baiyinnuoer Lead Zinc Mine’s expansion project starts operation in late October
5.3 Baiyin Non-ferrous has no plan to resume zinc ingot production before 2014
5.4 Huiyuan Chemical resumes zinc chloride production
6 Related industry developments
6.1 Chinese crude steel output up by 11% YOY in September
6.2 Automobile marketing volume up by 19.66% YOY in September
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 October 2013 (USD/t)
Picture 6 Zinc inventory on the LME in October 2013 (ton)
Picture 9 The price graph of SHG zinc ingot in Chinese spot market in October (RMB/t)
Picture 10 The price graph of Zamak-3 zinc alloy in the Chinese spot market in October (RMB/t)
Picture 11 The prices of rubber grade zinc oxide 99.7%min from zinc ingot in October (RMB/t)
Picture 12 The prices of domestic 325 mesh zinc powder 98%min in October (RMB/t)
Picture 13 China zinc chloride 98%min price in October 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 October, 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 September
Picture 23 China zinc powder and flake powder import volume in September
Table 1 Prices of zinc oxide 99.7%min produced from zinc scrap in domestic market
Table 3 Stock of zinc oxide in different regions
Table 4 Refined zinc, zinc alloy, zinc concentrate/ore import and export in September, 2013
Table 5 China zinc oxide and flake powder import from 2010 to 2013（Unit：Kg）
Table 6 China zinc powder and flake powder import from 2010 to 2013（Unit：Kg）
Table 7 China’s top 10 zinc ore/concentrate import companies in September, 2013
Table 8 China’s top 10 refined zinc import companies in September, 2013
Table 9 China’s top 10 zinc oxide import companies in September
Table 10 Chinese zinc powder import companies in September 2013
