Commodity Market Report
Global zinc long-term outlook Q1 2021
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Report summary
The near-term outlook for the zinc market is dominated by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the consequences of the actions of governments to contain and mitigate against its effects. Further out, as the global economy normalises, the key dynamic will be the performance of the world's zinc smelters, especially utilisation rates at China's smelters. We forecast that the refined market will be well supplied for the rest of the decade with a peak of stock days in 2027 of 69 declining to 56 days by the end of the decade. However, such inventory levels fall well short of the peak of 126 stock days seen after the financial crisis in 2008/2009. Read further in our latest Global zinc long-term outlook for details on our market balance and price forecasts out to 2040.
Table of contents
- Medium-term forecasts
- Long term forecasts, base case and high-low thresholds
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Risks to forecast
- Short term - upside
- Short term - downside
- Long term - upside
- Long term - downside
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Will SEDEX deposits continue to dominate zinc mine supply and the implications for concentrate quality?
- Implications of different deposit on concentrate quality
- SEDEX deposits will continue to dominate future zinc supply
- Probable status projects of SEDEX origin
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Overview
- China
- India
- USA
- Europe
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Changes to forecast zinc consumption since previous quarter
- Asia (ex-China)
- China
- Oceania
- Smelter supply changes since last quarter
Tables and charts
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Price forecasts and refined market balancesThe zinc market is facing substantial surpluses in the concentrate and metal markets for the medium termConcentrate market balances table
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Investor sentiment is expected to support the zinc price despite rising metal stocksRequirement for new mine productionCost price relationships are used to forecast long-term pricesZinc mine reserves by type (% share)Zinc mine production by type (% share)Long term growth in zinc consumption will be driven by AsiaGlobal zinc consumption is dominated by ChinaPer capita zinc consumption growth will be modestStructural shifts in zinc's first uses have resulted in a sharp decline in intensity of use
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