日本金属经济学研究所对金属锌的长期预测报告认为：到2005年全世界对锌的需求量会从2000年的865．4万吨上升到974.9万吨，年增长率可达2.4％，而下一个五年，到2010年，其需求量会上升到1100.6万吨，年增长率为2.5％。预测报告认为亚洲到2010年的锌需求量会占世界总需求量的42 According to the long-term forecast report of metallic zinc research conducted by the Japan Institute of Metals and Economics, the world demand for zinc will increase from 8.665 million tons in 2000 to 9.749 million tons by 2005, an annual growth rate of 2.4%. However, The next five years, by 2010, its demand will rise to 11.066 million tons, an annual growth rate of 2.5%. Forecast report that Asia’s zinc demand by 2010 will account for 42% of the world’s total demand