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Yin He Qi Huo·2025-09-15 12:17

Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. Core Viewpoints - Under the influence of macro factors, zinc prices may show a strong trend. Considering the long - term oversupply of zinc, investors can lightly short at high prices; for arbitrage, it is advisable to wait and see [5]. - From a fundamental perspective, domestic refined zinc supply may decrease slightly in September. Although there is an expectation of the "Golden September and Silver October" consumption peak season, current terminal orders are lackluster, and domestic social inventories are continuously increasing. In contrast, LME inventories are decreasing, and the LME 0 - 3 has turned into a Back structure and is gradually expanding, which still supports LME zinc prices. Affected by overseas macro factors and LME zinc prices, the center of short - term Shanghai zinc prices may rise [6]. Summary by Directory Chapter 1: Comprehensive Analysis and Trading Strategies - Trading Strategies - Unilateral Trading: Zinc prices may be strong under macro influence. Due to long - term oversupply, short positions can be lightly established at high prices [5]. - Arbitrage: Temporarily wait and see [5]. Chapter 2: Market Data No specific data analysis content is provided in the given text, only some data item names such as "Spot Premium", "Absolute Price and Monthly Spread", "Shanghai Zinc Trading Volume and Open Interest", etc. Chapter 3: Fundamental Data - Zinc Ore Supply - Production: From January to June 2025, global zinc concentrate production was 6158300 tons, a year - on - year increase of 407300 tons or 7.08%. Overseas production was 4188300 tons, a year - on - year increase of 339300 tons or 8.81%, and Chinese production was 1970000 tons, a year - on - year increase of 68000 tons or 3.58%. In August 2025, SMM zinc concentrate production was 344800 metal tons, a month - on - month decrease of 0.58% and a year - on - year decrease of 4.51%. It is expected to be 314500 metal tons in September, a month - on - month decrease of 8.79% [31]. - Import: In July 2025, imported zinc concentrate was 501400 tons (physical tons), a month - on - month increase of 51.97% (171500 physical tons) and a year - on - year increase of 33.58%. From January to July, the cumulative imported zinc concentrate was 3035400 tons (physical tons), a cumulative year - on - year increase of 45.2%. The top three import source countries in July were Australia, Peru, and Russia [40]. - Total Domestic Supply: In July 2025, the total domestic supply of zinc concentrate was about 572400 metal tons, a year - on - year increase of 7.69%. From January to July, the cumulative total supply was 3453600 metal tons, a cumulative year - on - year increase of 12.76% [43]. - Processing Fees: In September, the monthly processing fee for domestic Zn50 zinc concentrate reached 3950 yuan/ton, an increase of 2350 yuan/ton compared to December 2024. On September 12, the weekly processing fee for domestic Zn50 zinc concentrate was 3850 yuan/metal ton, and the SMM imported zinc concentrate index rose by 2.5 US dollars/dry ton to 98.75 US dollars/dry ton [47]. - Refined Zinc Supply - Global: In June 2025, global refined zinc production was 1156500 tons, a year - on - year decrease of 2.22%. In May, global refined zinc demand was 1183700 tons, a year - on - year increase of 2.7%. There was a shortage of 27200 tons. From January to June 2025, global refined zinc production was 6665600 tons, a year - on - year decrease of 213600 tons or 3.11%; consumption was 6597600 tons, a year - on - year decrease of 17300 tons or 0.26%. There was a cumulative surplus of 68000 tons [53]. - Domestic: In August 2025, the domestic refined zinc enterprise operating rate was 96.34%, a month - on - month increase of 2.5%. SMM China's refined zinc production in August was 626200 tons, a month - on - month increase of 23400 tons or 3.88%, and a year - on - year increase of 28.77%. From January to August, the cumulative production was 4469000 tons, a year - on - year increase of 7.49%. It is expected that the domestic refined zinc production in September will be 609800 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 1.64 tons or 2.61%, and a year - on - year increase of 22.14% [56]. - Import: In July 2025, the import of refined zinc was 17900 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 18100 tons or 50.35%, and a year - on - year decrease of 2.97%. From January to July, the cumulative import was 209900 tons, a cumulative year - on - year decrease of 12.72%. The top three import countries in July were Kazakhstan, Australia, and India [58]. - Consumption - Downstream开工率: The downstream zinc开工率 increased significantly this week, mainly due to the resumption of production of enterprises restricted by environmental protection, but terminal orders have not improved significantly. With the approaching of the traditional consumption peak season, the start - up of downstream enterprises and new orders need to be monitored [6]. - Inventory - Domestic: As of September 11, the total inventory of SMM's seven - region zinc ingots was 154200 tons, an increase of 5200 tons compared to September 4 and an increase of 2100 tons compared to September 8 [6]. - LME: On September 11, LME zinc inventory was 50500 tons, a decrease of 2550 tons compared to September 5 [6].