Commodity Market Report
Global zinc investment horizon outlook Q3 2023
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Report summary
Global zinc demand growth is set to contract for a second consecutive year in 2023. With a muted recovery in Chinese demand failing to offset a sharp downturn in European demand. However, in the medium term demand will recover, driven primarily by India and other Asian nations. Meanwhile, we forecast only a slight rise in mine output this year, much less than expected at the beginning of 2023 due to several major disruptions to mines supply. This is set to change in 2024.
Table of contents
- Medium term forecasts
- Long term forecasts, base case and high-low thresholds
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Overview
- Medium term outlook
- China
- Europe
- USA
- India
- Pakistan
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Changes to forecast zinc consumption since previous quarter
- Market adjustments
- Mine projects
- Downgrades to project status include:
- Medium-term supply and investment considerations
- Limited pool of advanced stage projects may require alternative sources of new supply
- Germanium and Gallium may become critical
- Juniors attracting small amounts of finance
- Stricter limits on Chinese concentrate imports
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- India
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China
- Europe
- North America
Tables and charts
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- Price forecasts and refined market balances
- Concentrate market balances table
- The zinc market is facing substantial surpluses in the concentrate and metal markets for the medium term
- Macro economic concerns and rising metal stocks will weigh on the zinc price in the medium term
- Cost price relationships are used to forecast long-term prices
- The relative strength of the dollar plays a key role in influencing the zinc price
- Requirement for new mine production
- Near- to medium-term price scenario price forecasts
- Scenario prices and refined stocks in days of global consumption
- Global zinc consumption by region
- Long term growth in zinc consumption will be driven by Asia
- Global zinc consumption is dominated by China
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