Zinc Market Report March 2014
2014-04-16 11:13:05 【Print】
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Contents
1.1 Chinese domestic financial overview
1.1.1 China’s CPI up by 2.0% YOY, PPI down by 2.0% YOY in February
1.1.2 PMI rebounds slightly in March
1.2 International financial overview
1.2.1 Future prices of crude oil drop
1.2.2 US dollar index fails to rebound
2 International market overview
3 Chinese domestic market review
3.1 Chinese zinc concentrate market inactive
3.2 Zinc ingot supply decreases due to decreasing zinc prices
3.3 Die-casting zinc alloy plants’ operating rates rebound considerably
3.4.1 The market of zinc oxide produced from zinc ingot remains stable
3.4.2 Prices for zinc oxide produced from zinc scrap market decrease slightly
3.4.3 Zinc oxide 90-99% market sees no improvement
3.5.1 Super-fine zinc powder market turns a little better but transaction prices low
3.5.2 Metal zinc powder market sluggish
3.6 Zinc chloride market runs steadily
3.7 Zinc sulfate export market active
4.1 China’s zinc smelters’ operating rate down to 68.52% in March
4.2 China’s zinc smelters’ stocks down by 13.28% MOM in March
4.3 China’s die-casting zinc alloy plants’ operating rate up to 45% in March
4.4 China’s zinc oxide producers’ operating rate up to 46.15% in March
4.5 China’s zinc oxide plants’ stocks up by 6.97% MOM in March
5 Import & export data analysis
5.1 China’s zinc import and export data by country in February
5.2 China’s zinc ore/concentrate imports down by 22.12% MOM in February
5.3 China’s refined zinc imports down by 57.05% MOM in February
5.4 China’s zinc oxide import down by 19.7% MOM in February
5.5 China’s zinc powder import down by 8.9% YOY in February
5.6 Top ten Chinese zinc ore/concentrate importers in February
5.7 Top ten Chinese refined zinc importers in February
5.8 Top ten Chinese zinc oxide importers in February
5.9 Chinese zinc powder importers in February
6.1 Chihong Zinc & Germanium’s zinc smelter halts production in Qujing
6.2 Xichang Heli Zinc halts zinc ingot production for maintenance
6.3 Hechi Nanfang reduces zinc ingot production for maintenance
6.4 Yindu Mining’s lead-zinc concentrator mill resumes production in mid-April
6.5 Yaheng Zinc Industry halts zinc oxide and zinc chloride production
6.6 Zhenjiang Baishui Chemical halts zinc oxide production for maintenance
7 Related industry developments
7.1 China crude steel output up by 10.6% MOM in Jan-Feb
7.2 Automobile sales volume up by 21.53% YOY in February
Picture 1 China’s CPI and PPI trend 2012-2014
Picture 2 China’s PMI index in 2012-2014
Picture 3 Futures prices of crude oil in US in 2014
Picture 4 USD index chart Dec 2013-Mar 2014
Picture 5 Three-month seller zinc on the LME in March
Picture 6 Zinc stocks on the LME in March
Picture 7 Prices for zinc concentrate 50%min in South China in March 2014
Picture 8 Prices for zinc concentrate 55%min in North China in March 2014
Picture 9 Prices for SHG zinc ingot in March 2014
Picture 10 Prices for Zamak-3 zinc alloy in March 2014
Picture 11 Prices for rubber grade zinc oxide 99.7%min from zinc ingot in March 2014
Picture 12 Prices for domestic 325 mesh zinc powder 98%min in March 2014
Picture 13 Prices for industry grade zinc chloride 98% in March 2014
Picture 14 China’s zinc smelters’ operating rate 2012-2014
Picture 15 China’s major die-casting zinc alloy producers’ operating rate 2012-2014
Picture 16 China’s zinc oxide plants’ operating rate from 2012 to 2014
Picture 17 China zinc ore/concentrate import 2013-2014
Picture 18 China refined zinc import volume 2011-2014
Picture 19 China refined zinc export 2012-2014
Picture 20 China zinc oxide import 2013-2014
Picture 21 China zinc powder and flake powder import volume 2013-2014
Table 1 Prices for zinc oxide 99.7%min produced from zinc scrap
Table 2 Output changes of zinc smelters in March 2014
Table 3 China’s zinc oxide plants’ stocks in February and March 2014
Table 4 Refined zinc, zinc alloy, zinc concentrate/ore import and export in February 2014
Table 5 China’s top 5 China’s refined zinc import origins in February 2014
Table 6 China’s top 10 zinc ore/concentrate import companies in February 2014
Table 7 China’s top 10 refined zinc import companies in February 2014
Table 8 China’s top 10 zinc oxide import companies in February 2014
Table 9 China’s zinc powder import companies in February 2014
