Abstract Circular economy and criticality assessments require comprehensive monitoring of anthropogenic material flows and stocks at a regional level. Therefore, this study presents a multiregional trade‐linked dynamic MFA model for zinc. The model covers the entire life cycle from mining to recycling for the regions China, Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia. The dynamic approach allows the analysis of the development of the cycles from 1995 to 2020. The interregional trade is quantified at each life cycle stage by using the Comtrade database. Sensitivity analysis is applied to account for uncertainties in the exogenous data. The results reveal large regional disparities in the zinc industry. While China shows enormous growth, Europe has already reached a steady state in zinc consumption and anthropogenic stock. The current global consumption is strongly driven by China, leading to a strong increase of its zinc stock in use. However, Europe has the largest zinc stock in use, especially on a per capita basis. North America's zinc consumption is decoupled from its economic growth, as evidenced by the recent decline in its zinc stock in use. In terms of recycling, Europe shows the highest volumes and the best circular performance, as indicated by high recycling rates, partly due to the extensive use of more easily recyclable product types. In all regions, there is potential for increased recycling by treatment of zinc‐bearing steelmaking dusts. China's strict regulation successfully triggered large‐scale implementation of respective recovery processes, leading to increasing recycling rates. This article met the requirements for a gold‐gold JIE data openness badge described at http://jie.click/badges .

L. Rostek

A. Loibl

Journal of Industrial Ecology

《工业生态学杂志》涉及一系列相关主题：材料和能量流研究（“工业新陈代谢”）技术变革去物质化和脱碳生命周期规划、设计和评估环境扩展生产者责任设计（“产品管理”）生态工业园区（“工业共生”）以产品为导向的环境政策生态效率工业生态学杂志对跨学科方法的投稿开放并鼓励投稿。除了更正式的学术论文外，该杂志还寻求通过学者、环境管理者、政策制定者、倡导者和其他参与环境科学、管理和政策的人的贡献，提供一个持续交流信息和意见的论坛。

The Journal of Industrial Ecology covers a range of related topics, including the study of material and energy flows (known as 'industrial metabolism'), technological change, dematerialization and decarbonization, life cycle planning, design and assessment, extended producer responsibility design (referred to as 'product management'), eco-industrial parks (known as 'industrial symbiosis'), product-oriented environmental policies, and eco-efficiency. The journal is open to and encourages submissions that employ interdisciplinary approaches. In addition to formal academic papers, the Journal of Industrial Ecology seeks contributions from scholars, environmental managers, policymakers, advocates, and others involved in environmental science, management, and policy, providing a forum for ongoing exchange of information and opinions.

《工业生态学杂志》涵盖了一系列相关主题，包括材料和能量流的研究（即“工业新陈代谢”）、技术变革、去物质化与脱碳、生命周期规划、设计与评估、环境扩展生产者责任设计（即“产品管理”）、生态工业园区（即“工业共生”）、以产品为导向的环境政策、生态效率等。该杂志欢迎并鼓励跨学科方法的投稿。除了正式的学术论文外，《工业生态学杂志》还希望通过学者、环境管理者、政策制定者、倡导者及其他参与环境科学、管理和政策的人士的贡献，提供一个持续交流信息和意见的论坛。

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Linking regional MFA models: Understanding disparities within the global zinc cycle

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