Zirconium Industry Annual Report 2023
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Zirconium Industry Annual Report 2023 1
Contents 1
1 Definition, Type, Distribution, Application 6
1.1 Definition 6
1.2 Type 6
1.2.1 Zircon sand 6
1.2.2 Zirconium silicate 6
1.2.3 Zirconium chloride 6
1.2.4 Zirconium dioxide 6
1.2.5 Zirconium sponge 6
1.3 Distribution 6
1.3.1 Global Distribution 6
1.3.2 Major international zircon sand suppliers 7
1.3.3 Major Chinese zircon sand processors 7
1.3.2 Distribution in China 7
1.4 Application 9
1.4.1 Application Areas 9
1.4.2 Application Proportion 9
2 Economy and Policy 9
2.1 Economy and Policy in China 9
2.1.1 China releases 2023 Catalogue of Goods Subject to Export License Administration 9
2.1.2 MEE: Nearly 60% of rectification plan for second round of central environmental supervision completed 9
2.1.3 Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region economic aggregate exceeds RMB1 billion 9
2.1.4 China to cut reserve requirement ratio by 0.25 percentage points 9
2.1.5 China further enforces preferential policies for small businesses regarding income tax 10
2.1.6 China revises method of collecting proceeds from transfer of mining rights 10
2.1.7 China to take special action on screening and preventing potential large accidents 10
2.1.8 China to scale up medium and long-term lending toward manufacturing sector 10
2.1.9 Ministry of Commerce: China outward non-financial direct investment up by 26.6% YOY in Jan-Apr 10
2.1.10 China releases plan to stabilize industrial growth for nonferrous metals 10
2.1.11 China to adjust import and export tariffs in 2024 10
2.2 International Economy and Policy 10
2.2.1 World Bank lowers global economic growth forecast to 1.7% for 2023 10
2.2.2. World Bank raises China's economic growth forecast to 5.1% 10
2.2.3 WTO raises global trade growth forecast for 2023 11
3 Market Movements 11
3.1 Domestic Market 11
3.1.1 Zircon Sand 65%min EXW China 11
3.1.2 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China (RMB/t) 12
3.1.3 Zirconium Silicate 64.5%min EXW China 13
3.1.4 Zirconium Oxychloride 36%min EXW China 13
3.1.5 Zirconium Carbonate 40%min EXW China 14
3.1.6 Zirconium Carbonate 40%min Cl 50ppm EXW China 15
3.1.7 Fused Zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 16
3.1.8 Zirconium Sponge 99.4%min EXW China 17
3.2 International Market 18
3.2.1 Australian Zircon Sand 66%min In Port China 18
3.2.2 South African Zircon Sand 66%min In Port China 18
3.2.3 South African Zircon Sand 65%min In Port China 19
3.2.4 Indonesian Zircon Sand 66%min CIF China 20
4 Company News 21
4.1 Domestic Company News 21
4.1.1 LB Group 1Mtpy titanium-zirconium ore processing project (Phase I) to start production in H1 2023 21
4.1.2 Sanxiang Advanced Materials owns industrial zirconium sponge production capacity of 3000t 21
4.1.3 Sanxiang Advanced Materials starts phase one production of zirconium oxychloride project 21
4.1.4 Shenghe Resources Q3 zircon sand production up by 168.77% YoY 21
4.1.5 Orient Zirconic phase one fused zirconia project enters commissioning phase 21
4.1.6 Sanxiang Advanced Materials partners with Nanjing Youtian to develop integrated Zr-Hf industry chain 21
4.2 International Market 22
4.2.1 Tronox's zircon sand export prices to China for Q2 stable against Q1 22
4.2.2 Tronox fix zircon sand export prices to China for Q1 2024 22
4.2.3 Strandline Resources sells second heavy mineral concentrate shipments of 8600t 22
4.2.4 Sheffield's Thunderbird mineral sands project approaches complete 22
4.2.5 Base Resources provides heavy mineral production guidance for FY24 23
4.2.6 Image Resources updates Bidaminna mineral sands project reserves 23
4.2.7 Kenmare reports decline in Q2 heavy mineral concentrate production 23
4.2.8 Base Resources ilmenite production meets FY23 guidance 24
4.2.9 Sheffield starts commissioning at Thunderbird mineral sands project 24
4.2.10 Kenmare heavy mineral concentrate output reduces in Q3 24
4.2.11 Sheffield starts production at Thunderbird mineral sands project 24
5 Producers Statistics 24
5.1 Zircon sand 24
5.1.1 China zircon sand producers total number statistics 2023 24
5.1.2 China zircon sand production capacity up by 2.2% YOY in 2023 25
5.1.3 China zircon sand producers average operation rate up by 6.31% YOY in 2023 25
