Zinc Market Report August 2012
2012-09-17 10:37:51 【Print】
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Contents
1.1 Chinese domestic financial overview
1.1.1 Chinese CPI sees continuous downtick in July
1.1.2 Chinese PMI records new bottom in July
1.1.3 Expectations for easing policy will hold nonferrous metal prices up
1.2 International financial overview
1.2.1 Global crude oil prices see volatile appreciation in August
1.2.2 USDX sees volatile downtick
1.2.3 LME zinc fluctuated wildly in August
2 Chinese domestic market review
2.1 Zinc concentrate demand softens in China
2.2 Trading inactive in Chinese zinc ingot market
2.3 Many small galvanization plants stop production
2.4 Die-casting zinc alloy market continues to move down
2.5.1 Zinc oxide produced from zinc ingot market steady
2.5.2 Zinc oxide produced from zinc scrap prices decreased
2.5.3 the operating rates of zinc oxide 80-99.5%min reduced
2.6.1 Superfine zinc powder market sluggish
2.6.2 Metal zinc powder market kept dull and price chaotic
3.6.3 Mercury-free zinc powder slightly sluggish
2.7 Zinc chloride market steady
2.8 Zinc sulfate market no sign of improving
3.1 China’s zinc smelters’ operating rate keeps at very low level
3.2 China’s major die-casting zinc alloy producers’ operating rate touches 6-month low in August
3.3 China’s zinc oxide producers’ operating rate up by 48.35% in August
4 Import and export data of zinc in China
4.1 Chinese import and export data of zinc by country in July 2012
4.2 China zinc concentrate import in July 2012 drops to five-year low on sluggish zinc market
4.3 China refined zinc import up by 9.17% MOM in July 2012
4.4 China zinc oxide import up by 18.1% MOM in July
4.5 China zinc powder import up by 45% MOM in July
4.6 Top ten Chinese zinc ore/concentrate importers July 2012
4.7 Top ten Chinese refined zinc importers July 2012
4.8 Top ten Chinese zinc oxide importers July 2012
4.9 Top ten Chines zinc powder importers July 2012
5.1 Huludao Zinc to start maintenance in its lead-zinc imperial smelting furnace in August
5.2 Tongguan Non-ferrous resumes zinc ingot production
5.3 Western Mining stops zinc ingot production for maintenance
5.4 Taizhou Keda Zinc extends zinc oxide production
5.5Jiubo Zinc had no plan to resume zinc powder production
5.6 Huaxing Smelting & chemical Industry halted zinc sulfate production
6 Related industry developments
6.1 Chinese crude steel production increases by 2.5% in July and the market remains weak
6.2 Automobile marketing volume down by 12.56% MOM in July
Picture 2 China’s PMI index in 2011-2012
Picture 3 Crude oil futures prices in US
Picture 4 USD index in August 2012
Picture 5 Zinc futures on the LME in August 2012 (USD/t)
Picture 6 Zinc inventory on the LME in August 2012 (T)
Picture 8 The price graph of SHG zinc ingot in the Chinese spot market in August (RMB/t)
Picture 9 The price graph of Zamak-3 zinc alloy in the Chinese spot market in August (RMB/t)
Picture 10 The prices of rubber grade zinc oxide 99.7%min from zinc ingot in August (RMB/t)
Picture 11 The prices of domestic 325 mesh zinc powder 98%min in August (RMB/t)
Picture 12 China zinc chloride 98%min price in August 2012
Picture 13 Operating rates of major Chinese zinc ingot producers from January to August, 2012
Picture 14 Major Chinese zinc smelters’ output by region in August
Picture 15 China’s major die-casting zinc alloy producers’ operating rate Jan-Aug
Picture 16 Operating rates of China’s zinc oxide producers in August, 2012 (T)
Picture 17 China zinc ore/concentrate import 2011-2012
Picture 18 China refined zinc import volume 2011-2012
Picture 19 China zinc oxide import volume in July
Picture 20 China zinc powder and flake powder import volume in July
Table 2 Refined zinc, zinc alloy, zinc concentrate/ore import and export in July 2012
Table 3 China zinc oxide and flake powder import from 2009 to 2012（Unit：Kg）
Table 4 China zinc powder and flake powder import from 2009 to 2012（Unit：Kg）
Table 5 China’s top 10 zinc ore/concentrate import companies in July 2012
Table 6 China’s top 10 refined zinc import companies in July 2012
Table 7 China’s top 10 zinc oxide import companies in July 2012
Table 8 China’s top 10 zinc powder import companies in July 2012
