SMM 2017 Lead & Zinc Summit: China to See 1.15 Mln tonnes Imported Zinc Concentrate Inflows in 2017

Published: May 19, 2017 19:46

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About 1.15 million tonnes of zinc concentrate will flow to China from abroad in 2017, SMM zinc analyst predicts at the SMM 2017 Lead & Zinc Summit.

SHANGHAI, May 19 (SMM) – About 1.15 million tonnes of zinc concentrate will flow to China from abroad in 2017, SMM zinc analyst predicts at the SMM 2017 Lead & Zinc Summit.

SMM 2017 Lead & Zinc Summit: Zinc Price Outlook for 2017

Despite this, China’s zinc concentrate will still see 240,000 tonnes of deficit. Continuous zinc concentrate stock depletion constrained production at domestic zinc smelters.

SMM 2017 Lead & Zinc Summit: China Zinc Output to Fall 80,000 tonnes in 2017

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