5.1.4 China zircon sand output up by 54.29% YOY in 2023 26
5.1.5 Chinese zircon sand producers average stocks up by 98.01% YOY in 2023 26
5.2 Zirconium silicate 26
5.2.1 China zirconium silicate producers total number statistics in 2023 26
5.2.2 China zirconium silicate production capacity unchanged YoY in 2023 27
5.2.3 China zirconium silicate producers average operation rate down by 2.06% YOY in 2023 27
5.2.4 China zirconium silicate output down by 0.80% YOY in 2023 27
5.2.5 China zirconium silicate average stocks up by 63.54% YOY in 2023 28
5.3 Zirconium oxychloride 28
5.3.1 China zirconium oxychloride producers total number statistics 2023 28
5.3.2 China zirconium oxychloride annual production capacity unchagne YOY in 2023 28
5.3.3 China zirconium oxychloride producers average operation rate down by 6.19% YOY in 2023 29
5.3.4 China zirconium oxychloride output down by 8.88% YOY in 2023 29
5.3.5 China zirconium oxychloride stocks up by 83.92 YOY in 2023 29
5.4 Fused zirconia 30
5.4.1 China fused zirconia producers' total number statistics in 2023 30
5.4.2 China fused zirconia annual production capacity unchanged YoY in 2023 30
5.4.3 China fused zirconia operation rate down by 4.36% in 2023 30
5.4.4 China fused zirconia output down by 6.03% in 2023 31
5.4.5 China fused zirconia stocks up by 46.15% in 2023 31
5.5 Zirconium Sponge 31
5.51 China zirconium sponge producers total number statistics in 2023 31
5.5.2 China zirconium sponge annual production capacity unchanged YoY in 2023 32
5.5.3 China zirconium sponge average operation rate up by 0.23% in 2023 32
5.5.4 China zirconium sponge output up by 0.58% in 2023 32
5.5.5 China zirconium sponge stocks up by 106.92% in 2023 32
6 Customs Statistics 32
6.1 China import volume for zircon ore and zircon sand up by 58.28% YOY in 2023 32
6.2 China export volume for zirconium oxychloride down by 25.87% YOY in 2023 33
6.3 China export volume for zirconium carbonate up by 25.42% YoY in 2023 33
7 Supply and Demand Outlook 33
7.1 Domestic Market 33
7.1.1 Zircon Sand 65%min EXW China 33
7.1.2 Zirconium Silicate 64.5%min EXW China 34
7.1.3 Zirconium Oxychloride 36%min EXW China 34
7.1.4 Zirconium Carbonate 40%min EXW China 34
Contents 1
1 Definition, Type, Distribution, Application 6
1.1 Definition 6
1.2 Type 6
1.2.1 Zircon sand 6
1.2.2 Zirconium silicate 6
1.2.3 Zirconium chloride 6
1.2.4 Zirconium dioxide 6
1.2.5 Zirconium sponge 6
1.3 Distribution 6
1.3.1 Global Distribution 6
1.3.2 Major international zircon sand suppliers 7
1.3.3 Major Chinese zircon sand processors 7
1.3.2 Distribution in China 7
1.4 Application 9
1.4.1 Application Areas 9
1.4.2 Application Proportion 9
2 Economy and Policy 9
2.1 Economy and Policy in China 9
2.1.1 China releases 2023 Catalogue of Goods Subject to Export License Administration 9
2.1.2 MEE: Nearly 60% of rectification plan for second round of central environmental supervision completed 9
2.1.3 Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region economic aggregate exceeds RMB1 billion 9
2.1.4 China to cut reserve requirement ratio by 0.25 percentage points 9
2.1.5 China further enforces preferential policies for small businesses regarding income tax 10
2.1.6 China revises method of collecting proceeds from transfer of mining rights 10
2.1.7 China to take special action on screening and preventing potential large accidents 10
2.1.8 China to scale up medium and long-term lending toward manufacturing sector 10
2.1.9 Ministry of Commerce: China outward non-financial direct investment up by 26.6% YOY in Jan-Apr 10
2.1.10 China releases plan to stabilize industrial growth for nonferrous metals 10
2.1.11 China to adjust import and export tariffs in 2024 10
2.2 International Economy and Policy 10
2.2.1 World Bank lowers global economic growth forecast to 1.7% for 2023 10
2.2.2. World Bank raises China's economic growth forecast to 5.1% 10
2.2.3 WTO raises global trade growth forecast for 2023 11
3 Market Movements 11
3.1 Domestic Market 11
3.1.1 Zircon Sand 65%min EXW China 11
3.1.2 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China (RMB/t) 12
3.1.3 Zirconium Silicate 64.5%min EXW China 13
3.1.4 Zirconium Oxychloride 36%min EXW China 13
3.1.5 Zirconium Carbonate 40%min EXW China 14
3.1.6 Zirconium Carbonate 40%min Cl 50ppm EXW China 15
