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 Copyright1 China's zirconium sponge output down by 0.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 Copyright7 Australian zircon sand 12 7.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zircon sand output up by 5.0% MOM in Sep 2020 7
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1.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 Copyright2 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate decreases by 1.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 Copyright6 Langxi Jiuli increases zirconium carbonate output 7 4.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium silicate output down by 7.1% MOM in Sep 2020 8
5.2.Asian Metal CopyrightContents 1 Market Highlights 3 2 Economy and Policy 3 2.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate down by 3.7% MOM in Sep 2020 8
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1.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 Copyright8 Wuhan Huafeng Sensing Technology invites bids for zirconium oxychloride 7 5 Producers Statistics 7 5.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium oxychloride output down by 3.1% MOM in Sep 2020 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright5 Chinese fused zirconia 4 3.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 Copyright2.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 Copyright0% compared with the previous month in Sep 2020 7 5.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's fused zirconia output down by 0.4% YOY in Sep 2020 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright5 Henan Hongying officially puts fused zirconia into production 6 4.Asian Metal Copyright2 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate down by 0.2% MOM in Sep 2020 10
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright2.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.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium sponge output down by 0.2 YOY in Sep 2020 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright7 Sanxiang Advanced Materials to raise funds to build special ceramics project 7 4.Asian Metal Copyright2 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' operating rate down by 19.0% YOY in Sep 2020 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright3.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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