Monthly Zirconium Market Report May 2022

Contents


1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 U.Asian Metal Copyright4.Asian Metal CopyrightS. starts review process for additional tariffs on China or removes additional tariffs on Chinese-origin products 3
2.2 MoF: China's 2022 tax rebates & cuts and fee reductions to total RMB2.5 trillion 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 Copyright48% in May 2022 6 5.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 Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks up by 41.Asian Metal Copyright8 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright9 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.4%min EXW China 4
3.2 International Market Movements 4
3.2.1 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 4
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 Sheffield Resources completes divestment of Eneabba Mineral Sands Project 5
4.2 Bengbu Huayang resumes zirconium silicate production 5
4.3 Lomon Billions raises prices for titanium sponge, zirconium sponge and others 5
4.4 Image Resources updates mineral resource estimates for McCalls Mineral Sands Project 5
4.5 Bengbu Huayang resumes zirconium silicate production 5
5 Producers Statistics 6
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride output down by 2.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate down by 6.48% in May 2022 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright81% MoM in May 2022 6 5.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output down by 19.77% MoM in May 2022 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright13 Indonesian zircon sand 66%min CIF China USDt 13 .Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks up by 64.81% MoM in May 2022 6
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright69% MoM in May 2022 7 5.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate up by 1.3% MoM in May 2022 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright76% MoM in Apr 2022 11 6.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium silicate output down by 3.42% MoM in May 2022 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright3.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks up by 1.69% MoM in May 2022 7
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright76% MoM in Apr 2022 11 6.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate down by 2.32% MoM in May 2022 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright4.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride output down by 2.86% MoM in May 2022 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume down by 0.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks up by 105.56% MoM in May 2022 9
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate down by 1.06% MoM in May 2022 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks up by 64.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's fused zirconia output up by 1.89% MoM in May 2022 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright3.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks up by 41.38% MoM in May 2022 10
5.5 Producers statistics for zirconium sponge 10
5.5.1 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' operating rate unchanged MoM in May 2022 10
5.5.2 China's zirconium sponge output unchanged MoM in May 2022 10
5.5.3 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' stocks down by 40% MoM in May 2022 11
6. Customs statistics 11
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume down by 26.24% MoM in Apr 2022 11
6.2 China's zirconium oxychloride export volume down by 12.76% MoM in Apr 2022 11
6.3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume down by 0.89% MoM in Apr 2022 12
7 Relevant Industry News 12
7.1 Ceramic industry operation low 12
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) 13
8.5 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China (RMB/t) 13
8.6 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China (RMB/t) 13
8.7 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.4%min EXW China (RMB/t) 13
8.8 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China (USD/t) 13
8.9 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China (RMB/t) 13
8.10 South African zircon sand 66%min CIF China (USD/t) 13
8.11 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China (USD/t) 13
8.12 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China (RMB/t) 13
8.13 Indonesian zircon sand 66%min CIF China (USD/t) 13


.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' stocks down by 40% MoM in May 2022 11 6Asian Metal Copyright