Monthly Zinc Market Report May 2018

1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
3 Market Movement 3
3.1 Chinese Market 3
3.1.1 Zinc ingot price fluctuates up 3
3.1.2 Good demand for zinc concentrate with price up slightly 3
3.1.3 Chinese zinc oxide price drops 3
3.2 International Market 4
3.2.1 LME zinc ingot price stable on the whole 4
3.2.2 LME zinc inventory up sharply 4
3.2.3 TC for imported zinc concentrate up slightly in China 4
4 Producer Statistics 4
4.1 Chinese refined zinc producers' output down by 23.8% MOM in May 2018 4
4.2 Chinese zinc powder producers' output up by 8.5% YOY in May 2018 5
5 Company News 5
5.1 Yuguang Gold & Lead cut zinc ingot production 5
5.2 Generation Mining inks option agreement to acquire Alberta Zinc Project 5
5.3 Renhe Zinc Industry suspends zinc powder production 6
5.4 Botai Environmental Protection's new zinc oxide line to come on stream 6
6 Relevant Industry News 6
6.1 China's home appliance giant sees higher sales in overseas market 6
6.2 China's overall housing price lacks momentum to rise continuously 6
7 Market Outlook for Next Month 6


Graph 1 Zinc ingot 99.995%min price trend in East China (RMB/t) 3
Graph 2 Chinese zinc concentrate 55%min price trend (RMB/metal ton) 3
Graph 3 Chinese zinc oxide 99.7%min price trend (RMB/t) 4
Graph 4 LME zinc price trend (USD/t) 4
Graph 5 LME zinc inventory trend (Tonne) 4
Graph 6 TC trend of imported zinc concentrate 50%min (USD/t; CIF China) 4
Graph 7 Chinese refined zinc producers' output by month (kt) 4
Graph 8 Chinese refined zinc producers' output by month and region (kt) 5
Graph 9 Chinese zinc powder producers' output by month (ton) 5
Graph 10 Chinese zinc powder producers' output by month and region (ton) 5


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