Monthly Zirconium Market Report Jan 2025

Contents

1 Market Highlights 2
2 Economy and Policy 2
2.1 China sees major progress in latest round of mineral exploration 2
2.2 China's foreign trade up 5% YoY in 2024 2
2.3 China releases revised FDI statistical system 2
3 Market Movement 2
3.1 Chinese Market Movement 2
3.1.1 Primary zircon sand 65%min EXW China 2
3.1.2 Chemical zircon sand 65%min EXW China 3
3.1.3 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 3
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's fused zirconia output down by 38.Asian Metal Copyright4 Zirconium silicate 64.5%min EXW China 3
3.1.5 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min EXW China 3
3.1.6 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China 3
3.1.7 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China 3
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 7 5.Asian Metal Copyright8 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 3
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright27% MoM in Dec 2024 8 6.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 4
3.2.3 South African zircon sand 65%min CIF China 4
3.2.4 Indonesian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 4
4 Company news 5
4.1 Kenmare Resources provides Q4 2024 production report and 2025 guidance 5
5 Producers Statistics 6
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate down by 19.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate down by 10.87% MoM in Jan 2025 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 3 3.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output down by 30.15% MoM in Jan 2025 6
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright4 Zirconium silicate 64.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks up by 17.05% MoM in Jan 2025 6
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 6
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright4 Zirconium silicate 64.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate down by 19.92% MoM in Jan 2025 6
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright60% MoM in Dec 2024 8 6.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium silicate output down by 47.78% MoM in Jan 2025 6
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright6 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China 3 3.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks up by 1.65% MoM in Jan 2025 7
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 7
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks up by 4.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate down by 19.81% MoM in Jan 2025 7
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate down by 19.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride output down by 24.06% MoM in Jan 2025 7
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright4 Zirconium silicate 64.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks up by 4.65% MoM in Jan 2025 7
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 7
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 6 5.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate down by 15.59% MoM in Jan 2025 7
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume up by 8.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's fused zirconia output down by 38.18% MoM in Jan 2025 8
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright3.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks up by 5.63% MoM in Jan 2025 8
6. Customs statistics 8
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume up by 8.27% MoM in Dec 2024 8
6.2 China's zirconium oxychloride export volume up by 50.60% MoM in Dec 2024 8
6.3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume down by 48.49% YoY in Dec 2024 9


.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride output down by 24Asian Metal Copyright