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Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The current problems on the zinc supply side exceed those on the demand side. In November, domestic apparent demand declined compared to October, in line with seasonality, and cumulative consumption year-on-year remained stable. On the supply side, with high production from domestic smelters, there is a shortage of ore. Due to limited overseas ore increments next year and the winter storage and low internal - external price ratio, ore traders are holding back supplies and pushing up prices. Both internal and external processing fees have declined more than expected, forcing domestic smelters to cut production. November production is expected to be roughly flat month - on - month, but there may be a decline in December [3]. - The issue of short - squeeze with low LME inventories has not been completely resolved. This week, LME inventories remained the same as last week. With the export window on the futures market not open, domestic exports are limited [3]. - Given the expected production cuts by domestic smelters, the non - resumption of overseas smelters, and the non - accumulation of global inventories, institutions and foreign investors increased long positions and reduced short positions last week, leading to a relatively strong rebound in zinc prices [3]. - Macroscopically, overseas, on November 10, the US Senate obtained enough votes to end the government shutdown, and the government is expected to reopen within 1 - 2 weeks, injecting liquidity into the market and providing short - term support for non - ferrous metal prices. In China, the situation of weak reality and strong expectations continues. October PMI and import - export data were weak, but there were differences in performance among industries and enterprises of different scales [3]. - Looking at the subsequent fundamentals, the increase in Xinjiang, China, is the biggest variable. Even if there are problems with zinc ingot production, there is a possibility of selling ore externally. Additionally, the internal - external price difference continues to widen, and it is only a matter of time before zinc ingot exports balance the internal and external markets. Therefore, it is believed that zinc prices may maintain a volatile trend in the short term, but in the medium to long term, a short - selling strategy on rallies is appropriate [3]. - In terms of structure, the low LME inventories are unlikely to end in the short term, and overseas smelters may not resume production until next year. The best time to enter an internal - external reverse arbitrage has not yet arrived [3]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Monthly Balance Sheet - Based on the latest resumption and new production arrangements of smelters, the monthly production from October to December has been slightly adjusted downward [4]. - Considering seasonal patterns in the first quarter of 2026, in terms of exports, it is expected to return to a net - import state as the export window closes. However, given the possible reduction of long - term zinc ingot import contracts next year, a low import volume is estimated [4]. - From the perspective of the domestic monthly balance, the pressure of inventory accumulation in the first quarter of 2026 will continue to increase [4]. 3.2 Main News - Glencore's self - owned zinc production in the third quarter of 2025 was 244,200 tons, 8% higher than the same period in 2025. The total self - owned zinc production in the first three quarters was 709,400 tons, a year - on - year increase of 10%. Glencore's self - owned zinc production guidance for 2025 is 950,000 - 975,000 tons [6]. - Penoles' zinc concentrate production in the third quarter of 2025 was 63,200 tons, a year - on - year decrease of 11%. Its zinc production was 45,500 tons, a year - on - year decrease of 23.9% [6]. - The Phase I mining project of Fankou Lead - Zinc Mine started with an investment of 830 million yuan. After reaching full production and stabilizing, it is expected to increase annual operating income by over 400 million yuan [6]. - On October 30, the LME announced plans to formulate permanent rules, including restricting members with large positions in near - term contracts and expanding the scope of position restrictions for more immediate delivery positions like "tom - next". The consultation will be open until November 21 [6]. 3.3 Zinc Concentrate Production - In September 2025, domestic zinc concentrate production was 314,500 metal tons, a month - on - month decrease of 8.79% and a year - on - year decrease of 9.99%. The cumulative production from January to September was 2.727 million tons, a cumulative year - on - year decrease of 3.96% [7]. - Since late September, the domestic zinc concentrate TC quotation has declined rapidly. This week, the average was 2,650 yuan/metal ton, a month - on - month decrease of 200 yuan/metal ton [7]. - This week, the import zinc concentrate processing fee index was 98.37 US dollars/dry ton, a month - on - month decrease of 4.17 US dollars/dry ton. Recently, import ore traders have significantly pressured prices, and some zinc - rich ore was traded at 80 - 90 US dollars/dry ton [7]. 3.4 Zinc Concentrate Import - According to customs data, in September 2025, the import volume of zinc ore and its concentrates was 505,400 tons, a month - on - month increase of 8.15% and a year - on - year increase of 24.94%. The cumulative import volume from January to September was 4.0081 million tons, a cumulative year - on - year increase of 40.50% [9]. - The main import sources were Australia (25.2%), Peru (14%), Oman (11.1%), etc. Imports from Oman and Australia increased significantly, while those from Peru, Mexico, and Russia decreased to varying degrees [9]. - As of November 6, the import profit and loss of zinc concentrate was - 1,596 yuan/ton, narrowing by 127 yuan/ton compared to last week [10]. - As of November 7, the weekly inventory of seven major ports was 348,800 tons, a month - on - month increase of 25,500 tons. Although the import window for zinc concentrate is closed, due to the high demand of domestic smelters, the quantity of imported ore arriving at ports has not decreased significantly, and port inventories have remained at a high level [12][13]. 3.5 Zinc Smelter Production - In October 2025, SMM refined zinc production increased by 17,100 tons month - on - month to 617,200 tons, 5,500 tons lower than expected [18]. - In November, some northern smelters had a faster decline in raw material inventory due to fierce competition for domestic ore and may cut production more than expected. However, with the continued launch of new production capacity and the resumption of smelters that underwent maintenance in October, overall refined zinc production in November is expected to be roughly flat month - on - month [18]. - Recently, smelter profits have significantly declined, but the sulfuric acid price has clearly rebounded since late October. With the support of sulfuric acid and by - product revenues, smelters still have a certain profit margin [18]. - In October, the raw material inventory days of domestic smelters decreased by 4 days to 22.1 days. With relatively low pressure on smelters to maintain production at the end of this year, if the TC continues to decline in December, the possibility of production cuts in December will increase [19]. 3.6 Refined Zinc Import and Export - In September 2025, China imported 22,700 tons of refined zinc and exported 2,500 tons, with a net import of 20,200 tons. The main import countries were Kazakhstan (78%) and Iran (8%), and the main export countries were Indonesia (55%) and Vietnam (20%) [23]. - As of last Friday, the Shanghai - London ratio slightly rebounded to 7.42222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222