Yinman Mining to Resume Operation Soon
28/07/20 | Zinc
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Yinman Mining is a subordinate company of listed miner Inner Mongolia Xingye Mining Co., Ltd. After a severe traffic accident at the Yinman lead and zinc mine on 23rd February 2019, the mine was forced to halt operations and began safety checks and rectifications. As of…
Domestic Refined Zn Output at 465.4 kt
08/07/20 | Zinc
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China produced 465.4 kt of refined zinc in June, down 1.85% m-o-m and down 5.77% y-o-y. China’s total refined zinc output amounted to 2.87 mln t in H1 2020. Some smelters in Shaanxi, Hunan and Anhui ran maintenance as planned in June while a number of…
Xinjiang Zijin: 100 ktpy Zn Smelting Project
01/07/20 | Zinc
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 30th June: Xinjiang Zijin ignited its roasting furnaces and began trial operation of its 100 ktpy zinc smelting project. The project uses the mature wet process and advanced equipment, with its emission standard and other environmental indicators meeting national and international standards. It is the first…
China Produces 474.1 kt of Refined Zn in May
05/06/20 | Zinc
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China produced 474.1 kt of refined zinc in May, down 1.14% m-o-m and down 1.26% y-o-y. Mainstream PC charges for domestic zinc concentrates dropped to 5,000~5,200/t (in metal) and PC charges for imported zinc concentrates dropped to USD140~160/t (dry). Rapidly falling PC charges have dented…
China Imports 460.6 kt of Zn Concentrates in April
27/05/20 | Zinc
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China imported 460.6 kt (actual tonnes) of zinc concentrates in April, an increase of 153.6 kt from March, up 156.9% y-o-y, marking a monthly high point. Australia, Peru and South Africa are the top three suppliers to China with exports of 219 kt, 53.5 kt and…
Domestic PC of Zn Concentrates Drop
31/03/20 | Zinc
China Nonferrous Metals News Domestic PC charges for zinc concentrates dropped further by RMB 50/t in IM, fell by RMB100/t in Shaanxi, Sichuan and Guangxi and remained stable in other producing regions last week. Mainstream quotations for domestic zinc concentrates currently stand at RMB5,900~6,500/t. Mainstream PC charges for imported zinc…
China Imported 692.8 kt of Zn Concentrates in Jan. and Feb.
26/03/20 | Zinc
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News China imported 692.8 kt (in actual tonne) of zinc concentrate during the first two months of 2020, up 102.1 kt y-o-y. Australia is the largest zinc concentrate supplier to China with 280.6 kt of exports, accounting for 40.5% of the total of January and February. The…
Domestic Zn Output to Rise Slightly
11/03/20 | Zinc
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News With improved transport and easing pressure on domestic zinc smelters, output is expected to increase in March 2020. On the demand side, most downstream zinc smelters had resumed operations by late February represented by an operational rate of 70% for die casting zinc alloy and zinc…
Domestic Zn Prices Hovering at Low-end
05/03/20 | Zinc
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News Domestic zinc smelters are prepared to cut zinc production as a consequence of mounting inventories of sulfuric acid during March. This is likely to counteract production growth led by resumptions of some southern smelters, resulting in limited overall reductions during the month. On the…
