Monthly Zirconium Market Report Feb 2026

Contents

1 Market Highlights 3
2 Economy and Policy 3
2.1 China puts 20 Japanese entities on dual-use export control watch list 3
3 Market Movement 3
3.1 Chinese Market Movement 3
3.1.1 Zircon sand 66%min EXW China 3
3.1.2 Primary zircon sand 65%min EXW China 3
3.1.3 Chemical zircon sand 65%min EXW China 3
3.1.4 Zircon sand 60%min EXW China 3
3.1.5 Australian zircon sand 66%min in port China 3
3.1.6 Zirconium silicate 50%min EXW China 4
3.1.7 Zirconium silicate 60%min EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright8 Zirconium silicate 64.5%min EXW China 4
3.1.9 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min Fe5-8ppm EXW China 4
3.1.10 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min Fe2ppm EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 8 5.Asian Metal Copyright11 Zirconium Dioxide 99.5%min EXW China 4
3.1.12 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China 4
3.1.13 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China 5
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright12 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 5
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright13 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 6
4 Company news 6
4.1 Shenghe Resource Lianyungang New Materials to decrease zircon sand output 6
4.2 Suixi Guangjin New Material stops zircon sand production 6
4.3 Hainan Hengtai Industrial suspends zircon sand production 6
4.4 Jiangxi Kingan Hi-tech to cut zirconium oxychloride output 6
4.5 Foshan Chancheng Yingqiang Ceramic Raw Materials suspends zirconium silicate operation 6
4.6 Zhangzhou Antai Zirconium Development stops zirconium silicate production 6
4.7 Foshan Huateng New Materials halts zirconium silicate production 6
4.8 Foshan Henganda Ceramic Raw Materials halts zirconium silicate operation 6
4.9 Anhui Kangda Zirconium cuts zirconium carbonate output 6
4.10 Foshan Fuyu New Material halts zirconium silicate production 6
4.11 Fujian Anxi Longmenzhongquan Glazing decreases zircon sand output 6
4.12 Fujian Zhangzhou Jingjiehui Ceramics Mterials halts zirconium silicate production 6
4.13 Hainan Xinhe New Material to restart zircon sand operation 7
4.14 Hainan Wensheng Zirconium & Titanium Industrial cuts zircon sand production 7
5 Producers Statistics 7
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 7
5.1.1 Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate 7
5.1.2 China's zircon sand output 7
5.1.3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks 7
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 7
5.2.1 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate 7
5.2.2 China's zirconium silicate output 7
5.2.3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks 8
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 8
5.3.1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate 8
5.3.2 China's zirconium oxychloride output 8
5.3.3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks 8
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 8
5.4.1 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate 8
5.4.2 China's fused zirconia output 9
5.4.3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks 9
6. Customs statistics 9
6.1 Japan's germanium oxide and zirconium oxide import volume rose 58.02% YoY in Dec 2026 9
6.2 Netherlands' germanium oxide and zirconium oxide import volume grew 115.97% MoM in Oct 2026 10


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