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Interview with Mr. Sun Jiangsan Vice General Manager of Shandong Goldensun Zirconium Industry Co.,Ltd
The Shandong gold sun zirconium limited company is engaged in the zirconium, the titanium and so on then on-ferrous metal dressing, the research and development, the deep processing and the import-export trade is a body production trade enterprise. Since the foundation, the vigorous development, at present has been the home is bigger, the industrial chain longest management zirconium titanium series product enterprise, the nationwide scale production management zirconium silicate manufacturer. The company will pursue a goal with determination in the future several years diligently to make the zirconium industry aircraft carrier, receives “will base on lofty , the creation value” enterprise spirit, to specialization, scale, group development.
Sun Jiangsan: Zirconium silicate market needs regulating and sees promising development in long term
----Interview with Mr. Sun Jiangsan Vice General Manager of Shandong Goldensun Zirconium Industry Co.,Ltd
Asian Metal：Thanks for accepting the interview.
Sun：Welcome to visit our factory.
Asian Metal：First of all, could you comment on the macroeconomic trend?
Sun：All in all, China’s economy is warming up and the economic situation in the first half of this year basically reached the state before 2008. From the current situation, China's economy recovers ahead. Of course, European and American markets are now recovering as well, but the economic situation is less stable and has affected China's exports accordingly.
Asian Metal：How about the supply of zirconium silicate at present?
Sun：Our zirconium silicate has been sold well since July and our factory is running at full capacity. Our customers usually do not put off payment and we purchase low grade zircon sand every month.
Asian Metal：Do you have inventory of zircon sand?
Sun：We have enough stocks of zircon sand to support zirconium silicate production in the second half of this year.
Asian Metal：How about the demand of zirconium silicate?
Sun： First of all, now governments take macro-control for the real estate. According to present situation, the real estate trend is not very clear, which directly affects our downstream ceramics industry. Although state regulates real estate severely and housing market is in doldrums, there is rigid demand for housing in the long term. Now, the in order to control housing prices increasing rapidly, governments promote the construction of low-rent house, price-limited house, public rental house etc., So long as the development of real estate, will be in need of ceramics; and it will drive the demand for zirconium silicate. Therefore, the future of zirconium silicate market is still relatively hopeful.
Asian Metal：What do you think of the market trend of zirconium silicate in the second half of this year?
Sun：From my personal point of view, the ceramic industry is now experiencing shuffling, because State implements some governance policies on some small-scale, high energy consumption and backward production ceramics factories in Foshan, Fujian etc. ceramics bases, and these plants are facing a severe test.
Asian Metal：Do you think governments will ban these small ceramics plants?
Sun：This is very likely. Some high energy consumption, low output, high-pollution small ceramic enterprises may be banned, but the large, high yielded, low-pollution ceramic enterprises will be encouraged.
Asian Metal：What is the impact of ceramics industry reshuffling on zirconium silicate market?
Sun： Because some small zirconium silicate plants are major suppliers to these small ceramics factories, if these small ceramics plants are banned, then these small zirconium silicate plants also face a severe test.
Asian Metal：Please talk about zirconium silicate technology innovations.
Sun： Technically, there are two kinds of production processes: dry and wet grinding. Although the dry grinding eliminates the need for drying, but technology is not yet mature in the domestic market. Production costs of wet grinding are high, but it is a traditional craft and technology is relatively mature. However, in the long run, dry grinding is a trend, and now the technology is still in a state of exploration.
Asian Metal：Do you think zirconium silicate products will upgrade?
Sun： This is inevitable. We have a mature technology to support the nanometer grade zirconium silicate production. Our energy consumption is relatively low, and the master of the technology is relatively mature. Our nanometer grade zirconium silicate can meet the demand of the high-grade ceramics. However, the price of nanometer grade zirconium silicate is relatively high, about a third of the price of the ordinary grade zirconium silicate.
Asian Metal：Do you have plans to expand capacity of zirconium silicate in the short term?
Sun：The demand of zirconium silicate has increased since July and many ceramic companies come to our company to purchase zirconium silicate, but we can not meet the demand, so we plan to expand the capacity and there may be a new production line built this year. Our brand of Golden Sun is a well-known brand in the ceramic industry and we have stable customers
Asian Metal：What suggestions do you have on government policies?
Sun：Zirconium silicate industry is a very special industry. Zirconium silicate is powder and new material, and this industry is in line with national industrial policy and an encouraging development industry, thus we want the state to increase support for our industry and implement more preferential policies.
Asian Metal：What suggestions do you have on zirconium silicate industry development?
Sun：Currently, zirconium silicate industry does not have a unified production standard; each manufacturer develops their own production standards, which causes some disorderly competitions among producers. For example, some manufacturers produce zirconium silicate with ZrO2 only 40-50%, in fact, strictly speaking, it should not be referred to as zirconium silicate. However, some small ceramic plants prefer to such zirconium silicate considering lower prices, thus this creates market confusion, and whole industry can not be coordinated. We advice zirconium silicate enterprises improve production standards to regulate the industry, so that the industry can benefit the healthy development.
