AM Statistics: Chinese zinc oxide output up by 10% YOY H1 2017
2017-07-20 08:26:58 [Print]
BEIJING (Asian Metal) 20 Jul 17 - Based on Asian Metal database, China produced around 112,000t of zinc oxide in the first half of 2017, up by 10% YOY. The output in June was around 18,000t, up by 2.8% MOM.
Unit: Tonne
Chinese zinc oxide output by month
After the strict environmental protection policy, the zinc oxide output started rebounding from June and producers in the industry increased production. The operating rate recovered to 52% in June from 49.7% in May. In Q3, the output may continue to climb up.
In June, the output in Jiangsu and Zhejiang rose by 20% and 24% MOM respectively to around 3,800t and 3,100t. Shandong remained the biggest zinc oxide production province in June with a volume of around 4,900t, down by around 5.7% MOM.
Unit: Tonne
Chinese zinc oxide production by major provinces
Unit: Tonne
Chinese zinc oxide output by month
After the strict environmental protection policy, the zinc oxide output started rebounding from June and producers in the industry increased production. The operating rate recovered to 52% in June from 49.7% in May. In Q3, the output may continue to climb up.
In June, the output in Jiangsu and Zhejiang rose by 20% and 24% MOM respectively to around 3,800t and 3,100t. Shandong remained the biggest zinc oxide production province in June with a volume of around 4,900t, down by around 5.7% MOM.
Unit: Tonne
Chinese zinc oxide production by major provinces
Zinc Oxide 99.7%min EXW China
Unit:RMB/mt
China zinc oxide producers' sales volume statistics by province by month
Unit: mt
