Mining News
China August zinc output rises 1.4% m/m - Antaike
Beijing, Sept 9 (Reuters) -
* China's refined zinc and zinc alloy output grew by 1.4% in
August from the previous month, as a recovery in smelter
operating rates offset seasonal summer maintenance, research
house Antaike said in a note.
* The country churned out 436,000 tonnes of zinc last month,
which
was also up 23.7% year-on-year, according to a survey of 48
smelters by Antaike, the research arm of the China Nonferrous
Metals Industry Association.
* Higher operating rates in the Henan, Shaanxi, Yunnan and
Gansu
provinces made up for declines in Hunan and Qinghai, as well as
ongoing maintenance at two smelters in Inner Mongolia, Antaike
said.
* Production is set to rise further in September now that
maintenance season has passed, said Antaike, which puts China's
January-August zinc output at 3.23 million tonnes, up 7.9%
year-on-year.
(Reporting by Tom Daly; editing by Uttaresh.V)
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