Monthly Zirconium Market Report Dec 2024

Contents
1 Market Highlights 2
2 Economy and Policy 2
2.1 China updates catalogue of encouraged industries in western region 2
2.2 China announces tariff changes for 2025 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 2
3.1.3 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 2
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright2.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 Copyright27% MoM in Dec 2024 6 5.Asian Metal Copyright8 Fused zirconia 98.5%min EXW China 3
3.1.Asian Metal Copyright4.Asian Metal Copyright9 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.4%min EXW China 3
3.2 International Market Movements 3
3.2.1 Australian zircon sand 66%min CIF China 3
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 4
4.1 Hainan Mining to acquire Zr-Ti mining claims in Mozambique 4
4.2 Liaoning Huagao signs nuclear-grade zirconium sponge sales agreement 4
4.3 Import prices of RBM zircon sand down for Q1 2025 5
4.4 Tronox's zircon sand export prices to China for Q1 fixed 5
4.5 Import prices of Iluka zircon sand in China for Q1 2025 down 5
5 Producers Statistics 5
5.1 Producers statistics for zircon sand 5
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright49% MoM in Dec 2024 6 5.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zircon sand producers' operating rate up by 3.80% MoM in Dec 2024 5
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright80% MoM in Dec 2024 5 5.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zircon sand output up by 12.57% MoM in Dec 2024 5
5.1.Asian Metal Copyright7 Zirconium carbonate 40%min, Cl 50ppm EXW China 3 3.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zircon sand producers' stocks down by 0.65% MoM in Dec 2024 5
5.2 Producers statistics for zirconium silicate 5
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright2.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' operating rate up by 3.64% MoM in Dec 2024 5
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright4 Tronox's zircon sand export prices to China for Q1 fixed 5 4.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium silicate output up by 9.41% MoM in Dec 2024 5
5.2.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride output up by 2.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium silicate producers' stocks down by 0.95% MoM in Dec 2024 6
5.3 Producers statistics for zirconium oxychloride 6
5.3.1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate up by 2% MoM in Dec 2024 6
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume down by 30.Asian Metal Copyright2 China's zirconium oxychloride output up by 2.49% MoM in Dec 2024 6
5.3.Asian Metal Copyright Customs statistics 7 6.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' stocks down by 2.27% MoM in Dec 2024 6
5.4 Producers statistics for fused zirconia 6
5.4.1 Chinese fused zirconia producers' operating rate almost unchanged MoM in Dec 2024 7
5.4.2 China's fused zirconia output unchanged MoM in Dec 2024 7
5.4.Asian Metal Copyright9 Zirconium sponge Zr+Hf 99.Asian Metal Copyright3 Chinese fused zirconia producers' stocks up by 26.67% MoM in Dec 2024 7
6. Customs statistics 7
6.1 China's zirconium ore and concentrate import volume down by 30.5% MoM in Nov 2024 7
6.2 China's zirconium oxychloride export volume down by 42.89% MoM in Nov 2024 8
6.3 China's zirconium carbonate export volume down by 48.49% YoY in Nov 2024 8


.Asian Metal Copyright1 Chinese zirconium oxychloride producers' operating rate up by 2% MoM in Dec 2024 6 5Asian Metal Copyright