Monthly Zirconium Market Report Aug 2019

Contents

1 Market Highlights 2
2 Economy and Policy 2
2.1 China's manufacturing PMI declines by 0.Asian Metal Copyright4 Zibo Jiahua restarts producing cerium zirconium products 5 4.Asian Metal Copyright2% from the previous month to 49.5% in Aug 2019 2
2.2 Exchange rate of USD against offshore RMB up by around 0.2 in Aug 2019 2
3 Market Movement 2
3.1 Chinese Market Movement 2
3.2 International Market Movements 3
4 Company News 4
4.1 Zibo Ming'ao cut zircon sand powder output continuously 4
4.2 Lomon Billions Group halt zirconium oxychloride production for equipment maintenance in early August 4
4.3 Hongyuan New Material resumes zirconium oxychloride production 5
4.4 Zibo Jiahua restarts producing cerium zirconium products 5
4.5 Zhaotai Ceramics Raw Material expands zirconium silicate production 5
4.6 Danyang Fused Refractory Materials to suspend consuming fused zirconia 5
4.7 Gongyi Sanyuan Ceramics halts consuming refractory grade fused zirconia 5
4.8 Sanxiang Advanced Materials invests in zirconium-based amorphous alloys project with Dongguan Eontec 5
4.9 High-end titanium-zirconium-hafnium wire products project settled down in Panzhihua 5
5 Producers Statistics 5
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 5
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright2 Exchange rate of USD against offshore RMB up by around 0.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zircon sand output up by 1.0% MOM in Aug 2019 5
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright2 Exchange rate of USD against offshore RMB up by around 0.Asian Metal Copyright2 Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate up by 0.4% MOM in Aug 2019 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 6 5.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks up by 387.5% MOM in Aug 2019 6
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 6
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1 Zibo Ming'ao cut zircon sand powder output continuously 4 4.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium silicate output up by 4.0% MOM in Aug 2019 6
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1 Zibo Ming'ao cut zircon sand powder output continuously 4 4.Asian Metal Copyright2 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate up by 2.0% MOM in Aug 2019 6
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright3 Hongyuan New Material resumes zirconium oxychloride production 5 4.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks down by 27.1% MOM in Aug 2019 7
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 7
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright9 High-end titanium-zirconium-hafnium wire products project settled down in Panzhihua 5 5 Producers Statistics 5 5.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium oxychloride output down by 31.8% MOM in Aug 2019 7
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume up by 0.Asian Metal Copyright2 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate down by 23.3% MOM in Aug 2019 7
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks down by 27.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks down by 47.1% MOM in Aug 2019 7
6 Customs Statistics (Jul 2019) 8
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume up by 0.6% MOM in July 2019 8
7 Market Outlook for Next Month 8
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