Monthly Zinc Market Report Apr 2026
2026-05-12 13:50:10 【Print】
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1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
3 Market Movements 3
3.1 Market Movements in China 3
3.1.1 Zinc ingot 3
3.1.2 Zinc concentrate 3
3.1.3 Imported zinc concentrate 50%min 4
3.1.4 Zinc die-casting alloy 4
3.1.5 Zinc oxide 99.7%min 4
3.1.6 Zinc powder 4
4 Company News 5
5 Producers Metrics 6
5.1 Zinc ingot 6
5.1.1 China's refined zinc producers' operating rate down by 1.39% YoY in Apr 6
5.1.2 China's refined zinc producers' output down by 1.96% YoY in Apr 6
5.1.3 China's refined zinc producers' stocks down by 61.9% MoM in late this month 6
5.2 Zinc die-casting alloy 6
5.2.1 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' operating rate down by 16.74% MoM in Apr 6
5.2.2 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' output down by 5.81% MoM in Apr 7
5.2.3 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' stocks up by 37.5% MoM in late this month 7
5.3 Zinc oxide 7
5.3.1 China's zinc oxide producers' operating rate up by 4.27% MoM in Apr 7
5.3.2 China's zinc oxide producers' output up by 6.86% MoM in Apr 7
5.3.3 China's zinc oxide producers' stocks up by 4.11% MoM in late this month 7
5.4 Zinc powder 8
5.4.1 China's zinc powder producers' operating rate up by 4.58% MoM in Apr 8
5.4.2 China's zinc powder producers' output up by 8.54% MoM in Apr 8
5.4.3 China's zinc powder producers' stocks down by 21.27% MoM in late this month 8
6 Trade Data 8
6.1 Import Data 8
6.1 China's refined zinc (Zn≥99.995%) import volume grew 103.00% MoM in Mar 2026 8
6.1.2 China's zinc concentrate import volume grew 51.78% YoY in Mar 2026 8
6.1.3 United States' refined zinc (Zn≥99.99%) import volume increased 66.28% YoY in Feb 2026 9
6.2 Export Data 9
6.2.1 Australia's zinc concentrate export volume rose 60.27% MoM in Dec 2025 9
6.2.2 Chile's zinc concentrate export volume rose 188.96% YoY in Nov 2025 10
6.2.3 Cina's zinc alloy export volume grew 359.67% YoY in Mar 2026 10
2 Economy and Policy 3
3 Market Movements 3
3.1 Market Movements in China 3
3.1.1 Zinc ingot 3
3.1.2 Zinc concentrate 3
3.1.3 Imported zinc concentrate 50%min 4
3.1.4 Zinc die-casting alloy 4
3.1.5 Zinc oxide 99.7%min 4
3.1.6 Zinc powder 4
4 Company News 5
5 Producers Metrics 6
5.1 Zinc ingot 6
5.1.1 China's refined zinc producers' operating rate down by 1.39% YoY in Apr 6
5.1.2 China's refined zinc producers' output down by 1.96% YoY in Apr 6
5.1.3 China's refined zinc producers' stocks down by 61.9% MoM in late this month 6
5.2 Zinc die-casting alloy 6
5.2.1 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' operating rate down by 16.74% MoM in Apr 6
5.2.2 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' output down by 5.81% MoM in Apr 7
5.2.3 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' stocks up by 37.5% MoM in late this month 7
5.3 Zinc oxide 7
5.3.1 China's zinc oxide producers' operating rate up by 4.27% MoM in Apr 7
5.3.2 China's zinc oxide producers' output up by 6.86% MoM in Apr 7
5.3.3 China's zinc oxide producers' stocks up by 4.11% MoM in late this month 7
5.4 Zinc powder 8
5.4.1 China's zinc powder producers' operating rate up by 4.58% MoM in Apr 8
5.4.2 China's zinc powder producers' output up by 8.54% MoM in Apr 8
5.4.3 China's zinc powder producers' stocks down by 21.27% MoM in late this month 8
6 Trade Data 8
6.1 Import Data 8
6.1 China's refined zinc (Zn≥99.995%) import volume grew 103.00% MoM in Mar 2026 8
6.1.2 China's zinc concentrate import volume grew 51.78% YoY in Mar 2026 8
6.1.3 United States' refined zinc (Zn≥99.99%) import volume increased 66.28% YoY in Feb 2026 9
6.2 Export Data 9
6.2.1 Australia's zinc concentrate export volume rose 60.27% MoM in Dec 2025 9
6.2.2 Chile's zinc concentrate export volume rose 188.96% YoY in Nov 2025 10
6.2.3 Cina's zinc alloy export volume grew 359.67% YoY in Mar 2026 10












