Monthly Zinc Market Report Mar 2025
2025-04-15 17:14:21 【Print】
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Contents
1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 Hudbay, AGG set to double critical mineral shipments from Port of Churchill 3
2.2 Indonesia issues new rule allowing mineral exports in force majeure cases 3
2.3 Uzbekistan to implement 76 projects worth US$2.6 billion over the next three years 3
2.4 Zinc rose as LME on-warrant stocks fell to 94,700 tons, their lowest since November 2023 3
2.5 China's Jan-Feb production of ten nonferrous metals up 1.4% YoY 3
2.6 China launches nationwide work safety inspections 3
2.7 DRC: Zinc Exports Went Through the Roof in 2024 3
2.8 EU selects 47 strategic projects to secure critical minerals access 3
2.9 Uzbekistan introduces export duties on metal scrap & copper 3
3 Market Movements 3
3.1 Market Movements in China 3
3.1.1 Zinc ingot 3
3.1.2 Zinc concentrate 4
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 5
3.1.6 Zinc powder 5
4 Company News 5
4.1 Ivanhoe Mines have strong zinc production in the first two months 5
4.2 Silvercorp Metals sees a strong lead and zinc performance in Q3 FY2025 5
4.3 Hindustan Zinc on track to double metal production to 2 MTPA in 5 years: Chairperson Priya Agarwal Hebbar 5
4.4 Teck invests $40M to restart Bunker Hill in Idaho 5
4.5 Nyrstar Cuts Australian Zinc Output Amid Raw Materials Crunch 5
4.6 Boliden's Odda zinc smelter is inaugurated 5
4.7 Trafigura starts strategic review of Australian smelting assets 5
4.8 Peru's Volcan secures approval for US$555mn Romina zinc project 5
5 Producers Statistics 6
5.1 Zinc ingot 6
5.1.1 China's refined zinc producers' operating rate records 67.88% in Mar 6
5.1.2 China's refined zinc producers' output down by 15.89% YoY in Mar 6
5.1.3 China's refined zinc producers' stocks down by 56.68% YoY in late this month 6
5.2 Zinc die-casting alloy 6
5.2.1 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' operating rate up by 1.34% YoY in Mar 6
5.2.2 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' output up by 28.24% YoY in Mar 6
5.2.3 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' stocks down by 33.96% YoY in late this month 7
5.3 Zinc oxide 7
5.3.1 China's zinc oxide producers' operating rate up by 14.39% YoY in Mar 7
5.3.2 China's zinc oxide producers' output up by 9.49% YoY in Mar 7
5.3.3 China's zinc oxide producers' stocks up by 0.84% YoY in late this month 7
5.4 Zinc powder 7
5.4.1 China's zinc powder producers' operating rate records 59.33% in Jan 7
5.4.2 China's zinc powder producers' output up by 10.87% YoY in Mar 7
5.4.3 China's zinc powder producers' stocks down by 19.35% YoY in late this month 8
6 Customs Statistics 8
6.1 China's zinc concentrate import volume increased 83.73% YoY in Feb 2025 8
6.2 United States' zinc concentrate export volume declined 76.34% MoM in Dec 2024 8
6.3 United States' refined zinc (Zn≥99.99%) import volume increased 28.44% MoM in Dec 2024 9
6.4 Canada's crude zinc(Zn＜99.99%) export volume fell 21.68% MoM in Oct 2024 9
1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 Hudbay, AGG set to double critical mineral shipments from Port of Churchill 3
2.2 Indonesia issues new rule allowing mineral exports in force majeure cases 3
2.3 Uzbekistan to implement 76 projects worth US$2.6 billion over the next three years 3
2.4 Zinc rose as LME on-warrant stocks fell to 94,700 tons, their lowest since November 2023 3
2.5 China's Jan-Feb production of ten nonferrous metals up 1.4% YoY 3
2.6 China launches nationwide work safety inspections 3
2.7 DRC: Zinc Exports Went Through the Roof in 2024 3
2.8 EU selects 47 strategic projects to secure critical minerals access 3
2.9 Uzbekistan introduces export duties on metal scrap & copper 3
3 Market Movements 3
3.1 Market Movements in China 3
3.1.1 Zinc ingot 3
3.1.2 Zinc concentrate 4
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 5
3.1.6 Zinc powder 5
4 Company News 5
4.1 Ivanhoe Mines have strong zinc production in the first two months 5
4.2 Silvercorp Metals sees a strong lead and zinc performance in Q3 FY2025 5
4.3 Hindustan Zinc on track to double metal production to 2 MTPA in 5 years: Chairperson Priya Agarwal Hebbar 5
4.4 Teck invests $40M to restart Bunker Hill in Idaho 5
4.5 Nyrstar Cuts Australian Zinc Output Amid Raw Materials Crunch 5
4.6 Boliden's Odda zinc smelter is inaugurated 5
4.7 Trafigura starts strategic review of Australian smelting assets 5
4.8 Peru's Volcan secures approval for US$555mn Romina zinc project 5
5 Producers Statistics 6
5.1 Zinc ingot 6
5.1.1 China's refined zinc producers' operating rate records 67.88% in Mar 6
5.1.2 China's refined zinc producers' output down by 15.89% YoY in Mar 6
5.1.3 China's refined zinc producers' stocks down by 56.68% YoY in late this month 6
5.2 Zinc die-casting alloy 6
5.2.1 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' operating rate up by 1.34% YoY in Mar 6
5.2.2 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' output up by 28.24% YoY in Mar 6
5.2.3 China's zinc die-casting alloy producers' stocks down by 33.96% YoY in late this month 7
5.3 Zinc oxide 7
5.3.1 China's zinc oxide producers' operating rate up by 14.39% YoY in Mar 7
5.3.2 China's zinc oxide producers' output up by 9.49% YoY in Mar 7
5.3.3 China's zinc oxide producers' stocks up by 0.84% YoY in late this month 7
5.4 Zinc powder 7
5.4.1 China's zinc powder producers' operating rate records 59.33% in Jan 7
5.4.2 China's zinc powder producers' output up by 10.87% YoY in Mar 7
5.4.3 China's zinc powder producers' stocks down by 19.35% YoY in late this month 8
6 Customs Statistics 8
6.1 China's zinc concentrate import volume increased 83.73% YoY in Feb 2025 8
6.2 United States' zinc concentrate export volume declined 76.34% MoM in Dec 2024 8
6.3 United States' refined zinc (Zn≥99.99%) import volume increased 28.44% MoM in Dec 2024 9
6.4 Canada's crude zinc(Zn＜99.99%) export volume fell 21.68% MoM in Oct 2024 9
