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Home / Metal News / LME Zinc Inventory Dropped to 19-Month Low

LME Zinc Inventory Dropped to 19-Month Low

Feb 22, 2022 15:45

Source:文华财经

LME zinc inventory kept falling after hitting a high of 209,175 mt in nearly two months and a half on December 14, 2021, and there is currently no signs that the inventory would stop falling.

SHANGHAI, Feb 22 - LME zinc inventory kept falling after hitting a high of 209,175 mt in nearly two months and a half on December 14, 2021, and there is currently no signs that the inventory would stop falling. The latest LME zinc inventory stood at 147,350 mt, a new low in 19 months.

SHFE zinc inventory, on the other hand, rallied greatly in the week of February 18, with a weekly increase of 14.16% to 166,364 mt, a high in nearly two years.

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Analysis

Aluminium Social Inventories Dropped 23,000 mt on Week

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SMM Comments

SMM Evening Comments (Dec 31): Shanghai Nonferrous Metals Mostly Closed with Gains amid Encouraging China PMI for December

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Dec 31, 2021 16:03

Analysis

Zinc Social Inventories Down 4,100 mt On Week

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SMM Morning Comments (Dec 14): Shanghai Base Metals Basically Trended Lower amid A Cautious Market

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Dec 14, 2021 10:00

SMM Comments

SMM Morning Comments (Dec 14): Shanghai Base Metals Basically Trended Lower amid A Cautious Market

Supply-Demand of Zinc Ingots to Return to a Tight Balance in December amid Maintenance at Smelters

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Nov 23, 2021 10:15

SMM Insight SMM Comments

Supply-Demand of Zinc Ingots to Return to a Tight Balance in December amid Maintenance at Smelters

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Analysis

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Analysis

Lead Ingot Social Inventory Shrank 200 mt over Weekend

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