SHANGHAI, Dec 28 (SMM) – According to the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), China produced 605,000 mt of zinc in November, an increase of 2.9% year on year. Output at some smelters topped their expectations and this pushed domestic refined zinc output higher in November.
Smelters across China resumed production in December. SMM understood that the smelters in Sichuan resumed normal production and contributed the main output growth. The impact of the COVID-19 at some smelters in Qinghai gradually eased and they will gradually resume normal production.
However, some smelters in Yunnan have slightly reduced their output as the impact of the COVID-19 lingers.
It is expected that zinc output will increase month on month in December.
