Global zinc short-term outlook January 2018
*Please note that this report only includes an Excel data file if this is indicated in "What's included" below
Report summary
Table of contents
- Executive summary
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Supply-demand balances
- Market Developments
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Demand
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Global
- China
- USA
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Global
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Supply
- Concentrate market
- January mine production news
- Smelter production news
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Zinc key forecasts
- Dollar weakness helps to boost zinc prices
- Cash to three months spread moves into backwardation again...
- ...helped by low LME stocks
- Chinese imports surge despite high prices
- Price forecasts and global quarterly supply and demand balance
- US economy gains momentum in H2
- Galvanized sheet and metallic coated sheet production
- Key indicators of zinc consumption
- Treatment charges $/t of concentrate
- Chinese smelter revenue: imported spot TC
- Supply: Image 2
- 14 more item(s)...
What's included
This report contains:
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