According to the report of China Securities Journal, since the second quarter of 2013, the global zinc mine output has been in a negative growth. Since the second half of last year, there has been a shortage of refined zinc, and the market has a strong expectation of zinc mine closure. Against this background, the LME zinc price has risen in a volatile way since the end of last year. Since December 4, 2013, the cumulative increase has exceeded 15%.

According to the report of China Securities Journal, since the second quarter of 2013, the global zinc mine output has entered a negative growth. Since the second half of last year, there has been a shortage of refined zinc, and the market has strong expectations for the closure of zinc mines. Against this background, the LME zinc price has risen in a volatile way since the end of last year. Since December 4, 2013, the cumulative increase has exceeded 15%.

According to the latest data from the World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS), the global supply of refined zinc was 38000 tons in January April 2014, while the global supply of refined zinc was 114000 tons in the same period last year. Therefore, the global supply of refined zinc is gradually tight. The report released this week by the International Lead and Zinc Mining Research Group also shows that the global smelting output of zinc has not kept pace with the growth of consumption since this year.

Analysts of Everbright Futures believe that it is reasonable to continue to see zinc price bullish in the future. With the nickel price weakening and retreating after the sharp rise in June, zinc will return to the market vision.