Monthly Zirconium Market Report Apr 2021

Contents

1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 Exchange rate of USD against offshore RMB down by 912 points in April 2021 3
3 Market Movement 3
3.1 Chinese Market Movement 3
3.1.1 Zircon sand 65%min EXW China 3
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright4%min EXW China 4 3.Asian Metal Copyright2 Zirconium silicate 64.5%min EXW China 3
3.1.3 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min EXW China 3
3.1.4 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China 4
3.1.5 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' operating rate up by 18.Asian Metal Copyright6 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright7 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.4%min EXW China 4
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 6
4.1 Orient Zirconia raises prices of some main products 6
4.2 Search Minerals announces 2021 REE exploration program in Labrador 6
4.3 Strandline to build processing facilities for Coburn mineral sands project in WA 6
5 Producers Statistics 6
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate down by 9.62% compared with the previous month in Apr 2021 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright9 South African zircon sand 66%min CIF China 13 7.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output down by 21.64% MoM in Apr 2021 7
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min EXW China 3 3.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks down by 39.78% MoM in Apr 2021 7
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate up by 6.87% YoY in Apr 2021 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium silicate output up by 14.29% YoY in Apr 2021 8
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright11 Indonesian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 13 .Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks down by 18.0% MoM in Apr 2021 8
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium sponge output up by 41.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate up by 1.42% from the previous month in Apr 2021 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's fused zirconia output up by 4.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride output increases by 1.89% MoM in Apr 2021 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate down by 9.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks down by 7.88% MoM in Apr 2021 9
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 10
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright64% MoM in Apr 2021 7 5.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate up by 2.73% MoM in Apr 2021 10
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright1 Zircon sand 65%min EXW China 3 3.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's fused zirconia output up by 4.70% MoM in Apr 2021 10
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium silicate output up by 14.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks down by 35.12% MoM in Apr 2021 10
5.5 Producers statistics for zirconium sponge 11
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright7 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' operating rate up by 18.02% MoM in Apr 2021 11
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium sponge output up by 41.67% MoM in Apr 2021 11
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright6 Fused zirconia 98.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' stocks up by 16.09% MoM in Apr 2021 11
6 Customs Statistics (Mar 2021) 12
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume up by 60.63% MoM in Mar 2020 12
6.2 China's zirconium oxychloride export volume up by 60.77% MoM in Mar 2021 12
6.3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume up by 3.4% MoM in Mar 2021 12
7 Market Outlook for Next Month 13
7.1 Zircon sand 65%min EXW China 13
7.2 Zirconium silicate 64.5%min EXW China 13
7.3 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min EXW China 13
7.4 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China 13
7.5 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China 13
7.6 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 13
7.7 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.4%min EXW China 13
7.8 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 13
7.9 South African zircon sand 66%min CIF China 13
7.10 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China 13
7.11 Indonesian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 13

.Asian Metal Copyright78% MoM in Apr 2021 7 5Asian Metal Copyright