3.1.7 Fused Zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 16
3.1.8 Zirconium Sponge 99.4%min EXW China 17
3.2 International Market 18
3.2.1 Australian Zircon Sand 66%min In Port China 18
3.2.2 South African Zircon Sand 66%min In Port China 18
3.2.3 South African Zircon Sand 65%min In Port China 19
3.2.4 Indonesian Zircon Sand 66%min CIF China 20
4 Company News 21
4.1 Domestic Company News 21
4.1.1 LB Group 1Mtpy titanium-zirconium ore processing project (Phase I) to start production in H1 2023 21
4.1.2 Sanxiang Advanced Materials owns industrial zirconium sponge production capacity of 3000t 21
4.1.3 Sanxiang Advanced Materials starts phase one production of zirconium oxychloride project 21
4.1.4 Shenghe Resources Q3 zircon sand production up by 168.77% YoY 21
4.1.5 Orient Zirconic phase one fused zirconia project enters commissioning phase 21
4.1.6 Sanxiang Advanced Materials partners with Nanjing Youtian to develop integrated Zr-Hf industry chain 21
4.2 International Market 22
4.2.1 Tronox's zircon sand export prices to China for Q2 stable against Q1 22
4.2.2 Tronox fix zircon sand export prices to China for Q1 2024 22
4.2.3 Strandline Resources sells second heavy mineral concentrate shipments of 8600t 22
4.2.4 Sheffield's Thunderbird mineral sands project approaches complete 22
4.2.5 Base Resources provides heavy mineral production guidance for FY24 23
4.2.6 Image Resources updates Bidaminna mineral sands project reserves 23
4.2.7 Kenmare reports decline in Q2 heavy mineral concentrate production 23
4.2.8 Base Resources ilmenite production meets FY23 guidance 24
4.2.9 Sheffield starts commissioning at Thunderbird mineral sands project 24
4.2.10 Kenmare heavy mineral concentrate output reduces in Q3 24
4.2.11 Sheffield starts production at Thunderbird mineral sands project 24
5 Producers Statistics 24
5.1 Zircon sand 24
5.1.1 China zircon sand producers total number statistics 2023 24
5.1.2 China zircon sand production capacity up by 2.2% YOY in 2023 25
5.1.3 China zircon sand producers average operation rate up by 6.31% YOY in 2023 25
5.1.4 China zircon sand output up by 54.29% YOY in 2023 26
5.1.5 Chinese zircon sand producers average stocks up by 98.01% YOY in 2023 26
5.2 Zirconium silicate 26
5.2.1 China zirconium silicate producers total number statistics in 2023 26
5.2.2 China zirconium silicate production capacity unchanged YoY in 2023 27
5.2.3 China zirconium silicate producers average operation rate down by 2.06% YOY in 2023 27
5.2.4 China zirconium silicate output down by 0.80% YOY in 2023 27
5.2.5 China zirconium silicate average stocks up by 63.54% YOY in 2023 28
5.3 Zirconium oxychloride 28
5.3.1 China zirconium oxychloride producers total number statistics 2023 28
5.3.2 China zirconium oxychloride annual production capacity unchagne YOY in 2023 28
5.3.3 China zirconium oxychloride producers average operation rate down by 6.19% YOY in 2023 29
5.3.4 China zirconium oxychloride output down by 8.88% YOY in 2023 29
5.3.5 China zirconium oxychloride stocks up by 83.92 YOY in 2023 29
5.4 Fused zirconia 30
5.4.1 China fused zirconia producers' total number statistics in 2023 30
5.4.2 China fused zirconia annual production capacity unchanged YoY in 2023 30
5.4.3 China fused zirconia operation rate down by 4.36% in 2023 30
5.4.4 China fused zirconia output down by 6.03% in 2023 31
5.4.5 China fused zirconia stocks up by 46.15% in 2023 31
5.5 Zirconium Sponge 31
5.51 China zirconium sponge producers total number statistics in 2023 31
5.5.2 China zirconium sponge annual production capacity unchanged YoY in 2023 32
5.5.3 China zirconium sponge average operation rate up by 0.23% in 2023 32
5.5.4 China zirconium sponge output up by 0.58% in 2023 32
5.5.5 China zirconium sponge stocks up by 106.92% in 2023 32
6 Customs Statistics 32
6.1 China import volume for zircon ore and zircon sand up by 58.28% YOY in 2023 32
6.2 China export volume for zirconium oxychloride down by 25.87% YOY in 2023 33
6.3 China export volume for zirconium carbonate up by 25.42% YoY in 2023 33
7 Supply and Demand Outlook 33
7.1 Domestic Market 33
7.1.1 Zircon Sand 65%min EXW China 33
7.1.2 Zirconium Silicate 64.5%min EXW China 34
7.1.3 Zirconium Oxychloride 36%min EXW China 34
7.1.4 Zirconium Carbonate 40%min EXW China 34
