Monthly Zirconium Market Report Mar 2020

Contents

1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 China's manufacturing PMI up by 16.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zircon sand production capacity down by 10.Asian Metal Copyright3% from the previous month to 52.0% in Mar 2020 3
2.2 Exchange rate of USD against offshore RMB up by 1,040 points in Mar 2020 3
3 Market Movement 3
3.1 Chinese Market Movement 3
3.1.1 Chinese high grade zircon sand market 3
3.1.2 Chinese zirconium silicate market 3
3.1.3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride market 4
3.1.4 Chinese zirconium carbonate market 4
3.1.5 Chinese fused zirconia market 4
3.1.6 Chinese metallurgical grade zirconium sponge market 5
3.2 International Market Movements 5
3.2.1 Australian high grade zircon sand market 5
3.2.2 South African high grade zircon sand market 5
3.2.3 Indonesian high grade zircon sand market 6
4 Company news 6
4.1 Jiangsu Baifu resumes zirconium silicate production to normal 6
4.2 Guangxi Liufeng delays resuming high grade zircon sand production 6
4.3 China realizes localization of 3rd-generation nuclear grade zirconium materials 6
4.4 Quannan Jinghuan resumes zirconium sulfate production 6
4.5 Zhenzhou Sanyuan's refractory grade fused zirconia consumption up by around half MOM 6
4.6 Construction of Shouning Sanxiang Zirconium-Based Amorphous Alloy Project launched 7
4.7 Langxi Jiuli Zirconium Salts' zirconium carbonate output up by 1.6 times MOM 7
5 Producers Statistics 7
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 7
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright9 Indonesian zircon sand 11.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zircon sand production capacity down by 10.5% MOM in Mar 2020 7
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output up by 1.3 times MOM in Mar 2020 7
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright2 South African high grade zircon sand market 5 3.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate up by 25.4% compared with the previous month in Mar 2020 7
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume down by 23.Asian Metal Copyright4 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks up by 46.9% MOM in Mar 2020 8
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 8
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium silicate production capacity down by 9.9% MOM in Mar 2020 8
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output up by 1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium silicate output up by 4.01 times MOM in Mar 2020 8
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate up by 34.3% MOM in Mar 2020 8
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright4 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks up by 9.7% MOM in Mar 2020 9
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright2 International Market Movements 5 3.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium oxychloride output up by 78.9% MOM in Mar 2020 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright5% MOM in Mar 2020 7 5.Asian Metal Copyright2 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate up by 25.4% from the previous month in Mar 2020 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks up by 49.6% MOM in Mar 2020 10
6 Customs Statistics (Jan-Feb 2020) 10
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume down by 23.5% YOY in Jan and Feb 2020 10
7 Market Outlook for Next Month 10
7.1 Chinese zircon sand 10
7.2 Chinese zirconium silicate 10
7.3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride 10
7.4 Chinese zirconium carbonate 11
7.5 Chinese pigment grade fused zirconia 11
7.6 Chinese zirconium sponge 11
7.7 Australian zircon sand 11
7.8 South African zircon sand 11
7.9 Indonesian zircon sand 11
.Asian Metal Copyright1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 7 5Asian Metal Copyright