Commodity Market Report
Global zinc short-term outlook May 2021
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Report summary
A record copper price and worries about Chinese smelter production helped the zinc price to consolidate around $3000/t in May. The price strength coincided with a pick up in US and European premiums and spot treatment charges. Although many of the world's major economies are gaining momentum as their service sectors open up, growing supply chain constraints threaten to cap growth in demand. The problem continues to be the most acute in the automotive sector, but home appliance companies and house builders are also being affected.
Table of contents
- Market Developments
- Global
- USA
- Japan
- Korea
- Concentrate market
- Mine production
- Mine production news
- Smelter production
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Exchange stocks move a little lower in MaySmall uptick in Chinese spot and domestic TCsPrice forecasts and global quarterly supply and demand balance
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US housing starts have returned to long-term trend despite supply-chain disruptionsUS automotive production slides in the face of semi-conductor shortagesChina's manufacturing activity continues to growJapanese and Korean galvanized sheet production convergesKey indicators of zinc consumptionTreatment charges $/t of concentrateQuarterly concentrate balancesChinese concentrate imports (kt gross weight concentrate)
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