Monthly Zirconium Market Report Mar 2023

Contents

1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 GACC: China's foreign trade sector begins with steady performance in first two months of 2023 3
2.2 China to cut reserve requirement ratio by 0.25 percentage points 3
2.3 Shanghai's foreign trade hits record high in first two months 3
2.4 MIIT: Strive to stabilize mass consumption of automobiles and consumer electronics 3
3 Market Movement 3
3.1 Chinese Market Movement 3
3.1.1 Zircon sand 65%min EXW China 3
3.1.2 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China 3
3.1.3 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright8 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China USDt 13 8.Asian Metal Copyright4 Zirconium silicate 64.5%min EXW China 4
3.1.5 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min EXW China 4
3.1.6 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China 4
3.1.7 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright78% MoM in Mar 2023 10 5.Asian Metal Copyright8 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright3.Asian Metal Copyright9 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.4%min EXW China 5
3.2 International Market Movements 5
3.2.1 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 5
3.2.2 South African zircon sand 66%min CIF China 5
3.2.3 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China 5
3.2.4 Indonesian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 5
4 Company news 5
4.1 Strandline Resources completes fourth heavy mineral concentrate shipment of 10.12kt 5
4.2 Tronox's zircon sand export prices to China for Q2 stable against Q1 6
5 Producers Statistics 6
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright5 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min EXW China 4 3.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate up by 15.9% Mom in Mar 2023 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride export volume down by 44.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output up by 42.36% MoM in Mar 2023 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks up by 24.21% MoM in Mar 2023 6
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's fused zirconia output up by 17.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate up by 3.69% MoM in Mar 2023 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks up by 12.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium silicate output up by 9.89% MoM in Mar 2023 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks up by 12.37% MoM in Mar 2023 8
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright3 Shanghai's foreign trade hits record high in first two months 3 2.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate up by 5.94% MoM in Mar 2023 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright36% MoM in Mar 2023 6 5.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride output down by 7.66% MoM in Mar 2023 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright37% MoM in Mar 2023 8 5.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks up by 1.96% MoM in Mar 2023 9
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright5 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China RMBt 13 8.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate up by 5.85% MoM in Mar 2023 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright2 South African zircon sand 66%min CIF China 5 3.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's fused zirconia output up by 17.65% MoM in Mar 2023 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks up by 24.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks up by 5.00% MoM in Mar 2023 10
5.5 Producers statistics for zirconium sponge 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright9% YOY in Mar 12 8 Market Outlook for Next Month 13 8.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' operating rate down by 1.19% MoM in Mar 2023 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright5%min EXW China 4 3.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium sponge output down by 2.78% MoM in Mar 2023 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright11 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China USDt 13 8.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' stocks up by 2.38% MoM in Mar 2023 10
6. Customs statistics 11
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume up by 52.90% MoM in Feb 2022 11
6.2 China's zirconium oxychloride export volume down by 44.89% MoM in Feb 2023 11
6.3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume up by 7.84% YoY in Feb 2022 12
7 Relevant Industry News 12
7.1 Tesla's auto shipments hit record high in Q1 2023 12
7.2 CPCA: China's new energy passenger car retail sales up by 21.9% YOY in Mar 12
8 Market Outlook for Next Month 13
8.1 Zircon sand 65%min EXW China (RMB/t) 13
8.2 Zirconium silicate 64.5%min EXW China (RMB/t) 13
8.3 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min EXW China (RMB/t) 13
8.4 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China (RMB/t) 13
8.5 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China (RMB/t) 13
8.6 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China (RMB/t) 13
8.7 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.4%min EXW China (RMB/t) 13
8.8 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China (USD/t) 13
8.9 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China (RMB/t) 13
8.10 South African zircon sand 66%min CIF China (USD/t) 13
8.11 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China (USD/t) 13
8.12 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China (RMB/t) 13
8.13 Indonesian zircon sand 66%min CIF China (USD/t) 13


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