subject: Zircon analysis of domestic and international markets in recent years [print this page] Zircon analysis of domestic and international markets in recent years
Zircon undergone three major shocks since 2000 after the price gradually higher average annual rate of 25% growth in non-linear. Global zircon consumption in 2003 reached 100 million tons, 35% of the total in Europe, mainly Spain, Italy, Turkey, Ceramics Big country, China from Ceramic Industry Promote the rapid development into a major power consumption among zirconium. In view of the gradual emergence of supply and demand imbalance, countries large zirconium industry companies have to act, Australia ILUKA, South Africa RZM kept on digging new mines, adding considerable reserves of zircon, but driven by the interests of various groups, have to cut the expected plan to achieve to reduce supply and raise prices, increase the return of bad purpose. Follow the practice of OPEC oil, Monopoly Manipulate market prices, Australia ILUKA has publicly announced by the 2004 cut 50,000-80,000 tons per year. RZM company is also in accordance with its actual situation is digging new mines to increase supply. But the old mine cut the supply of mouth is an ironclad fact.
U.S. European industry, the manufacturing sector staged a strong recovery, China's rapid economic growth, the Japanese refined-the-art technology combined with strong economic push, resulting in zircon supply gap is estimated to reach 100,000 tons in 2005. And according to professional survey company in the next decade even if all the planned full production from mining ore deposits, the market is still greater than the demand for zirconium supply, prices will continue zirconium soared.
The zircon zirconium silicate ceramic classes processed zircon demand shows signs of rising prices and continued price increases. Worse still, some small-scale producers of zirconium silicate zircon sand supply due to insufficient lead cut or stop production. Japan, South Korea and other countries, basically in the category of non-resources "and the necessary fuel," the point, while China's domestic situation is almost the same. Imports of zirconium silicate from 2002 to 6000-7000 yuan / ton, rising to 2004 10000-12000 yuan / ton, there are 40% -50% gain, while gains in tandem zircon insufficient supply of will continue. Number of foreign manufacturers of basic identity zirconium silicate zirconium silicate future prices will be 50-70 dollars per month / t increases. Maintain the production and supply in 2005 will be steadily year. Not expect there to drop prices possible. The Australian zircon sand quality, good size, most of the zircon sand to be ground into Powder For the electronics industry use, and gradually reduce the supply of ceramic industry. And South Africa at this time just to replace the Australian sand zircon silicate zirconium production status. European countries have zirconium silicate manufacturers have to supply from Australia, South Africa, zircon sand zircon sand transformed, in order to reduce costs and ensure enough supply. Netherlands, Spain and other countries have been walking in front of the product has started to enter the Chinese market. The near future in China, from South Africa, zirconium silicate sand-based market will become a major provider, the Australian refining of zirconium silicate sand will gradually become a rare species.
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