Kazakhstan remained among the world’s ten largest zinc-producing countries in 2025, according to the latest Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS estimates Kazakhstan’s zinc mine production at 360,000 metric tons in 2025, compared with an estimated 380,000 tons in 2024. This placed Kazakhstan ninth among the countries individually…
In January-November, Ukraine imported $48.59 million worth of zinc and zinc products, down by 11.3% YoY. In November, imports amounted to $3.07 million. Zinc exports over the 11 months totaled $1.166 million ($22 thousand in November) as opposed to $463 thousand last year. (Ukrainian Metal)
In January-August, Ukraine exported $201 thousand worth of zinc, up from $88 thousand last year. In particular, in August exports amounted to $79 thousand. According to the State Customs Service, in 2023 Ukraine increased zinc imports by 18.8% YoY, to $45.966 million. At the same time, exports totaled $130 thousand as opposed to $1,331 million…
In January-April, Ukraine increased imports of zinc and zinc products by 59.9% YoY, to $17.217 million $5.357 million in April). Exports of zinc totaled $73 thousand ($29 thousand in April), while in January-April 2023 – $48 thousand. In 2023, Ukraine exported $130 thousand worth of zinc, down from $1.331 million in 2022. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2021, Ukraine imported $93.635 million worth of zinc and zinc products, up by 62.9% YoY. In December 2021, imports totaled $6,946 million. According to the State Customs Service, zinc export amounted to $550 thousand ($142 thousand in December 2021), up 8-fold. (Ukrainian metal)
In January, Russia imported 2.3 thousand tons of zinc, down by 49% MoM and by 56% YoY. Price remained unchanged at $2.6 per kg. Deliveries from Kazakhstan decreased by 51%, to 1.8 thousand tons, and from Uzbekistan – by 30%, to 294 tons. In 2019, imports totaled 50 thousand tons, up from 13.6 thousand tons…
In January, Russia exported 29.3 thousand tons of zinc ore and concentrate, down by 14% MoM and by 2% YoY. Price dropped by 11%, to $500 per ton. Deliveries to China remained unchanged at 23.3 thousand tons, while to Kazakhstan fell from 6.2 thousand tons to 5.4 thousand tons. In 2019, exports totaled 313 thousand…
In December 2019 Russia exported 34 thousand tons of zinc ore and concentrate, down by 11% MoM and by 23% YoY. Deliveries to China remained unchanged at 23 thousand tons, but to Kazakhstan dropped 2-fold, to 6.2 thousand tons. In 2019 exports totaled 313 thousand tons, down by 14% YoY, and by 33% in monetary…