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Zinc Quarterly
Zinc Quarterly
2008 October Issue
Executive Summary

Two significant changes have more or less cancelled each other out since we wrote our last Quarterly.  On the one hand, as zinc prices have crashed, a swathe of Western mines and one medium-scale smelter have announced actual or imminent cutbacks and closures.  This has brought forward the cut in Western refined output which we previously thought would occur only after concentrate stocks had first risen and then been run back down.  On the other hand, contagion from the credit crunch has worsened economic prospects and pushed the recovery in Western zinc demand another year back.

Zinc Quarterly


Zinc Quarterly Industry and Market Outlook

Published four times a year, the Zinc Quarterly Report gives you CRU’s detailed insights into the latest market trends and developments in the zinc industry supported by more than 150 charts and tables.

The report contains an executive summary, which provides a concise overview of the outlook for zinc focusing on the key developments. The main body of the report contains detailed analysis, forecasts and statistics for:

  • Demand, supply, stocks and zinc prices for refined zinc (quarterly forecasts for the next two years and annual forecasts for the next five)
  • Actual and forecast concentrates balance, treatment & refining charges, and smelter utilization rates
  • Macro-economic influences, such as inflation, GNP figures and exchange rates.
  • Mine, smelter and refined production on an operation-by-operation basis for the next five years as well as historical series on prices, stocks, demand, production and capacity.

Components of the Service

  • A paper copy of each quarterly report.
  • Statistical data in the form of Excel spreadsheets, which can be used for your own charts and models.
  • Online and CD-Rom provision of the report in PDF format, PowerPoint presentation of diagrams used and detailed statistics in Excel. 
  • Constantly updated online news on developments in the Lead Industry.

Subscribers will also have access to CRU staff  to discuss the changes in market conditions ensuring the relevance and timeliness of all the data and analysis.

Contact
For more information, please contact:

Peter Caine
Business Development, Base Metals
tel: +44 20 7903 2155
fax: +44 20 7833 0976
email: peter.caine@crugroup.com

 

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