Monthly Zirconium Market Report Jun 2021

Contents

1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 Exchange rate of USD against offshore RMB down by 1,029 points in Jun 2021 3
3 Market Movement 3
3.1 Chinese Market Movement 3
3.1.1 Zircon sand 65%min EXW China 3
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright2 Zirconium silicate 64.5%min EXW China 3
3.1.3 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min EXW China 3
3.1.4 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China 4
3.1.5 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 7 5.Asian Metal Copyright6 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright5.Asian Metal Copyright7 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.4%min EXW China 4
3.2 International Market Movements 5
3.2.1 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 5
3.2.2 South African zircon sand 66%min CIF China 5
3.2.3 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China 5
3.2.4 Indonesian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 5
4 Company news 6
4.1 Zircosil Malaysia halts zirconium silicate production 6
4.2 Vietnam Rock Team to increase zirconium silicate output 6
4.3 Search Minerals starts 2021 Rare Earth Element Drilling Program 6
4.4 Ukraine to auction titanium and zirconium miner in August 6
4.5 Orient Zirconia to invest in building high-purity ultra-fine zirconium silicate project of 60,000tpy 6
4.6 Rio Tinto declares force majeure at Richards Bay Minerals 6
5 Producers Statistics 6
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright2 Zirconium silicate 64.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate down by 1.84% compared with the previous month in Jun 2021 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright5%min EXW China 13 7.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output up by 6.15% MoM in Jun 2021 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output up by 6.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks down by 7.27% MoM in Jun 2021 7
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright3.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate up by 0.71% MoM in Jun 2021 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 10 5.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium silicate output up by 1.29% MoM in June 2021 8
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 10 5.Asian Metal Copyright3Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks down by 8.76% MoM in June 2021 8
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright4 Ukraine to auction titanium and zirconium miner in August 6 4.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate down by 7.8% from the previous month in Jun 2021 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright5 Orient Zirconia to invest in building high-purity ultra-fine zirconium silicate project of 60,000tpy 6 4.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride output decreases by 10.43% MoM in Jun 2021 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Zircon sand 65%min EXW China 12 7.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks down by 0.72% MoM in Jun 2021 9
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 10
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate down by 7.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating ratedown by 1.02% MoM in Jun 2021 10
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's fused zirconia output up by 1.61% MoM in Jun 2021 10
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright4 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China 4 3.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks down by 2.41% MoM in Jun 2021 10
5.5 Producers statistics for zirconium sponge 11
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright1 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 5 3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' operating rate up by 29.8% YoY in Jun 2021 11
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium sponge output up by 1.96 times YoY in Jun 2021 11
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output up by 6.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' stocks down by 62.94% YoY in Jun 2021 11
6 Customs Statistics (May 2021) 11
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume down by 33.66% MoM in May 2020 11
6.2 China's zirconium oxychloride export volume up by 11.59% MoM in May 2021 12
6.3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume up by 37.14% MoM in May 2021 12
7 Market Outlook for Next Month 12
7.1 Zircon sand 65%min EXW China 12
7.2 Zirconium silicate 64.5%min EXW China 13
7.3 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min EXW China 13
7.4 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China 13
7.5 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China 13
7.6 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 13
7.7 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.4%min EXW China 13
7.8 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 13
7.9 South African zircon sand 66%min CIF China 13
7.10 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China 13
7.11 Indonesian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 13
.Asian Metal Copyright9 South African zircon sand 66%min CIF China 13 7Asian Metal Copyright