Commodity Market Report
Global zinc short-term outlook February 2022
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Report summary
The conflict in Ukraine had no impact on the zinc price which ended February at close to where it began the month at around $3640/t. This reflects Ukraine’s modest importance as a zinc consumer. With Ukraine’s 500kt of continuous galvanizing capacity being idled, the zinc normally destined for the country will be readily re-directed into the tight refined markets in other parts of the world. The more profound impacts for zinc will be indirect
Table of contents
- Market Developments
- Europe
- China
- Concentrate market
- Mine production
- Mine production news
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Smelter production
- Smelter production news
Tables and charts
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- Zinc shrugs off Russia/Ukraine conflict
- Despite the seasonal rise in China, exchange stocks remain low
- Price forecasts and global quarterly supply and demand balance
- Global trade has passed its peak, but is still above pre-pandemic levels
- Europe's economy gains momentum in February
- Galvanized sheet and metallic coated sheet production
- Key indicators of zinc consumption
- Treatment charges $/t of concentrate
- Annual concentrate balances
- Mine disruption allowance breakdown
- Zinc mine capability, market adjustment and production (kt Zn)
- Global zinc consumption - (kt Zn)
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