Monthly Zinc Market Report Aug 2018
2018-09-13 17:31:12 【Print】
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Contents
1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 Chinese market 3
2.1.1 Sino-US trade friction tenses further 3
2.1.2 MNR cracks down unlicensed prospecting and mining 3
2.1.3 Second phase of environmental inspections for blue sky begins in key regions 3
2.1.4 Notice issued by Yunnan Environmental Protection Agency on list establishment of total size of heavy metal enterprises in key industries 3
2.2 International market 3
2.2.1 Turkey's lira depreciates sharply 3
2.2.2 ILZSG: Global zinc supply market sees surplus of 3,000t in Jun 4
3 Market Movements 4
3.1 Chinese market 4
3.1.1 Zinc ingot price down first and up then 4
3.1.2 TCs for zinc concentrate up 4
3.1.3 Chinese zinc oxide price down 5
3.1.3 TCs for Chinese zinc powder stable 5
3.2 International market 5
3.2.1 LME zinc price down first and up then 5
3.2.2 LME zinc stocks down 5
4 Producers Statistics 6
4.1 China's refined zinc producers' output down by 5.1% MOM in Aug 6
4.2 China's refined zinc producers' stocks down by 42% MOM in late Aug 6
4.3 China's zinc oxide producers' output down by 1.5% MOM in Aug 7
4.4 China's zinc oxide producers' stocks down by 8.0% MOM in Aug 7
5 Company News 8
5.1 Shuikoushan Nonferrous Metals cuts zinc ingot production 8
5.2 Subsidiary of Luoping Zinc&Electricity to halt production following lead-zinc mining permit expiration 8
5.3 Xingye Mining to acquire 99.89% shares of Xueyin Mining 8
5.4 CECEP signs strategic agreement with CNMC 8
5.5 Luoping Zinc&Electricity strives to resume production before 15 Sep 8
5.6 Chihong Zn&Ge expects lead-zinc output to rise steadily in 2018-2020 8
5.7 Xing'an Copper and Zinc resumes zinc ingot production 9
5.8 MMG and Minmetals North-Europe sign zinc concentrate sales agreement 9
5.9 Zijin Mining's zinc output up by 4.5% YOY in H1 2018 9
5.10 Smelting technology renovation project of Wenshan Zinc and Indium Smelting comes on stream 9
5.11 Indian Vedanta Ltd to invest USD8 billion to construct Al, Zn, Pb and crude oil projects 9
6 Relevant Industry News 10
6.1 Scale of China's online shopping home appliances exceeds RMB260 billion in H1 2018 10
6.2 Property price in 65 cities rises MOM in Jul 10
6.3 Housing Office of Hebei issues document to expand scope of external wall tiles. 10
6.4 Many provincial real estate registration network accelerates 10
6.5 Increase range of imported auto and components exceeds expectation in July 10
7 Market Outlook for Next Month 10
1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 Chinese market 3
2.1.1 Sino-US trade friction tenses further 3
2.1.2 MNR cracks down unlicensed prospecting and mining 3
2.1.3 Second phase of environmental inspections for blue sky begins in key regions 3
2.1.4 Notice issued by Yunnan Environmental Protection Agency on list establishment of total size of heavy metal enterprises in key industries 3
2.2 International market 3
2.2.1 Turkey's lira depreciates sharply 3
2.2.2 ILZSG: Global zinc supply market sees surplus of 3,000t in Jun 4
3 Market Movements 4
3.1 Chinese market 4
3.1.1 Zinc ingot price down first and up then 4
3.1.2 TCs for zinc concentrate up 4
3.1.3 Chinese zinc oxide price down 5
3.1.3 TCs for Chinese zinc powder stable 5
3.2 International market 5
3.2.1 LME zinc price down first and up then 5
3.2.2 LME zinc stocks down 5
4 Producers Statistics 6
4.1 China's refined zinc producers' output down by 5.1% MOM in Aug 6
4.2 China's refined zinc producers' stocks down by 42% MOM in late Aug 6
4.3 China's zinc oxide producers' output down by 1.5% MOM in Aug 7
4.4 China's zinc oxide producers' stocks down by 8.0% MOM in Aug 7
5 Company News 8
5.1 Shuikoushan Nonferrous Metals cuts zinc ingot production 8
5.2 Subsidiary of Luoping Zinc&Electricity to halt production following lead-zinc mining permit expiration 8
5.3 Xingye Mining to acquire 99.89% shares of Xueyin Mining 8
5.4 CECEP signs strategic agreement with CNMC 8
5.5 Luoping Zinc&Electricity strives to resume production before 15 Sep 8
5.6 Chihong Zn&Ge expects lead-zinc output to rise steadily in 2018-2020 8
5.7 Xing'an Copper and Zinc resumes zinc ingot production 9
5.8 MMG and Minmetals North-Europe sign zinc concentrate sales agreement 9
5.9 Zijin Mining's zinc output up by 4.5% YOY in H1 2018 9
5.10 Smelting technology renovation project of Wenshan Zinc and Indium Smelting comes on stream 9
5.11 Indian Vedanta Ltd to invest USD8 billion to construct Al, Zn, Pb and crude oil projects 9
6 Relevant Industry News 10
6.1 Scale of China's online shopping home appliances exceeds RMB260 billion in H1 2018 10
6.2 Property price in 65 cities rises MOM in Jul 10
6.3 Housing Office of Hebei issues document to expand scope of external wall tiles. 10
6.4 Many provincial real estate registration network accelerates 10
6.5 Increase range of imported auto and components exceeds expectation in July 10
7 Market Outlook for Next Month 10
