Monthly Zirconium Market Report May 2023

Contents

1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 World Bank raises China's economic growth forecast to 5.1% 3
2.2 GACC: China's gross imports and exports up by 4.8% YoY in Q1 3
2.3 China revises method of collecting proceeds from transfer of mining rights 3
2.4 China to take special action on screening and preventing potential large accidents 3
2.5 China to further expand scale of RMB settlement for cross-border trade 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 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright2 GACC: China's gross imports and exports up by 4.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 Copyright5 China to further expand scale of RMB settlement for cross-border trade 3 3 Market Movement 3 3.Asian Metal Copyright8 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright1.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 Zhanjiang Gonghe halts zircon sand production 5
As one of major zircon sand producers in China, Zhanjiang Gonghe Mining Co., Ltd stopped zircon sand production in early May, and they barely had zircon sand output in May, down by around 1,000t MoM. 6
5 Producers Statistics 6
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright3.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate down by 4.39% Mom in May 2023 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1 World Bank raises China's economic growth forecast to 5.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output down by 10.34% MoM in May 2023 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks up by 12.01% MoM in May 2023 6
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright8 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China USDt 13 8.Asian Metal Copyright1Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate up down by 0.79% MoM in May 2023 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium silicate output down by 1.88% MoM in May 2023 7
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright7 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China 4 3.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks up by 3.12% MoM in May 2023 7
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright4 China to take special action on screening and preventing potential large accidents 3 2.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate down by 9.66% MoM in May 2023 8
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate down by 1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride output down by 15.57% MoM in May 2023 8
5.3.3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks unchanged MoM in May 2023 8
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright5%min EXW China RMBt 13 8.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate down by 1.95% MoM in May 2023 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright7 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China 4 3.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's fused zirconia output down by 4.26% MoM in May 2023 9
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright8% YoY in Q1 3 2.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks up by 7.58% MoM in May 2023 10
5.5 Producers statistics for zirconium sponge 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' operating rate down by 4.75% MoM in May 2023 10
5.5.Asian Metal Copyright4.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium sponge output down by 10.53% MoM in May 2023 10
5.5.3 Chinese zirconium sponge producers' stocks unchanged MoM in May 2023 10
6. Customs statistics 10
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume down by 3.56% MoM in Apr 2023 10
6.2 China's zirconium oxychloride export volume up by 5.45% MoM in Apr 2023 11
6.3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume down by 21.89% YoY in Apr 2023 12
7 Relevant Industry News 12
7.1 China to scale up medium and long-term lending toward manufacturing sector 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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