SMM, March 20:
According to the latest customs data, China’s total exports of die-casting zinc alloy from January to February reached 689.33 mt, up slightly by 0.9 percentage points YoY on a cumulative basis; imports, however, totaled 48.11 million mt, down 35.46 percentage points YoY on a cumulative basis. Overall, China’s die-casting zinc alloy trade from January to February showed a pattern of slightly higher exports and a significant pullback in imports.
Imports pulled back sharply, mainly due to the seasonal impact of Chinese New Year. In February, China entered the traditional Chinese New Year holiday, and downstream industries such as galvanizing and die-casting entered a temporary off-season. Operating rates and procurement demand weakened in tandem, directly dragging down import demand for die-casting zinc alloy, with the YoY decline in imports widening markedly.From the export side, from January to February, China’s exports to Vietnam remained firmly in first place; meanwhile, Taiwan, China and Pakistan, which ranked second and third in January, had no import records in February, indicating a shift in export destinations. In February, China’s export volumes to Bangladesh and Paraguay increased, rising to second and third place, respectively.
Compared with the same period last year, from January to February 2026, China’s exports of alloys from Vietnam performed strongly, up 180.11 percentage points YoY, while exports of die-casting zinc alloy from Taiwan, China and Bangladesh fell 72.83 percentage points and 7.16 percentage points YoY, respectively.
