Monthly Zirconium Market Report Jul 2021

Contents

1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 Exchange rate of USD against offshore RMB down by 1.07 points in Jul 2021 3
2.1 MIIT to ensure supply of bulk commodities and stabilize prices 3
3 Market Movement 3
3.1 Chinese Market Movement 3
3.1.1 Zircon sand 65%min EXW China 3
3.1.2 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 3
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright7 Fused zirconia 98.Asian Metal Copyright3 Zirconium silicate 64.5%min EXW China 3
3.1.4 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min EXW China 4
3.1.5 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China 4
3.1.6 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright6 Fused zirconia 98.Asian Metal Copyright7 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright3.Asian Metal Copyright8 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.4%min EXW China 5
3.1.9 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 5
3.1.10 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF 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 6
3.2.4 Indonesian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 6
4 Company news 6
4.1 Orient Zirconia raises prices of main products 6
4.2 Lomon Billions changes stock shorter name 6
4.3 Zibo Tianxiang's zirconium dioxide output increases YoY 6
4.4 Liaoning Huagao stops zirconium sponge production 6
4.5 Orient Zirconia to invest in building high-purity ultra-fine zirconium silicate project of 60,000tpy 7
4.6 Rio Tinto declares force majeure at Richards Bay Minerals 7
5 Producers Statistics 7
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 7
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright4 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min EXW China 4 3.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate down by 8.51% MoM in Jul 2021 7
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks down by 7.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output up by 6.15% MoM in Jul 2021 7
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright10 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China 5 3.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks down by 7.27% MoM in Jul 2021 7
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 8
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright33% MoM in Jul 2021 12 5.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate down by 5.88% MoM in Jul 2021 8
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright4.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium silicate output down by 10.70% MoM in Jul 2021 8
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright70% MoM in Jul 2021 8 5.Asian Metal Copyright3Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks down by 22.61% MoM in July 2021 9
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright4 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China 14 7.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate down by 7.89% in Jul MoM 2021 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright5 Orient Zirconia to invest in building high-purity ultra-fine zirconium silicate project of 60,000tpy 7 4.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride output decreases by 12.56% MoM in Jul 2021 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks down by 0.72% MoM in July 2021 10
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 10
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright3Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks down by 22.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate up by 3.07% MoM in Jul 2021 10
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright51% MoM in Jul 2021 7 5.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's fused zirconia output up by 4.91% MoM in Jul 2021 11
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' stocks up by 41.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks down by 14.20% MoM in Jul 2021 11
5.5 Producers statistics for zirconium sponge 11
5.5.1 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' operating rate down by 20% MoM in Jul 2021 11
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium sponge output down by 33.33% MoM in Jul 2021 12
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright33% MoM in Jul 2021 12 5.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' stocks up by 41.51% MoM in Jul 2021 12
6 Customs Statistics (Jun 2021) 12
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume up by 29.82% MoM in Jun 2020 12
6.2 China's zirconium oxychloride export volume up by 7.17% MoM in Jun 2021 13
6.3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume down by 14.89% MoM in June 2021 13
7 Market Outlook for Next Month 14
7.1 Zircon sand 65%min EXW China 14
7.2 Zirconium silicate 64.5%min EXW China 14
7.3 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min EXW China 14
7.4 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China 14
7.5 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China 14
7.6 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 14
7.7 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.4%min EXW China 14
7.8 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 14
7.9 South African zircon sand 66%min CIF China 14
7.10 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China 14
7.11 Indonesian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 14


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