Asian Metal：Could you forecast zirconium silicate market in the short term?
Sun：To some extent, zirconium silicate prices depend on the price of zircon sand. We mainly rely on imported zircon sand and do not have right of determining zircon sand prices. Now it is seller's market for zircon sand and prices are bullish. However, I think zircon sand prices finally depend on the market development.
Asian Metal：Thank you for accepting Asian Metal’s interview and may your business prosper.
Sun：Thanks for Asian Metal’s visit to our company and also welcome friends to our company.
Sun：Welcome to visit our factory.
Asian Metal：First of all, could you comment on the macroeconomic trend?
Sun：All in all, China’s economy is warming up and the economic situation in the first half of this year basically reached the state before 2008. From the current situation, China's economy recovers ahead. Of course, European and American markets are now recovering as well, but the economic situation is less stable and has affected China's exports accordingly.
Asian Metal：How about the supply of zirconium silicate at present?
Sun：Our zirconium silicate has been sold well since July and our factory is running at full capacity. Our customers usually do not put off payment and we purchase low grade zircon sand every month.
Asian Metal：Do you have inventory of zircon sand?
Sun：We have enough stocks of zircon sand to support zirconium silicate production in the second half of this year.
Asian Metal：How about the demand of zirconium silicate?
Sun： First of all, now governments take macro-control for the real estate. According to present situation, the real estate trend is not very clear, which directly affects our downstream ceramics industry. Although state regulates real estate severely and housing market is in doldrums, there is rigid demand for housing in the long term. Now, the in order to control housing prices increasing rapidly, governments promote the construction of low-rent house, price-limited house, public rental house etc., So long as the development of real estate, will be in need of ceramics; and it will drive the demand for zirconium silicate. Therefore, the future of zirconium silicate market is still relatively hopeful.
Asian Metal：What do you think of the market trend of zirconium silicate in the second half of this year?
Sun：From my personal point of view, the ceramic industry is now experiencing shuffling, because State implements some governance policies on some small-scale, high energy consumption and backward production ceramics factories in Foshan, Fujian etc. ceramics bases, and these plants are facing a severe test.
Asian Metal：Do you think governments will ban these small ceramics plants?
Sun：This is very likely. Some high energy consumption, low output, high-pollution small ceramic enterprises may be banned, but the large, high yielded, low-pollution ceramic enterprises will be encouraged.
Asian Metal：What is the impact of ceramics industry reshuffling on zirconium silicate market?
Sun： Because some small zirconium silicate plants are major suppliers to these small ceramics factories, if these small ceramics plants are banned, then these small zirconium silicate plants also face a severe test.
Asian Metal：Please talk about zirconium silicate technology innovations.
Sun： Technically, there are two kinds of production processes: dry and wet grinding. Although the dry grinding eliminates the need for drying, but technology is not yet mature in the domestic market. Production costs of wet grinding are high, but it is a traditional craft and technology is relatively mature. However, in the long run, dry grinding is a trend, and now the technology is still in a state of exploration.
Asian Metal：Do you think zirconium silicate products will upgrade?
Sun： This is inevitable. We have a mature technology to support the nanometer grade zirconium silicate production. Our energy consumption is relatively low, and the master of the technology is relatively mature. Our nanometer grade zirconium silicate can meet the demand of the high-grade ceramics. However, the price of nanometer grade zirconium silicate is relatively high, about a third of the price of the ordinary grade zirconium silicate.
Asian Metal：Do you have plans to expand capacity of zirconium silicate in the short term?
Sun：The demand of zirconium silicate has increased since July and many ceramic companies come to our company to purchase zirconium silicate, but we can not meet the demand, so we plan to expand the capacity and there may be a new production line built this year. Our brand of Golden Sun is a well-known brand in the ceramic industry and we have stable customers
Asian Metal：What suggestions do you have on government policies?
Sun：Zirconium silicate industry is a very special industry. Zirconium silicate is powder and new material, and this industry is in line with national industrial policy and an encouraging development industry, thus we want the state to increase support for our industry and implement more preferential policies.
Asian Metal：What suggestions do you have on zirconium silicate industry development?
Sun：Currently, zirconium silicate industry does not have a unified production standard; each manufacturer develops their own production standards, which causes some disorderly competitions among producers. For example, some manufacturers produce zirconium silicate with ZrO2 only 40-50%, in fact, strictly speaking, it should not be referred to as zirconium silicate. However, some small ceramic plants prefer to such zirconium silicate considering lower prices, thus this creates market confusion, and whole industry can not be coordinated. We advice zirconium silicate enterprises improve production standards to regulate the industry, so that the industry can benefit the healthy development.
Asian Metal：Could you forecast zirconium silicate market in the short term?
Sun：To some extent, zirconium silicate prices depend on the price of zircon sand. We mainly rely on imported zircon sand and do not have right of determining zircon sand prices. Now it is seller's market for zircon sand and prices are bullish. However, I think zircon sand prices finally depend on the market development.
Asian Metal：Thank you for accepting Asian Metal’s interview and may your business prosper.
Sun：Thanks for Asian Metal’s visit to our company and also welcome friends to our company.