Monthly Zirconium Market Report Oct 2024

Contents

1 Market Highlights 2
2 Economy and Policy 2
2.1 China's foreign trade up 5.3% YoY in Q1-Q3 2
2.2 China launches third batch of third round of central environmental inspections 2
3 Market Movement 2
3.1 Chinese Market Movement 2
3.1.1 Primary zircon sand 65%min EXW China 2
3.1.2 Chemical zircon sand 65%min EXW China 2
3.1.3 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 2
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright4 Zirconium silicate 64.5%min EXW China 2
3.1.5 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min EXW China 3
3.1.6 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China 3
3.1.7 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China 3
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright93% MoM in Oct 2024 6 5.Asian Metal Copyright8 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 3
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume down by 6.Asian Metal Copyright9 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.4%min EXW China 3
3.2 International Market Movements 3
3.2.1 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 3
3.2.2 South African zircon sand 66%min CIF China 4
3.2.3 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China 4
3.2.4 Indonesian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 4
4 Company news 4
4.1 Shenghe Resources sees increased zircon sand production and sales 4
4.2 Iluka marked export prices of zircon sand to China down for Q4 against Q3. 4
5 Producers Statistics 4
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 4
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate down by 4.31% MoM in Oct 2024 4
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright78% MoM in Oct 2024 6 5.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output down by 16.15% MoM in Oct 2024 5
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate down by 1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks down by 5.58% MoM in Oct 2024 5
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 5
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright7 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China 3 3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate down by 1.29% MoM in Oct 2024 5
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium silicate output down by 3.94% MoM in Oct 2024 5
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks up by 0.60% MoM in Oct 2024 5
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 5
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate up by 4.6% MoM in Oct 2024 5
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride output up by 6.78% MoM in Oct 2024 6
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks down by 11.29% MoM in Oct 2024 6
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 6
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium silicate output down by 3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate down by 4.77% MoM in Oct 2024 6
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright2 South African zircon sand 66%min CIF China 4 3.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's fused zirconia output down by 8.93% MoM in Oct 2024 6
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright4.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks up by 23.4% MoM in Oct 2024 6
6. Customs statistics 7
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume up by 26.57% MoM in Sep 2024 7
6.2 China's zirconium oxychloride export volume down by 34.70% MoM in Sep 2024 7
6.3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume down by 6.15% YoY in Sep 2024 7


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