Monthly Zirconium Market Report Sep 2020

Contents

1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 China's manufacturing PMI up by 0.Asian Metal Copyright2 Chinese zirconium silicate 64.Asian Metal Copyright5% from the previous month to 51.5% in Sep 2020 3
2.2 Exchange rate of USD against offshore RMB down by 504 points in Sep 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 China to put resources tax law into force from September 1 on 6
4.2 Wenchuan Shenzhou Zirconium halts production of fused zirconia 6
4.3 Yangpu Zhongtai starts construction of titanium-zirconium beneficiation project 6
4.4 Zibo Tianxiang Chemical halts production of zirconium dioxide 6
4.5 Henan Hongying officially puts fused zirconia into production 6
4.6 Langxi Jiuli increases zirconium carbonate output 7
4.7 Sanxiang Advanced Materials to raise funds to build special ceramics project 7
4.8 Wuhan Huafeng Sensing Technology invites bids for zirconium oxychloride 7
5 Producers Statistics 7
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 7
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright4.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zircon sand output up by 5.0% MOM in Sep 2020 7
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright0% compared with the previous month in Sep 2020 7 5.Asian Metal Copyright2 Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate up by 2.0% compared with the previous month in Sep 2020 7
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1% MOM in Sep 2020 8 5.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks up by 39.9% MOM in Sep 2020 7
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 8
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks up by 39.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium silicate output down by 7.1% MOM in Sep 2020 8
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright5 Producers statistics for zirconium sponge 10 5.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate down by 3.7% MOM in Sep 2020 8
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1% MOM in Sep 2020 9 5.Asian Metal Copyright4 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks up by 2.0% MOM in Sep 2020 8
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks up by 2.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium oxychloride output down by 3.1% MOM in Sep 2020 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's fused zirconia output down by 0.Asian Metal Copyright2 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate decreases by 1.9% from the previous month in Sep 2020 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 7 5.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks rise by 13.1% MOM in Sep 2020 9
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright3.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's fused zirconia output down by 0.4% YOY in Sep 2020 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate down by 3.Asian Metal Copyright2 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate down by 0.2% MOM in Sep 2020 10
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride 4 3.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks up by 2.5% MOM in Sep 2020 10
5.5 Producers statistics for zirconium sponge 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright3 Yangpu Zhongtai starts construction of titanium-zirconium beneficiation project 6 4.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium sponge output down by 0.2 YOY in Sep 2020 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright1% MOM in Sep 2020 9 5.Asian Metal Copyright2 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' operating rate down by 19.0% YOY in Sep 2020 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' stocks up by 6.7% MOM in Sep 2020 10
6 Customs Statistics (Aug 2020) 11
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume up by 109.9% MOM in Aug 2020 11
6.2 China's zirconium oxychloride export volume down by 0.4% MOM in Aug 2020 11
6.3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume up by 20.7% MOM in Aug 2020 11
7 Market Outlook for Next Month 12
7.1 Chinese zircon sand 12
7.2 Chinese zirconium silicate 64.5%min 12
7.3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride 36%min 12
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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