Monthly Zinc Market Report May 2023

Contents

1 Market Highlights 5
2 Economy and Policy 5
2.1 Kazakhstan's ban on metal scrap exports will be extended for six months 5
2.2 Indonesia plans to continue to allow the export of five types of raw ore, including copper, lead and zinc 5
2.3 Zinc inventories in LME warehouses jump by 64% 5
3 Market Movements 5
3.1 Market Movements in China 5
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright4.Asian Metal Copyright1 Zinc ingot 99.995%min 5
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright2 Zinc ingot 99.99%min 6
3.1.3 Zinc concentrate 50%min 7
3.1.4 Imported zinc concentrate 50%min 7
3.1.5 Zinc die-casting alloy 7
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright6 Liuzhou Zhenxin halts production of zinc oxide 9 4.Asian Metal Copyright6 Zinc oxide 99.7%min 8
3.1.7 Zinc powder 8
4 Company News 8
4.1 Chengliang Alloy to increase zinc die-casting alloy production 8
4.2 Jiangsu Tiancheng Zinc decreases output of zinc powder 9
4.3 Quanzhou Qikai halts zinc die-casting alloy production 9
4.4 Yongren Gongchuang zinc halts the production of zinc hypoxide 9
4.5 Wenzhou Hongyue to suspend the production of zinc die-casting alloy 9
4.6 Liuzhou Zhenxin halts production of zinc oxide 9
4.7 Genhe Biliya resumes production of zinc concentrate 9
4.8 Chifeng Yubang resumes zinc concentrate production 10
4.9 Foshan Guihe reduces the output of zinc die-casting alloy 10
4.10 Henan Jinli Gold and Lead increases the output of zinc ingot 10
4.11 Yongkang Fuda decreases zinc die-casting alloy production 10
4.12 Shijiazhuang Shuangyi to decrease zinc powder output 10
5 Producers Statistics 10
5.1 Refined zinc producers statistics 10
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright5 Zinc concentrate producers statistics 16 5.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's refined zinc producers' operating rate records 80.11% in May 10
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Imported zinc concentrate 50%min TC 21 8.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's refined zinc producers' output down by 1.1% MOM in May 11
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright5 Zinc oxide 99.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's refined zinc producers' stocks down by 2.65% MOM in late May 11
5.2 Zinc die-casting alloy producers statistics 12
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zinc powder producers' operating rate records 49.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' operating rate records 28.24% in May 12
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' output down by 12.56% MOM in May 12
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' operating rate records 28.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' stocks up by 1.34% MOM in late May 13
5.3 Zinc oxide producers statistics 13
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright12 Shijiazhuang Shuangyi to decrease zinc powder output 10 5 Producers Statistics 10 5.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zinc oxide producers' operating rate records 47.83% in May 13
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright45% MOM in late May 16 5.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zinc oxide producers' output down by 0.88% MOM in May 14
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' stocks up by 1.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's zinc oxide producers' stocks down by 1.84% MOM in late May 14
5.4 Zinc powder producers statistics 15
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's refined zinc producers' stocks down by 2.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zinc powder producers' operating rate records 49.31% in May 15
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright995% import volume rose 584.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zinc powder producers' output up by 0.85% MOM in May 15
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright5 Wenzhou Hongyue to suspend the production of zinc die-casting alloy 9 4.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's zinc powder producers' stocks down by 3.45% MOM in late May 16
5.5 Zinc concentrate producers statistics 16
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright5.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zinc concentrate producers' operating rate records 54.08% in May 16
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright53% YoY in Apr 2023 19 7.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zinc concentrate producers' output down by 3.81% in May 17
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' output down by 12.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's zinc concentrate producers' stocks up by 5.93% MOM in late May 17
6 Consumers Statistics 18
6.1 China's refined zinc producers' zinc concentrate consumption down by 0.13% MOM in May 18
6.2 China's refined zinc producers' stocks of zinc concentrate up by 5.65% MOM in late May 18
7 Customs Statistics 19
7.1 China's refined zinc (Zn≥99.Asian Metal Copyright3 Zinc concentrate 50%min 7 3.Asian Metal Copyright995%) import volume rose 584.53% YoY in Apr 2023 19
7.2 China's refined zinc (Zn≥99.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' stocks up by 1.Asian Metal Copyright995%) export volume grew 180.22% MoM in Apr 2023 20
8 Market Outlook for Next Month 21
8.1 Zinc ingot 99.995%min 21
8.2 Zinc concentrate 50% 21
8.3 Imported zinc concentrate 50%min TC 21
8.4 Zinc die-casting alloy 22
8.5 Zinc oxide 99.7%min 22
8.6 Zinc powder 96%min 325mesh 22


.Asian Metal Copyright88% MOM in May 14 5Asian Metal Copyright