Monthly Zirconium Market Report Mar 2022

Contents


1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 MOF: China to implement larger tax and fee cuts for small businesses 3
2.2 MEE launches six-batch of second-round central environmental inspection 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 Copyright81% MoM in Mar 2022 9 5.Asian Metal Copyright4 Zirconium silicate 64.5%min EXW China 4
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 Copyright4.Asian Metal Copyright8 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright25% MoM in Mar 2022 10 5.Asian Metal Copyright9 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.4%min EXW China 5
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 mage Resources provides update on ore reserves at zircon-rich Boonanarring and Atlas projects 5
4.2 Iluka lifts zircon sand export prices to China for Q2 5
4.3 Image Resources finalises agreement to acquire McCalls Mineral Sands Project 6
4.4 Strandline Resources receives environmental approval for Tajiri mineral sands project in Tanzania 6
4.5 Shandong Yuxiao ramps up zircon sand output 6
5 Producers Statistics 6
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright13 Indonesian zircon sand 66%min CIF China USDt 14 .Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate up by 3.2% in Mar 2022 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright9 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China RMBt 14 8.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output up by 8.42% MoM in Mar 2022 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright2 MEE launches six-batch of second-round central environmental inspection 3 3 Market Movement 3 3.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks down by 16.28% MoM in Mar 2022 7
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate up by 9.66% MoM in Mar 2022 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1 Zircon sand 65%min EXW China 3 3.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium silicate output down by 5.80% MoM in Mar 2022 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright5%min EXW China RMBt 14 8.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks up by 1.69% MoM in Mar 2022 8
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright2 South African zircon sand 66%min CIF China 5 3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate up by 19.68% MoM in Mar 2022 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride output up by 34.69% MoM in Mar 2022 9
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright4 Strandline Resources receives environmental approval for Tajiri mineral sands project in Tanzania 6 4.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks down by 4.65% MoM in Mar 2022 9
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate up by 15.81% MoM in Mar 2022 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output up by 8.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's fused zirconia output down by 24.03% MoM in Mar 2022 10
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright4.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks down by 13.16% MoM in Mar 2022 10
5.5 Producers statistics for zirconium sponge 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' operating rate up by 6.25% MoM in Mar 2022 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium sponge output up by 16.67% MoM in March 2022 11
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output up by 8.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' stocks up by 29.41% MoM in Mar 2022 11
6. Customs statistics 11
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume down by 63.53% MoM in Feb 2022 11
6.2 China's zirconium oxychloride export volume down by 61.90% MoM in Feb 2022 12
6.3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume down by 46.95% MoM in Feb 2022 13
7 Relevant Industry News 13
7.1 Ceramic producers hold positive attitudes towards the demand of tiles 13
8 Market Outlook for Next Month 13
8.1 Zircon sand 65%min EXW China (RMB/t) 13
8.2 Zirconium silicate 64.5%min EXW China (RMB/t) 13
8.3 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min EXW China (RMB/t) 13
8.4 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China (RMB/t) 14
8.5 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China (RMB/t) 14
8.6 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China (RMB/t) 14
8.7 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.4%min EXW China (RMB/t) 14
8.8 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China (USD/t) 14
8.9 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China (RMB/t) 14
8.10 South African zircon sand 66%min CIF China (USD/t) 14
8.11 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China (USD/t) 14
8.12 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China (RMB/t) 14
8.13 Indonesian zircon sand 66%min CIF China (USD/t) 14


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