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Japan Nov zinc exports up 64 pct, led by China
Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:30am GMT

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TOKYO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Japan's exports of refined
zinc surged to 11,712 tonnes in November, up 64 percent from a
year earlier, driven by a three-fold jump in exports to China,
customs-cleared data showed on Tuesday.
Exports to China increased to 3,578 tonnes, up from 1,191
tonnes a year before, replacing Taiwan as the top importer of
Japan's refined zinc and accounting for about 30 percent of total
exports.
Zinc is mainly used as an anti-corrosive coating in
galvanised steel production and in plating.
Japan's zinc smelters lost nearly 70 percent of their output
capacity after the March 11 earthquake due to damage to
facilities, but production has since recovered.
Following is a breakdown of exports (in tonnes):
Type Nov 2011 Oct 2011 Nov 2010 Jan-Nov 2011 Jan-Nov 2010

SHG 6,636 4,034 2,977 33,990 37,598
PW 5,076 4,744 4,157 4,901 51,618
TOTAL 11,712 8,778 7,134 38,891 89,216


NOTE: Figures for Prime Western include high-grade zinc. SHG
denotes special high grade.