International Zinc Market in 2013

Florela Stoian

Conjunctura economiei mondiale / World Economic Studies, 2014

Abstract: Since zinc is considered the fourth non-ferrous metal in order of importance to the industry, is widely used to galvanize steel, paper presents an analysis of the world market for this metal in 2013, following the annual change in prices Metal Exchange in London (London Metal Exchange-LME) and the report of the fundamentals of the market. According to bibliographical sources used, the work contains statistics on supply and demand for refined zinc countries and regions, presenting major producers and hierarchical order consumers worldwide in the period under review, providing useful information for investors seeking buying this metal. The paper concludes with forecasts and future trends in world market developments, influenced by the significant restriction capabilities zinc mining industry and the price of this metal quoted at LME.

Keywords: Zinc prices; consumption and production; zinc (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E00 E20 E23 E27 E30 L72 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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