Monthly Zirconium Market Report Jul 2020

Contents

1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 China's manufacturing PMI up by 0.Asian Metal Copyright4% MOM in Jul 2020 9 5.Asian Metal Copyright2% from the previous month to 51.1% in Jul 2020 3
2.2 Exchange rate of USD against offshore RMB down by 862 points in Jul 2020 3
3 Market Movement 3
3.1 Chinese Market Movement 3
3.1.1 Chinese high grade zircon sand 3
3.1.2 Chinese zirconium silicate 3
3.1.3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride 4
3.1.4 Chinese zirconium carbonate 4
3.1.5 Chinese fused zirconia 4
3.1.6 Chinese metallurgical grade zirconium sponge 5
3.2 International Market Movements 5
3.2.1 Australian high grade zircon sand 5
3.2.2 South African high grade zircon sand 5
3.2.3 Indonesian high grade zircon sand 6
4 Company news 6
4.1 Quanzhou Sifang builds a zirconium silicate production line 6
4.2 Deqing Xinkang reduces zirconium oxychloride output 6
4.3 Shandong Shenzhou halts zirconium oxychloride production 6
4.4 Image Resources provides sales update for Boonanarring Mineral Sands Project 6
5 Producers Statistics 7
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 7
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zircon sand output up by 8.7% MOM in Jul 2020 7
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright2 Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate up by 3.4% compared with the previous month in Jul 2020 7
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright8% from the previous month in Jul 2020 9 5.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks down by 6.0% MOM in Jul 2020 7
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 8
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese Market Movement 3 3.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium silicate output down by 2.1% MOM in Jul 2020 8
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium oxychloride output down by 1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate down by 1.0% MOM in Jul 2020 8
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright7 Australian zircon sand 12 7.Asian Metal Copyright4 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks down by 6.0% MOM in Jul 2020 8
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium oxychloride output down by 1.4% MOM in Jul 2020 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume down by 20.Asian Metal Copyright2 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate decreases by 0.8% from the previous month in Jul 2020 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright7% MOM in Jun 2020 11 6.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks drop by 13.8% MOM in Jul 2020 9
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright8 South African zircon sand 12 7.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's fused zirconia output up by 0.5% YOY in Jul 2020 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright2 South African high grade zircon sand 5 3.Asian Metal Copyright2 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate down by 3.4% MOM in Jul 2020 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright4.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks up by 1.9% MOM in Jul 2020 10
5.5 Producers statistics for zirconium sponge 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright8% from the previous month in Jul 2020 9 5.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium sponge output down by 8.7% MOM in Jul 2020 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright6 Chinese metallurgical grade zirconium sponge 5 3.Asian Metal Copyright2 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' operating rate down by 6.7% MOM in Jul 2020 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 9 5.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' stocks down by 3.6% MOM in Jul 2020 10
6 Customs Statistics (Jun 2020) 10
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume up by 54.7% MOM in Jun 2020 11
6.2 China's zirconium oxychloride export volume down by 20.2% MOM in Jun 2020 11
6.3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume down by 20.1% MOM in Jun 2020 11
7 Market Outlook for Next Month 11
7.1 Chinese zircon sand 11
7.2 Chinese zirconium silicate 64.5%min 11
7.3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride 36%min 11
7.4 Chinese zirconium carbonate 40%min 12
7.5 Chinese pigment grade fused zirconia 98.5%min 12
7.6 Chinese zirconium sponge 99.4%min 12
7.7 Australian zircon sand 12
7.8 South African zircon sand 12
7.9 Indonesian zircon sand 12


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