SHANGHAI, Jun. 25 (SMM) – Average operation rate at major Chinese producers in the copper, aluminum, zinc, lead, tin and silicon industries generally fell in May, due mainly to the arrival of low-demand season, liquidity crunch, and environmental protection requirements. The falling trend is expected to continue in June in most of the sectors, SMM foresees.
Copper Sector
SHANGHAI, Jun. 20 (SMM) – The average operating rate at Chinese copper tube/pipe producers fell 1.93 percentage points in May to 85.33%, the SMM survey shows.
SHANGHAI, Jun. 12 (SMM) – The average operating rate at major copper wire rod producers in China fell 2.42 percentage points in May to 70.8%, due partly to difficulties in sourcing raw materials, according to an SMM survey.
Aluminum Sector
SHANGHAI, Jun. 23 (SMM) – Average operating rate at domestic aluminum plate/sheet, strip and foil (FRP) producers is expected to slip to 61% in June, Shanghai Metals Market foresees.
SHANGHAI, Jun. 24 (SMM) – Average operating rate at Chinese aluminum wire and cable producers slid to 59.11% in May, Shanghai Metals Market survey showed.
SHANGHAI, Jun. 17 (SMM) – Operating rates at Chinese aluminum extruders are expected to fall slightly during June, Shanghai Metals Market foresees.
Zinc Sector
SHANGHAI, Jun. 9 (SMM) – The average operating rate at major Chinese zinc smelters is expected to fall to around 70% in June, Shanghai Metals Market learns.
SHANGHAI, Jun. 20 (SMM) – Average operating rate at Chinese zinc oxide producers is expected to fall further in June from 60.1% in May as a low-demand season sets in, Shanghai Metals Market foresees.
SHANGHAI, Jun. 18 (SMM) – Average operating rate at Chinese galvanizers fell 4.7% from April to 82.2% in May due to poor orders, Shanghai Metals Market learnt.
SHANGHAI, Jun. 20 (SMM) – Average operating rate at Chinese die-cast zinc alloy producers fell 2.7% from April to 60.7% in May due to soft demand, Shanghai Metals Market survey found.
Lead Sector
SHANGHAI, Jun. 17 (SMM) – The average operating rate at these smelters rose in May to 46.75%, up by 0.2 percentage point from April’s average of 46.55%, a recent SMM survey of 13 major smelters reveals.
Tin Sector
SHANGHAI, Jun. 23 (SMM) – Average operating rate in China’s tin soldering industry in May inched down from April as the off-season arrived earlier than usual, Shanghai Metals Market learned.
Silicon Sector
SHANGHAI, Jun. 10 (SMM) – Average operating rate at Chinese silicon metal producers was 33.60% in May, up merely 1 percentage point from April, but down 2.98 percentage points from a year ago, Shanghai Metals Market survey found.