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[SMM Survey] Operating Rate at China Die-Cast Zinc Alloy Producers Down Sharply to 50.5% in H1 2015

iconJul 17, 2015 16:56
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The average operating rate at Chinese die-cast zinc alloy producers was only 50.5% in the first half of 2015, much lower than the 56.35% during the same period last year, SMM survey reports.

SHANGHAI, Jul. 17 (SMM) - The average operating rate at Chinese die-cast zinc alloy producers was only 50.5% in the first half of 2015, much lower than the 56.35% during the same period last year, SMM survey reports.

"The off-season falling in May and liquidity crunch are contributing factors of the sharp fall in production”, SMM zinc analyst explains.

Demand from end-users weakened. The automobile sector, the major end-user of die-cast zinc alloy, witnessed slower growth in production. Domestic automobile output and sales in the first half of this year were 12.10 million and 11.85 million vehicles, respectively, up 2.64% and 1.43% YoY, with the growth down 6.96 percentage points and 6.93 percentage points from the same period last year.

Orders from other end-users, including costume, electronics and property, also decreased sharply.

The costume and electronics sectors reported slide in export orders, with a 1.96% YoY drop at electronics producers between January and May and a 3.6% YoY fall in costume export value the same period.

Cash tightness at end-users also prevented them from buying raw materials in mid and late June, also allowing die-cast zinc alloy production to fall. Some bathroom accessory manufacturers in Guangdong were even forced to shut down, SMM reports.

Operating rates at die-cast zinc alloy producers will continue to slide in July, SMM predicts.

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