Zinc Circulation Analysis in China in 2004 and Policy Recommendations

The status quo and the problems of zinc circulation in China in 2004 were studied using the method of following observation.The ratio of raw materials self-support in zinc production stage and processing and fabrication stage was 88.6%,93.6% respectively,and the proportion of regenerated zinc use in zinc production stage and processing and fabrication stage was 1.6%,12.8% respectively.The ore index was 1.275 t/t.Regenerated zinc index was 0.126 t/t.The major problems existing in zinc circulation were: the import-oriented degree of raw materials was low;regenerated zinc index was also very low;main reason was that the zinc-containing materials in zinc battery,zinc-plated products,oxidize zinc products were not regenerated;ore index was relatively high,main reasons were that regenerated zinc was relatively small.on the other hand,tailings in zinc ore dressing,etc.,were not regenerated.The status quo and the problems in industrial policies of zinc industry in China were also discussed.The main problems existing in the industrial policies of zinc industry were: intact policy system for supporting sustainable development of zinc industry hasn't been set up yet;many policies were separated from each other,even some policies being relatively beneficial inside a certain field were hindering the realization of whole circulation of zinc;the policy of value-added tax for regenerated products was unreasonable,which caused the tax reduced or remitted of purchase link of zinc waste materials was transferred to manufacturing stage and paid by manufacturing enterprise.the normal economic association between the manufacturing enterprise and retrieving enterprises had been cut off;strength aiding to support the innovation and popularization for economic and suitable technology was not enough;zinc made by pyrometallurgical method still accounted for 30% of the total output of zinc,indigenous smelt method of zinc still existed in many areas,levels of innovation and popularization of zinc ore dressing technology for complicated and low grade ore,harmless regenerated technology of used zinc battery,etc., were not developed fast;the policy for developing and rational using zinc ore resources was lag behind relatively.Several policy recommendations for improving zinc circulation in China mainly include,setting up the intact policy system of promoting zinc circulation,implementing the strategic readjustment of raw materials structure of zinc industry,accelerating the research,development and popularization of key technology,making the scientific rational economic policy, carrying out the legal and rule strictly,promoting industrial combination,were put forward.