Monthly Zirconium Market Report Oct 2022

Contents
1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 IMF cuts 2023 global economic growth forecast to 2.7% 3
2.2 MEE: To launch third round of central ecological and environmental protection inspection campaign 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 Copyright11 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China USDt 13 8.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 Copyright80% MoM in Oct 2022 7 5.Asian Metal Copyright8 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright5%min EXW China RMBt 13 8.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 Shandong Hongyuan resumes zirconium oxychloride production 5
5 Producers Statistics 6
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright62% MoM in Oct 2022 8 5.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate down by 2.5% in Oct 2022 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output down by 10.61% MoM in Oct 2022 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1 Base Resources updates zircon production of 6.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks up by 13.30% MoM in Oct 2022 6
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright6 Fused zirconia 98.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate down by 3.25% MoM in Oct 2022 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright4 Zirconium silicate 64.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium silicate output down by 9.97% MoM in Oct 2022 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright Customs statistics 10 6.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks up by 21.80% MoM in Oct 2022 7
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright7 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate up by 16.72% MoM in Oct 2022 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright2 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China 3 3.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride output up by 34.62% MoM in Oct 2022 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks up by 28.99% MoM in Oct 2022 9
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate down by 10.73% MoM in Oct 2022 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's fused zirconia output down by 20.75% MoM in Oct 2022 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright00% MoM in Oct 2022 10 5.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks up by 24.00% MoM in Oct 2022 10
5.5 Producers statistics for zirconium sponge 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright37% MoM in Sep 2022 11 6.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' operating rate down by 2.38% MoM in Oct 2022 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium sponge output down by 5.26% MoM in Oct 2022 10
5.5.3 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' stocks unchanged MoM in Oct 2022 10
6. Customs statistics 10
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume up by 15.22% MoM in Sep 2022 10
6.2 China's zirconium oxychloride export volume down by 35.37% MoM in Sep 2022 11
6.3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume down by 36.44% YoY in Sep 2022 12
7 Relevant Industry News 12
7.1 Base Resources updates zircon production of 6.6kt 12
8 Market Outlook for Next Month 12
8.1 Zircon sand 65%min EXW China (RMB/t) 12
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


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