Zinc Market Report October 2012
2012-11-13 15:10:22 【Print】
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1.1 Chinese domestic financial overview
1.1.1 CPI up by 1.9% and PPI down by 3.6% YOY in September
1.1.2 Chinese PMI picked up in October
1.2 International financial overview
1.2.1 Futures prices of crude oil downward in October
1.2.2 European economy remains depressed while US dollar index rebounds in concussion
1.2.3 More uncertainty expected in non-ferrous metals industry due to sluggish global economy
1.2.4 Zinc futures on the LME retreat sharply and stocks touch history high
1.2.5 Zinc concentrate prices decrease slightly in South America
2 Chinese domestic market review
2.1 Sluggish trading in Chinese zinc concentrate market
2.2 Trading retreats greatly in Chinese zinc ingot market
2.3 Little improvement in galvanization market
2.4 Die-casting zinc alloy market inactive in busy season
2.5.1 Zinc oxide produced from zinc ingot market ran stable
2.5.2 Zinc oxide produced from zinc scrap market trade smooth
2.5.3 Zinc oxide 80-99.5% producers maintained low operating rates
2.6.1 Superfine zinc powder market slightly dull
2.6.2 Metal zinc powder market inactive
3.6.3 Mercury-free zinc powder stable
2.7 Zinc chloride market has no improvement
2.8 Zinc sulfate producers waiting market improvement
3.1 China zinc concentrate production increases by 11.6% YOY in September
3.2 China’s refined zinc production down by 11.3% YOY in September
3.3 China’s major zinc smelters’ operating rate up by 1.16% MOM in October
3.2 China’s major die-casting zinc alloy producers’ operating rate up by 3.67% MOM in October
3.3 China’s zinc oxide producers’ operating rate up by 54.64% in October
4 Import and export data of zinc in China
4.1 Chinese import and export data of zinc by country in September 2012
4.2 China’s zinc concentrate import market may remain inactive in Q4
4.3 China refined zinc import in September touches 40-month high
4.4 China zinc oxide import up by 11.5% MOM in September
4.5 China zinc powder import up greatly by 90% MOM in September
4.6 Top ten Chinese zinc ore/concentrate importers September 2012
4.7 Top ten Chinese refined zinc importers Setember 2012
4.8 Top ten Chinese zinc oxide importers September 2012
4.9 Top ten Chines zinc powder importers September 2012
5.1 Huludao Zinc’s lead-zinc imperial smelting furnace resumes production in October
5.2 Jinlin Mining suspends the lead and zinc smelting projects
5.3 Qinghai Zhufeng Zinc resumes zinc ingot production in October
5.4 Huludao Zinc reduces zinc production
5.5 Zhesheng Lead-Zinc Mine to start operation in H1 of 2013
5.6 Qianxin Mining’s lead-zinc concentrator mill to halt production in late October
5.7 Xiangyuan Waste Residue Treatment Company almost stops zinc ingot production
5.8 Zhenjiang Hakusui Chemical reduced zinc oxide production
5.9 Fenghua Chemical halted zinc chloride production
6 Related industry developments
6.1 Chinese crude steel production reaches 542 million tons from January to September 2012
6.2 Automobile marketing volume down by 1.75% YOY in September
Picture 2 China’s PMI index in 2011-2012
Picture 3 Nymax WTI prices chart
Picture 5 3-month seller zinc on LME in October 2012 (USD/t)
Picture 6 Zinc inventory on the LME in October 2012 (T)
Picture 8 The price graph of SHG zinc ingot in the Chinese spot market in October (RMB/t)
Picture 9 The price graph of Zamak-3 zinc alloy in the Chinese spot market in October (RMB/t)
Picture 10 The prices of rubber grade zinc oxide 99.7%min from zinc ingot in October (RMB/t)
Picture 11 The prices of domestic 325 mesh zinc powder 98%min in October (RMB/t)
Picture 12 China zinc chloride 98%min price in October 2012
Picture 13 China zinc concentrate production 2010-2012
Picture 14 China refined zinc production 2011-2012
Picture 15 Operating rates of major Chinese zinc ingot producers from January to October, 2012
Picture 16 China’s major die-casting zinc alloy producers’ operating rate Jan-Oct
Picture 17 Operating rates of China’s zinc oxide producers in October, 2012 (T)
Picture 18 China zinc ore/concentrate import 2010-2012
Picture 19 China refined zinc import volume 2010-2012
Picture 20 China refined zinc export 2010-2012
Picture 21 China zinc oxide import volume in September
Picture 22 China zinc powder and flake powder import volume in September
Table 2 Refined zinc, zinc alloy, zinc concentrate/ore import and export in September 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 September 2012
Table 6 China’s top 10 refined zinc import companies in September 2012
Table 7 China’s top 10 zinc oxide import companies in September 2012
Table 8 China’s top 10 zinc powder import companies in September 2012
