Non-ferrous

Base Metals

Rare Earth

Scrap Metals

Minor Metals

Precious Metals

Ferrous Metals

Iron Ore Index Iron Ore Price Coke Coal Pig Iron Steel Billet Finished Steel

New Energy

Solar Lithium Cobalt Cathode Material Phosphorus Carbon Anode Separator Electrolyte Battery Cell And Module Battery Recycling Nickel And Manganese Other Materials Sodium-ion Battery Hydrogen Energy

Price Center DatabasePro Reports Events Car Insight

Home / Metal News / Zinc Trading Picks up on Transport Restrictions before National Games, SMM Reports

Zinc Trading Picks up on Transport Restrictions before National Games, SMM Reports

Aug 21, 2017 19:07

Spot trading in zinc market improved as more downstream buyers entered the market in case of transportation restrictions in favor of the National Games, SMM noted.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 21 (SMM) – Spot trading in zinc market improved as more downstream buyers entered the market in case of transportation restrictions in favor of the National Games, SMM noted.

Shandong Zinc Oxide Plants Shut down for Environmental Protection, SMM Reports

Supplies from zinc smelters are at normal levels.

Zinc Surpasses Aluminum to be Best Performer among LME Base Metals in 2017

#0 zinc traded mainly in 27,100-27,660 yuan per tonne range in Tianjin on August 21, SMM data showed.

For news cooperation, please contact us by email: sallyzhang@smm.cn or service.en@smm.cn.

LME Zinc prices

SHFE zinc prices

zinc prices

Data Source Statement: Except for publicly available information, all other data are processed by SMM based on publicly available information, market exchanges, and relying on SMM's internal database model, for reference only and do not constitute decision-making recommendations.

For queries, please contact Lemon Zhao at lemonzhao@smm.cn

For more information on how to access our research reports, please email service.en@smm.cn

After SHFE zinc prices rose, traders mostly took a wait-and-see attitude in the spot market, SMM reported.

Aug 30, 2017 18:18

Industry

Rising SHFE Zinc Distress Trading in Shanghai, SMM Reports

SHFE 1801 Nickel Finishes Higher (2017-8-18)

SHFE 1801 nickel opened at RMB 87,010/mt today and then dipped to RMB 86,520/mt.

Aug 18, 2017 19:03

SMM Comments

SHFE 1801 Nickel Finishes Higher (2017-8-18)

SHFE 1709 Zinc Finishes Lower (2017-7-20)

SHFE 1709 zinc opened at RMB 22,685/mt today and then hovered around RMB 22,700/mt.

Jul 20, 2017 17:51

SMM Comments

SHFE 1709 Zinc Finishes Lower (2017-7-20)

Zinc Spot Premiums Shrink Sharply in Shanghai and Guangdong, SMM Reports

Spot premiums in Shanghai and Guangdong contracted noticeably on July 13 due to higher zinc futures prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE), SMM reported.

Jul 13, 2017 15:07

SMM Insight Industry

Zinc Spot Premiums Shrink Sharply in Shanghai and Guangdong, SMM Reports

SHFE 1709 Nickel Closes Higher (2017-6-23)

SHFE 1709 nickel opened at RMB 74,880/mt today.

Jun 23, 2017 21:31

SMM Comments

SHFE 1709 Nickel Closes Higher (2017-6-23)

Zinc Price to Fall This Week, SMM Predicts

Zinc prices are expected to inch down this week, SMM foresees.

Apr 17, 2017 10:23

SMM Insight Industry

Zinc Price to Fall This Week, SMM Predicts

SHFE 1706 Zinc Closes with Gains (2017-4-13)

SHFE 1705 zinc opened at RMB 21,495/mt today. As longs entered the market, SHFE 1706 zinc edged up but met pressure from RMB 21,820/mt. In the afternoon, SHFE 1706 zinc rallied and closed at RMB 21,72

Apr 13, 2017 18:22

SMM Comments

LME Zinc to Move at Highs (2017-1-13)

China’s December trade data are promising, bolstering base metals. US December PPI is expected to fall short of November’s.

Jan 13, 2017 09:54

SMM Comments

SHFE 1703 Zinc Closes with Big Gains (2017-1-10)

SHFE 1703 zinc hovered around RMB 22,090/mt after opening today and then rose to RMB 22,200/mt.

Jan 10, 2017 20:54

SMM Comments

SHFE 1703 Zinc Closes with Big Gains (2017-1-10)

SHFE Zinc to Remain Range-Bound (2016-12-23)

US November new home sales UK’s Q3 GDP will be released today, with US data promising.

Dec 23, 2016 09:26

SMM Comments

SMM Events & Webinars

All

Sep
15
- NET ZERO CHINA Field Trip
  Sep 15 - 19,2025
  中国
Sep
26
- 2025 ASIA BATTERY MATERIAL COOPERATION SALON
  Sep 26 - 26,2025
  Time：9.26 2025 Place：Seoul， South Korea
  Seoul， South Korea
Oct
14
- SMM LME Metals Seminar 2025
  Oct 14 - 14,2025
  Emmanuel Centre，London , the United Kingdom

Zinc Trading Picks up on Transport Restrictions before National Games, SMM Reports

SMM Events & Webinars

NET ZERO CHINA Field Trip

2025 ASIA BATTERY MATERIAL COOPERATION SALON

SMM LME Metals Seminar 2025