The global economic crisis has also affected world refined zinc consumption, which is expected to sharply decrease in 2009 (by 9.5 per cent), in spite of large increases of 15.4 per cent and 596 per cent respectively in Chinese consumption and net imports.
La crise économique mondiale a aussi eu des répercussions sur la consommation mondiale de zinc affiné, qui devrait chuter en 2009 (+9,5 %), malgré l &apos; explosion de la consommation (+15,4 %) et des importations nettes chinoises (+596 %).