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2016 SMM Summit: China Refined Zinc Output to Slide in 2016

Nov 14, 2016 18:14

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China’s refined zinc output will slide 70,000 tonnes this year compared to 2015 to about 5.46 million tonnes, SMM said at the 2016 SMM Summit.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 14 (SMM) - China’s refined zinc output will slide 70,000 tonnes this year compared to 2015 to about 5.46 million tonnes, SMM said at the 2016 SMM Summit.

After years of expansion, China’s refined zinc supply peaked at 5.53 million tonnes in 2015. The average operating rate at domestic zinc smelters was 80% in 2015. And the rate will be around 75% this year, SMM said.

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SMM data showed that China's refined zinc output stood at 508,900 mt in August, down 1.22% on the month and 0.04% on the year. Output from January to August was 4.04 million mt, a year-on-year increase of 4.47%. Alloy output at domestic refined zinc smelters in SMM’s survey sample registered 75,500 mt in August, up 80 mt on the month.

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