Monthly Zirconium Market Report Sep 2023

Contents

1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 Shanxi delegates transfer and registration of exploration rights for mineral species 3
2.2 China's production of ten nonferrous metals up by 7% YoY in Jan-Jul 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 Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate up by 15.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 Copyright5%min EXW China 4 3.Asian Metal Copyright8 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright2.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 Sheffield's Thunderbird mineral sands project commissioning underway 5
5 Producers Statistics 6
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1 Zircon sand 65%min EXW China 3 3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate up by 2.34% MoM in Sep 2023 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's Jul-Aug lithium battery cathode materials production up by over 20% YoY 13 8 Market Outlook for Next Month 13 8.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output up by 7.78% MoM in Sep 2023 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's Jul-Aug lithium battery cathode materials production up by over 20% YoY 13 8 Market Outlook for Next Month 13 8.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks down by 5.60% MoM in Sep 2023 7
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright4%min EXW China 5 3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate down by 0.14% MoM in Sep 2023 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright4%min EXW China 5 3.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium silicate output down by 2.83% MoM in Sep 2023 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks down by 2.67% MoM in Sep 2023 8
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright2 Zirconium silicate 64.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate up by 15.6% MoM in Sep 2023 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright2 International Market Movements 5 3.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride output up by 14.29% MoM in Sep 2023 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright9 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks down by 1.40% MoM in Sep 2023 9
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright4 Zirconium silicate 64.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate up by 2.93% MoM in Sep 2023 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's fused zirconia output up by 5.08% MoM in Sep 2023 10
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks down by 5.48% MoM in Sep 2023 10
5.5 Producers statistics for zirconium sponge 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright2 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China 3 3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' operating rate up by 5.46% MoM in Sep 2023 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright46% MoM in Sep 2023 10 5.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium sponge output up by 14.20% MoM in Sep 2023 11
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright3 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min EXW China RMBt 13 8.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' stocks down by 2.08% MoM in Sep 2023 11
6. Customs statistics 11
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume down by 316.63% MoM in Aug 2023 11
6.2 China's zirconium oxychloride export volume down by 28.09% MoM in Aug 2023 12
6.3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume down by 2.06% YoY in Aug 2023 12
7 Relevant Industry News 13
7.1 China's Jul-Aug lithium battery cathode materials production up by over 20% YoY 13
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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