Monthly Zirconium Market Report Apr 2026

Contents

1 Market Highlights 2
2 Economy and Policy 2
2.1 Inner Mongolia launches special operation against illegal mining 2
3 Market Movement 2
3.1 Chinese Market Movement 2
3.1.1 Zircon sand 66%min EXW China 2
3.1.2 Primary zircon sand 65%min EXW China 2
3.1.3 Chemical zircon sand 65%min EXW China 2
3.1.4 Zircon sand 60%min EXW China 2
3.1.5 Australian zircon sand 66%min in port China 2
3.1.6 Zirconium silicate 50%min EXW China 3
3.1.7 Zirconium silicate 60%min EXW China 3
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chemical zircon sand 65%min EXW China 2 3.Asian Metal Copyright8 Zirconium silicate 64.5%min EXW China 3
3.1.9 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min Fe5-8ppm EXW China 3
3.1.10 Zirconium oxychloride 36%min Fe2ppm EXW China 3
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright11 Zirconium Dioxide 99.5%min EXW China 3
3.1.12 Zirconium carbonate 40%min EXW China 3
3.1.13 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright1 Jiangsu Minuopu Nanometer Materials raises zirconium silicate output 5 4.Asian Metal Copyright12 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 4
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright1.Asian Metal Copyright13 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 5
4 Company news 5
4.1 Jiangsu Minuopu Nanometer Materials raises zirconium silicate output 5
4.2 Endeka Ceramics (Jiangsu) increases zirconium silicate production 5
4.3 Guangdong Zhengyu New Material increases zircon sand production 5
4.4 Yunan Oriental Zircon New Material increases fused zirconia output 5
4.5 Zircofine Industry decreases zircon sand output 5
5 Producers Statistics 5
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 5
5.1.1 Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate 5
5.1.2 China's zircon sand output 5
5.1.3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks 5
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 6
5.2.1 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate 6
5.2.2 China's zirconium silicate output 6
5.2.3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks 6
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 6
5.3.1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate 6
5.3.2 China's zirconium oxychloride output 6
5.3.3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks 7
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 7
5.4.1 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate 7
5.4.2 China's fused zirconia output 7
5.4.3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks 7
6. Customs statistics 7
6.1 China's germanium oxide and zirconium oxide export volume grew 57.90% MoM in Mar 2026 7
6.2 United States' germanium oxide and zirconium oxide import volume rose 21.66% YoY in Feb 2026 8
6.3 Australia's zirconium concentrate export volume rose 48.10% YoY in Dec 2025 9


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