Zinc Market Monthly Report February 2017
2017-03-17 17:36:29 【Print】
The following is a brief synopsis of the report. Your access is restricted as it is a subscription based service.
Please contact us for a subscription.
Please contact us for a subscription.
Content
Introduction 2
1 International market review 2
1.1 LME zinc prices fluctuate upwards 2
2 Domestic market review 2
2.1 Supply for domestic zinc concentrate tight 2
2.2 Domestic zinc ingot prices fell down after moving upward 3
2.3 Die-casting zinc alloy market once again affected by environmental protection 3
2.4 Zinc oxide market 4
2.4.1 Consumers of zinc oxide 99.7%min produced by zinc ingot make purchases as needed 4
2.4.2 Market of zinc oxide produced by zinc slag sees sluggish transactions 5
2.5 Zinc powder market sees sluggish transactions 5
3 Output and stocks data analysis 5
3.1 Global zinc supply and demand stable in December 2016 5
3.2 China’s zinc ingot output down by 1.74% MOM in February 6
3.3 China’s zinc smelters’ stocks down by 7.04% MOM in late February 6
4 Import and export data analysis 7
4.1 China’s zinc ore/concentrate imports up by 11.38% MOM in January 2017 7
4.2 China’s zinc import and export data by country in January 8
4.3 China’s zinc ore/concentrate imports in January 2017 9
4.4 Top ten Chinese importers of zinc ore and zinc concentrate in January 11
5 Company news 11
6 Market outlook 12
Graph 1 Spot settlement prices for LME zinc in Jan-Feb 2017 2
Graph 2 Zinc stocks on the LME in Jan-Feb 2017 2
Graph 3 Spot prices for zinc concentrate 50%min in South China in Jan-Feb 2017 3
Graph 4 Spot prices for zinc concentrate 55%min in North China in Jan-Feb 2017 3
Graph 5 Spot prices for SHG zinc ingot 99.995%min in China in Jan-Feb 2017 3
Graph 6 Spot prices for Zamak-3 zinc alloy in China in Jan-Feb 2017 4
Graph 7 Spot prices for Zamak-5 zinc alloy in China in Jan-Feb 2017 4
Graph 8 Prices for Chinese zinc oxide 99.7%min produced by zinc ingot in Jan-Feb 2017 5
Graph 9 Prices for Chinese zinc powder 96%min 500 mesh in Jan-Feb 2017 5
Graph 10 China’s zinc ingot output by month (unit: Kt) 6
Graph 11 China’s monthly zinc ingot output by province (unit: Kt) 6
Graph 12 China’s zinc smelters’ stocks in 2016-2017 7
Table 1 Global zinc supply and demand condition in 2015-2016 5
Table 2 Refined zinc, zinc alloy, zinc concentrate/ore imports and exports in January 2017: (Unit: ton): 8
Table 3 China’s zinc ore/concentrate imports by company in January 2017 9
Table 4 Top ten Chinese importers of zinc ore and zinc concentrate in January 2017 11
Introduction 2
1 International market review 2
1.1 LME zinc prices fluctuate upwards 2
2 Domestic market review 2
2.1 Supply for domestic zinc concentrate tight 2
2.2 Domestic zinc ingot prices fell down after moving upward 3
2.3 Die-casting zinc alloy market once again affected by environmental protection 3
2.4 Zinc oxide market 4
2.4.1 Consumers of zinc oxide 99.7%min produced by zinc ingot make purchases as needed 4
2.4.2 Market of zinc oxide produced by zinc slag sees sluggish transactions 5
2.5 Zinc powder market sees sluggish transactions 5
3 Output and stocks data analysis 5
3.1 Global zinc supply and demand stable in December 2016 5
3.2 China’s zinc ingot output down by 1.74% MOM in February 6
3.3 China’s zinc smelters’ stocks down by 7.04% MOM in late February 6
4 Import and export data analysis 7
4.1 China’s zinc ore/concentrate imports up by 11.38% MOM in January 2017 7
4.2 China’s zinc import and export data by country in January 8
4.3 China’s zinc ore/concentrate imports in January 2017 9
4.4 Top ten Chinese importers of zinc ore and zinc concentrate in January 11
5 Company news 11
6 Market outlook 12
Graph 1 Spot settlement prices for LME zinc in Jan-Feb 2017 2
Graph 2 Zinc stocks on the LME in Jan-Feb 2017 2
Graph 3 Spot prices for zinc concentrate 50%min in South China in Jan-Feb 2017 3
Graph 4 Spot prices for zinc concentrate 55%min in North China in Jan-Feb 2017 3
Graph 5 Spot prices for SHG zinc ingot 99.995%min in China in Jan-Feb 2017 3
Graph 6 Spot prices for Zamak-3 zinc alloy in China in Jan-Feb 2017 4
Graph 7 Spot prices for Zamak-5 zinc alloy in China in Jan-Feb 2017 4
Graph 8 Prices for Chinese zinc oxide 99.7%min produced by zinc ingot in Jan-Feb 2017 5
Graph 9 Prices for Chinese zinc powder 96%min 500 mesh in Jan-Feb 2017 5
Graph 10 China’s zinc ingot output by month (unit: Kt) 6
Graph 11 China’s monthly zinc ingot output by province (unit: Kt) 6
Graph 12 China’s zinc smelters’ stocks in 2016-2017 7
Table 1 Global zinc supply and demand condition in 2015-2016 5
Table 2 Refined zinc, zinc alloy, zinc concentrate/ore imports and exports in January 2017: (Unit: ton): 8
Table 3 China’s zinc ore/concentrate imports by company in January 2017 9
Table 4 Top ten Chinese importers of zinc ore and zinc concentrate in January 2017 11
