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Global zinc long-term outlook Q4 2018

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What’s the key takeaway from this report?

Although 2018 was a tumultuous year for zinc, with new mine supply and the escalating trade wars dominating the market, the fundamental outlook is little changed – stocks of metal are being depleted and are set to fall to very low levels in 2019 and remain low until 2021.

Why buy this report?

  • Get our latest data for supply, demand industrial production and GDP, segmented by region, country and sector
  • Understand our view of the impact of China’s economic restructuring  and the impact the ongoing US/ China trade war will have on the zinc market in the medium term

Zinc mine production by region

The Global Zinc Metal Market Long-term Outlook provides the latest update of detailed supply and demand analysis and price forecasts for the zinc market out to 2040. Unusually, the key issue facing the market is smelters. In the near term Chinese smelters will need to substantially lift utilisation rates in order to convert the burgeoning concentrate surplus into metal. In the longer term new smelting capacity will need to be constructed.

Table of contents

    • Key Points
    • Demand– what's changed?
    • Mine Supply– what's changed?
    • Smelter Supply– what's changed?

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What's included

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    Slide Pack Zinc LTO Q4 2018.pdf

    PDF 1.64 MB

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    Market balance and prices zinc LTO Q4 2018.xls

    XLS 696.00 KB

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    Demand main changes zinc LTO Q4 2018.xls

    XLS 251.50 KB

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    Demand analysis zinc LTO Q4 2018.xls

    XLS 1.46 MB

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    Production rankings zinc LTO Q4 2018.xls

    XLS 158.50 KB

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    Equity Production zinc LTO Q4 2018.xls

    XLS 8.71 MB

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    Supply main changes zinc LTO Q4 2018.xls

    XLS 194.50 KB

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    Mine analysis zinc LTO Q4 2018.xls

    XLS 2.64 MB

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    Smelter analysis zinc LTO Q4 2018.xls

    XLS 3.46 MB

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    Zinc Tables LTO Q4 2018.pdf

    PDF 2.03 MB

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    Global zinc long-term outlook Q4 2018

    ZIP 7.09 MB