Zinc Market Report May 2012
2012-06-13 18:35:54 【Print】
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Contents
1.1 Chinese domestic financial overview
1.1.1 Chinese CPI falls back slightly in April
1.1.2 Chinese PMI falls back in May
1.1.3 Chinese banks reduce loan increment, economic growth slows down
1.2 International financial overview
1.2.1 Global crude oil price falls back largely in May
1.2.2 Gold price declines as banks financial situation deteriorate in Spain
1.2.3 US dollar index increases largely due to risk aversion
1.2.4 Zinc futures on the LME lack of upward momentum
2 Chinese domestic market review
2.1 Trading remains sluggish in Chinese zinc concentrate market
2.2 Zinc ingot prices fluctuate narrowly and trading weak in China
2.3 Galvanized market keeps stable
2.4 Die-casting zinc alloy market moves down slightly
2.5.1 Zinc oxide produced from zinc ingot market kept sluggish
2.5.2 Zinc oxide produced from zinc scrap market stable with dull demand
2.5.3 Zinc oxide 80-99%min market dim
2.6.1 Superfine zinc powder market remained sluggish
2.6.2 Metal zinc powder market kept dull
2.6.3 Mercury-free zinc powder slightly sluggish
2.7 Zinc chloride market quiet
2.8 Zinc sulfate market inactive
3.1 China’s zinc smelters’ operating rate down greatly to 56.49% in May
3.2 China’s major die-casting zinc alloy producers’ operating rate down to 42.87% in May
3.3 China’s zinc oxide producers’ operating rate down to 50.9% in May
4 Import and export data of zinc in China
4.1 Chinese import and export data of zinc by country in April, 2012
4.2 China zinc concentrate import in April hits five-year low on unpromising zinc market outlook
4.3 China refined zinc import down by 35.71% MOM in April 2012
4.4 China zinc oxide import up by 18.1% MOM in April
4.5 China zinc powder import up by 21.6% MOM in April
4.6 Top ten Chinese zinc ore/concentrate importers April 2012
4.7 Top ten Chinese refined zinc importers April 2012
4.8 Top ten Chinese zinc oxide importers April 2012
4.9 Top ten Chines zinc powder importers April 2012
5.1 Xing’an Copper & Zinc stops zinc ingot production in early May
5.2 Chifeng NFC Kumba Hongye reduces zinc ingot production
5.3 Danxia Smelter resumes zinc ingot production
5.4 Mengzi Metallurgy to resume zinc ingot production in June
5.5 Griffin increases stake in Hua Ao Mining in China
5.6 Zhongkai Mining to resume lead and zinc concentrate production in June
5.7 Hongling Mining to expand lead zinc mining production capacity in October
5.8 Erguna Chengcheng Mining resumes production
5.9 Jicheng Technology ceased zinc oxide production
5.10 Guiyang Fuhong Smelting Chemical resumed zinc powder production
5.11 Oucheng Zinc extends zinc powder production
6 Related industry developments
6.1 Crude steel output reaches 60.58 million tons in April
6.2 Chinese household electrical appliances market warms up
6.3 Automobile production and marketing volumes kept stable in April
Picture 2 Chinese PMI from 2011 to 2012
Picture 3 The price graph of international crude oil in May
Picture 4 The price graph of gold in May
Picture 5 USD index in May, 2012
Picture 6 Zinc futures on the LME in May, 2012 (USD/t)
Picture 7 Zinc ingot inventory on the LME in May, 2012 (t)
Picture 9 The price graph of SHG zinc ingot in the Chinese spot market in May (RMB/t)
Picture 10 The price graph of Zamak-3 zinc alloy in the Chinese spot market in May (RMB/t)
Picture 11 The prices of rubber grade zinc oxide 99.7%min from zinc ingot in May (RMB/t)
Picture 12 The prices of domestic 325 mesh zinc powder 98%min in May (RMB/t)
Picture 13 China zinc chloride 98%min price in May, 2012
Picture 14 Operating rates of major Chinese zinc ingot producers from January to May, 2012
Picture 15 Operating rates of China’s zinc oxide producers in May, 2012 (T)
Picture 16 China zinc ore/concentrate import 2011-2012
Picture 17 China refined zinc import volume 2011-2012
Picture 18 China zinc oxide import volume in April
Picture 19 China zinc powder and flake powder import volume in April
Table 3 Data of refined zinc, zinc alloy, zinc concentrate/zinc ore in April, 2012
Table 4 China zinc oxide and flake powder import from 2009 to 2012（Unit：Kg）
Table 5 China zinc powder and flake powder import from 2009 to 2012（Unit：Kg）
Table 6 China’s top 10 zinc ore/concentrate import companies in April 2012
Table 7 China’s top 10 refined zinc import companies in April 2012
Table 8 China’s top 10 zinc oxide import companies in April 2012
Table 9 China’s top 10 zinc powder import companies in April 2012
