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By the international financial crisis, reduced supply of zircon sand, zirconium downstream market downturn, in the second half zircon prices will go from here? In the future economic trend remains unclear situation, the zirconium business its way out of difficulties? 7 15 to 17, from Australia TZ Minerals International Ltd. and Swiss Road, hosted by metal mesh, held in Haikou City, "2009 International Zirconium Industry Conference," from China, Australia, South Africa, Vietnam and Indonesia and other countries and areas of zircon sand, zirconium silicate, zirconium chemicals, zirconia, foundry and other industry-related enterprises and research institutions, industry associations, equipment manufacturers, representatives of more than 200 positive suggestions, and discuss countermeasures.
Zirconium mineral resources and its closely related magmatic rocks deep into the native ores and secondary coastal deposition of the weathered residual slope deposits, alluvial and flood the sands constitute the main minerals are zircon, oblique zircon, zirconium products widely used in iron and steel, nonferrous metals, chemical, medical, ceramics, glass, and war industry, economic and social development is an indispensable metal mineral resources. In recent years, as the financial crisis spread around the world, zirconium industry also suffered a great impact. In 2008 the world's zircon mine production and sales declined 20% over 2007 over 2008 fourth quarter and 2009 first quarter, the same area of the zirconium sand and zirconium products, demand fell by 50%, but the zircon sand Prices are rising slowly out of the market. The reason, experts pointed out that the zircon 2009, tight supply situation is the main factor causing price increases. By the financial crisis, Indonesia's decline; Hainan reduced supply; Australia and Africa, a major manufacturer of new faces financial difficulties; producers of low profit margin so that they can not invest in new projects for the future. In addition, since the quality decline, ore loss and economic conditions, poor performance and premature shutting down of some factories as the main risk; even if the current state of the global economic downturn, not all of the production costs will come down quickly, Therefore, many factors led to the tightening of zircon sand supply, prices rise.
Zircon for the future supply and demand trends, most experts believe the trend will be upward. The world's largest supplier of zircon sand Ai Luka Resources Ltd. Vevey, general manager of sales and marketing dragon? Dr. Hugo said that China in the global zircon consumption play a decisive role, the Chinese government made a series based on the economic stimulus plan accelerate the construction of facilities and real estate is expected second half of 2009, China's demand for zircon will reach at least 35,000 tons per month. By 2010, global economic recovery makes the growth in demand for zircon sand will significantly exceed a level, the past, there is strong demand for zircon in materials will still Wei Lai influencing factors at play, including in developing countries living requirements of the standard right higher degree of emphasis on quality in developing countries increased, developing countries, large-scale urbanization and so on.
TZ Minerals International Ltd. (TZMI) view is that, in 2009, the world economy will start to recover, the economic recovery and China plays a very important role in China's demand will be greatly zircon sand increase. 2010 estimated total world consumption of zircon sand and 122 million tons, up 15% in 2009. Because of zircon increased demand, while supply remains tight, it is expected that prices will rise moderately.
Zircon sand price trends, so our upstream and downstream sectors of zirconium present in a more serious crisis. Because raw materials prices and sales prices have not rebounded significantly, the industry's profits are tiny, even affect the survival of the enterprise. To this end, the Assembly called zircon sand zircon sand suppliers to treat the issue price rise to cautious hope that domestic and international supplier of zircon sand zircon sand to increase supply, reduce production costs and enhance the quality of zircon sand, in the downstream business difficult to tide over the crisis period and the work hand in hand.
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