Monthly Zirconium Market Report Aug 2021

Contents

1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 Exchange rate of USD against offshore RMB down from 1 Aug 2021 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 Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Zirconium silicate 64.5%min EXW China 3
3.1.4 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min EXW China 3
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 Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright7 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright1 Tronox marks zircon sand export prices to China up for Q4 6 4.Asian Metal Copyright8 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.4%min EXW China 4
3.1.9 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 4
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 5
3.2.4 Indonesian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 5
4 Company news 6
4.1 Tronox marks zircon sand export prices to China up for Q4 6
4.2 RBM to resume operation soon 6
4.3 South African Foskor Zirconia to increase zircon sand consumption 6
4.4 Orient Zirconia raises prices of relative zirconium products 6
5 Producers Statistics 6
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate down reached 39.44% in August 2021 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright89% MoM in June 2021 12 7 Market Outlook for Next Month 13 7.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output up by 6.15% MoM in August 2021 6
5.1.Asian Metal CopyrightContents 1 Market Highlights 3 2 Economy and Policy 3 2.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks down by 7.27% MoM in August 2021 7
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate up by 6.26% MoM in August 2021 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate up by 11.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium silicate output up by 1.36% MoM in August 2021 8
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright3Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks up by 10.76% MoM in August 2021 8
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright5%min EXW China 4 3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate up by 11.34% in August MoM 2021 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright3 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China 5 3.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride output up by 2.58% MoM in August 2021 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks down by 36.84% MoM in August 2021 9
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 10
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' operating rate up by 2.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate up by 2.83% MoM in August 2021 10
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright6 Fused zirconia 98.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's fused zirconia output down by 0.23% MoM in August 2021 10
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks down by 19.46% MoM in August 2021 10
5.5 Producers statistics for zirconium sponge 11
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate up by 6.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' operating rate up by 2.5% MoM in August 2021 11
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese Market Movement 3 3.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium sponge output up by 6.25% MoM in August 2021 11
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume down by 37.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' stocks down by 13.33% MoM in August 2021 11
6 Customs Statistics (Jun 2021) 11
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume down by 37.96% MoM in Jul 2020 11
6.2 China's zirconium oxychloride export volume up by 7.17% MoM in Jun 2021 12
6.3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume down by 14.89% MoM in June 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 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
.Asian Metal Copyright26% MoM in August 2021 7 5Asian Metal Copyright