Zinc is the twenty-fourth most abundant element found in the Earth's crust Zinc is the fourth-most common metal

l in use with an annual production of about 12 million tonnes China, United States, and Japan are the largest consumers of zinc.

Usage
Major applications of zinc include (numbers are given for the US)[88] Galvanizing (55%) Alloys (21%) Brass and bronze (16%) Miscellaneous (8%)

Zinc Producers
Integrated Players Xstrata Teck Cominco Glencore New Boliden Miners Chinese Minmetals Anglo American Smelters
Nyrstar Korea Zinc

Factors Influencing Zinc Market

**Changes in inventory level at LME warehouses **Economic growth rate of major consuming countries **Global growth and demand in major consuming industries **Prices of the alternative metal(s) **Participation of funds

World Zinc Production 2011

Region Asia Europe America Oceania Africa Total % 61 19 14 4 2 100

Source: WBMS www.world-bureau.com

Industrial Consumption

Zinc Historical Price Chart