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China: Zinc concentrate imports rise 9% y-o-y in 5MCY’26 as ingots exports surge

Jul 2, 2026

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Prerana Rout

in Non Ferrous, Zinc

Zinc ingot imports decline as China retains more value addition Record-low treatment charges may challenge China’s processing-led trade model in H2’26 China’s zinc trade pattern during the first five months of CY’26 points to an evolving supply chain strategy. While imports of zinc ore and concentrates continued to rise, sourcing of zinc ingots declined sharply.…