IS ZINC IN DEMAND?

Last year was characterised by a contraction in both zinc usage and refined
metal production. Global demand fell by 3.9% in 2022, led by an estimated
4.9%fall in China, the world's largest user of zinc, according to ILZSG's April
forecasts.
Leading global zinc importing countries 2021, based on value Published by
M. Garside, Jun 5, 2023: In 2021, over 3.95 billion U.S. dollars' worth of zinc
ores and zinc concentrates were imported into the United States. The second-
largest importer of zinc that year was South Korea, with an import value of just
over two billion U.S. dollars.

WORLD’S LARGEST IMPORTER OF ZINC

In 2021, the top importers of Zinc Ore were China ($3.3B), South Korea
($1.72B), Japan ($1.12B), Spain ($919M), and Canada ($870M).
 DOES INDIA EXPORT ZINC?
India Exports of zinc was US$1.36 Billion during 2022, according to the United
Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.

ZINC ORES AND CONCENTRATES IMPORT BY DIFFERENT

COUNTRY
 TradeFl ProductC Product Trade Value Quantit
Reporter Year Partner Quantity
ow ode Description 1000USD y Unit
Zinc ores
and Wor 3,824,520,00
China Import 260800 2020 2,589,090.89 Kg
concentrat ld 0
es
Zinc ores
European and Wor 2,223,300,00
Import 260800 2020 1,647,071.62 Kg
Union concentrat ld 0
es
Zinc ores
and Wor 1,948,860,00
Korea, Rep. Import 260800 2020 1,350,980.03 Kg
concentrat ld 0
es
Zinc ores
and Wor
Canada Import 260800 2020 740,175.27 465,934,000 Kg
concentrat ld
es
Zinc ores
and Wor
Spain Import 260800 2020 638,894.81
concentrat ld
es
Zinc ores
and Wor
Japan Import 260800 2020 543,317.66 726,117,000 Kg
concentrat ld
es
Zinc ores
and Wor
Netherlands Import 260800 2020 434,772.91 448,491,000 Kg
concentrat ld
es
Zinc ores
and Wor
Finland Import 260800 2020 411,928.24 554,193,000 Kg
concentrat ld
es
Zinc ores
and Wor
France Import 260800 2020 300,262.69 303,856,000 Kg
concentrat ld
es
Zinc ores
and Wor
Norway Import 260800 2020 241,905.89 223,012,000 Kg
concentrat ld
es
Zinc ores
and Wor
Australia Import 260800 2020 230,523.75 309,843,000 Kg
concentrat ld
es
Zinc ores
and Wor
Germany Import 260800 2020 168,331.82 273,189,000 Kg
concentrat ld
es
Zinc ores
and Wor
Poland Import 260800 2020 121,808.30 198,665,000 Kg
concentrat ld
es
Zinc ores
and Wor
Kazakhstan Import 260800 2020 117,115.58 194,525,000 Kg
concentrat ld
es
Zinc ores
and Wor
Uzbekistan Import 260800 2020 111,095.86 140,361,000 Kg
concentrat ld
es
Zinc ores
and Wor
Italy Import 260800 2020 107,751.40 140,641,000 Kg
concentrat ld
es
Zinc ores
and Wor
Brazil Import 260800 2020 105,609.81 137,515,000 Kg
concentrat ld