Zinc Market Report September 2016

Content
Introduction 3
1 International market review 3
1.1 LME zinc prices fluctuate 3
2 Domestic market review 3
2.1 Chinese zinc concentrate prices up 3
2.2 Chinese zinc ingot prices hovered at high levels 4
2.3 Die-casting zinc alloy market sluggish 5
2.4 Zinc oxide market 5
2.4.Asian Metal Copyright3 China’s zinc oreconcentrate imports in August 2016 11 4.Asian Metal Copyright1 Prices for zinc oxide 99.7%min produced from zinc ingot hard to rise 5
2.4.2 Market for zinc oxide produced from zinc slag sees flat activity 6
2.5 Zinc powder market demand picks up slightly 6
3 Production and inventory data 7
3.1 Global zinc supply sees a deficit of 106,000t in the first seven months of 2016 7
3.2 China's zinc ingot output up by 9.2% MOM in Sep 7
3.3 Chinese zinc ingot smelters’ stocks down by 3.3% MOM in late Sep 8
4 Import & export data analysis 9
4.1 China's imports for zinc concentrate and ore down by 9.62% MOM in Aug 9
4.2 China’s zinc import and export data by country in August 10
4.3 China’s zinc ore/concentrate imports in August 2016 11
4.4 Top ten Chinese zinc ore and concentrate importers in August 12
5 Company news 13
6 Market outlook 13


Graph 1 Spot prices for LME zinc in Aug-Sep 2016 3
Graph 2 Zinc stocks on the LME in Aug-Sep 2016 3
Graph 3 Spot prices for zinc concentrate 50%min in South China in Aug-Sep 2016 4
Graph 4 Spot prices for zinc concentrate 55%min in North China in Aug-Sep 2016 4
Graph 5 Prices for SHG zinc ingot in Aug-Sep 2016 4
Graph 6 Chinese spot prices for Zamak-3 zinc alloy in Aug-Sep 2016 5
Graph 7 Chinese spot prices for Zamak-5 zinc alloy in Aug-Sep 2016 5
Graph 8 Prices for Chinese zinc oxide 99.7%min from zinc ingot in Aug-Sep 2016 5
Graph 9 Prices for Chinese 325 mesh zinc powder 96%min in Aug-Sep 2016 6


Table 1 Refined zinc, zinc alloy, zinc concentrate/ore imports and exports in August 2016 (Unit: tonnes) 8
Table 2 China’s zinc ore/concentrate imports by company in August 2016 9
Table 3 China’s top 10 zinc ore/concentrate importers in August 2016 11

.Asian Metal Copyright7%min from zinc ingot in Aug-Sep 2016 5 Graph 9 Prices for Chinese 325 mesh zinc powder 96%min in Aug-Sep 2016 6 Table 1 Refined zinc, zinc alloy, zinc concentrateore imports and exports in August 2016 Unit: tonnes 8 Table 2 China’s zinc oreconcentrate imports by company in August 2016 9 Table 3 China’s top 10 zinc oreconcentrate importers in August 2016 11 Asian Metal Copyright