Zinc Prices
Current & Historical Data in Several Countries
Intratec provides Zinc pricing data, covering current prices and 13 years of historical data. Zinc is included in Metals & Mining coverage of Commodity Price Database, a best-in-class database covering prices of as many as 218 commodities, across several countries. See a sample below or register for free to see much more.
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- Price Data: prices since 2007, in different countries.
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- Price Variations: Percentage changes in prices, on a monthly or yearly basis.
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Chart Description. Intratec provides Zinc prices in several countries, as follows:
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United States: import price, CIF, encompassing all commercial grades -
China: spot price, ex-works, encompassing all commercial grades -
Saudi Arabia: import price, CIF, encompassing all commercial grades -
Brazil: export price, FOB, encompassing all commercial grades -
South Africa: import price, CIF, encompassing all commercial grades -
Australia: export price, FOB, encompassing all commercial grades -
United Kingdom: London Metal Exchange (LME), settlement price, high grade, 99.85% purity
Data Status. The following types of data are available in the chart:
- Final: Calculations done utilizing official statistics.
- Preliminary: Estimates based on non-consolidated data, which will be recalculated/revised as consolidated data become available.
About Zinc. Zinc is a metallic element, with atomic number 30, a post-transition metal, member of group 12 of the periodic table. Coins containing 99% zinc were cast as early as the 1300s in China, during the Ming Dynasty; with industrial production beginning in 1720 in East Asia. Production grew rapidly after 1840, with the discovery of great zinc mines. Currently, zinc is the fourth most commercialized metal worldwide, only behind iron, aluminum and copper. Zinc is a relatively active metals, although it forms very stable compounds, it is also a key component in the forging of brass and other metallic alloys. The element itself is also an essential mineral in human diets, especially in baby development.
Commercial Grades. special high-grade (99.99% purity); high-grade (99.95% purity); intermediate grade (99.5% purity); brass special (99% purity); and prime western (98%); in the forms of slab, wire, rolled (strips/tubing), mossy zinc, and dust powder.
Uses. Zinc is used as component in various alloys (brass, bronze and others); metal galvanizing; electrical fuses; batteries production; metal spraying; electroplating; fungicides; medical uses; nutrition; cable wrappings; and as paint additive.
Raw Materials & Production Processes.
- Zinc sulfide ore concentrate + metallurgical coke (vertical retort process)
- Zinc sulfide ore concentrate + metallurgical coke (Imperial smelting process)
- Zinc sulfate (electrolysis)
Derivatives. arsine; brass; sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate; sodium hydrosulfite; squaric acid; zinc ammonium chloride; zinc chloride; zinc oxide; and zinc phosphide.
Chemical Formula. Zn
How to Use. The pricing data presented are, if not otherwise indicated, volume-weighted average transaction prices including contract and spot transactions in the locations specified. You can find more information about the price data presented and how to use it here. For further details, you may also check our Methodology.
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