Monthly Zirconium Market Report Oct 2021

Contents

1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 Exchange rate of USD against offshore RMB down from 1 Oct 2021 3
2.2 NDRC issues notice on further deepening market-oriented reform of on-grid price of coal-fired power generation 3
3 Market Movement 3
3.1 Chinese Market Movement 3
3.1.1 Zircon sand 65%min EXW China 3
3.1.2 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China 3
3.1.3 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 3
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright10 South African zircon sand 66%min CIF China USDt 13 7.Asian Metal Copyright4 Zirconium silicate 64.5%min EXW China 3
3.1.5 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min EXW China 4
3.1.6 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China 4
3.1.7 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright1 Zircon sand 65%min EXW China 3 3.Asian Metal Copyright8 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright4.Asian Metal Copyright9 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 5
4.1 Orient Zirconic raises sales price for zirconium products in Oct 5
4.2 Utmost's alloy casting project to go into production 5
4.3 Ukraine again tries to sell titanium and zirconium miner 5
4.4 Iluka marks export prices of zircon sand to China up for Q4 6
4.5 Orient Zirconic raises sales price for zirconium products 6
5 Producers Statistics 6
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright12 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China RMBt 14 7.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate down by 7.32% in Oct 2021 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright4 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China 13 7.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output down by 19.74% MoM in October 2021 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright11% MoM in Oct 2021 7 5.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks up by 38.10% MoM in Oct 2021 6
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' stocks down by 4.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate down by 14.11% MoM in Oct 2021 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium silicate output down by 30.66% MoM in October 2021 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 7 5.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks down by 0.46% MoM in October 2021 8
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright2 International Market Movements 5 3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate down by 10.41% MoM in October 2021 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright3 Ukraine again tries to sell titanium and zirconium miner 5 4.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride output up down by 15.54% MoM in October 2021 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright4.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks up by 3.03% MoM in October 2021 9
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's fused zirconia output down by 5.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate down by 3.1% MoM in October 2021 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's fused zirconia output down by 5.42% MoM in October 2021 10
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright1 Orient Zirconic raises sales price for zirconium products in Oct 5 4.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks up by 50.85% MoM in October 2021 10
5.5 Producers statistics for zirconium sponge 10
5.5.1 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' operating rage unchanged MoM in October 2021 10
5.5.2 China's zirconium sponge output unchanged MoM in October 2021 11
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright5%min EXW China 13 7.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' stocks down by 4.76% MoM in October 2021 11
6 Customs Statistics 11
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume down by 7.55% MoM in September 2021 11
6.2 China's zirconium oxychloride export volume up by 34.08% MoM in September 2021 12
6.3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume down by 12.70% MoM in September 2021 12
7 Market Outlook for Next Month 13
7.1 Zircon sand 65%min EXW China 13
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 (USD/t) 13
7.9 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China (RMB/t) 13
7.10 South African zircon sand 66%min CIF China (USD/t) 13
7.11 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China (USD/t) 13
7.12 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China (RMB/t) 14
7.13 Indonesian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 14


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