Global Zirconium Industry

• Publication date: January 2011

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Zirconium in Thousands of Metric Tons by the following end-use segments: Ceramics, Refractories, Foundry, TV Glass, and Others. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2007 through 2015. Also, a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The repo...

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Zirconium in Thousands of Metric Tons by the following end-use segments: Ceramics, Refractories, Foundry, TV Glass, and Others. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2007 through 2015. Also, a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 77 companies including many key and niche players such as Alkane Resources Ltd., Allegheny Technologies, Inc., Wah Chang, Astron Ltd., Astron Advanced Materials Ltd., Australian Zircon NL, Bemax Resources Limited, E.I DuPont, Exxaro Resources Ltd., Namakwa Sands Ltd., Tiwest Joint Venture, Foskor Ltd., Iluka Resources Limited, Luxfer Group, Neo Material Technologies Inc., Rio Tinto Plc, Richards Bay Minerals, Sino Dragon New Energy Holdings Limited, and Tosoh Corp. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

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CONTENTS


1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS 1
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
Disclaimers 2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level 3
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics 3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study 3
Ceramics 3
Refractories 3
Foundry 4
TV Glass 4
Others 4

2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW 5
Introduction 5
Outlook 5
Market Trends 5
Market Faces Challenges 5
Strong Chinese Demand and Restricted Supply Lead to Soaring
Prices 6
Market to Get Boost from Nuclear Energy Sector 7
Oversupply in Titanium Feedstock Curtails Zircon Output 7
Zirconium Dioxide Market Expands as New Uses Surface 7
Competitive Scenario 7
Table 1: Leading Players in the World Zircon Market (2008):
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Iluka Resources,
Rio Tinto/BHPB, Exxaro, and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 8
Pricing Scenario 8
World Mine Production, Reserves and Reserve Base 8
Table 2: World Zirconium Market (2009): Mine Production in
Thousand Metric Tons by Select Country - Australia, South
Africa, China, Indonesia, Ukraine, India, and Brazil
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 9

Table 3: World Reserves & Reserve Base (2008) in Million
Metric Tons for Australia, South Africa, Ukraine, United
States, Brazil, India, China, and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 9

3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 10
Zirconium 10
Historical Review 10
Properties 10
Sources 12
Zircon 12
Grades of Zircon 12
Baddeleyite/Zirconia 12
Substitutes 13
Substitutes of Zirconium & Zircon 13
Manufacturing Process 13
Steps Involved in Kroll Process 13
End-Use Applications: A Review 14
Zirconium Consumption 15
Fused Zirconia 15
Unstabilised Zirconia 15
Fully Stabilized Zirconia 15
Partially Stabilized Zirconia 16
Zirconium Metal 16
Zirconium Powder 16
Zirconium Sponge 16
Zirconium Crystal Bar 16
Zirconium Chemicals 16
Zirconium Alloys 18
Zirconium Tungstate 18
ZAG Compounds 18
A Note on Hafnium and Titanium 18
Hafnium 18
Titanium 18

4. END-USE ANALYSIS 19
Ceramics - The Major End-User 19
Zirconia Ceramic 19
Refractories 19
Foundries 19
TV Glass 19
Other Applications 20
Applications of Other Zirconium Compounds 20
Application in Nuclear Reactors 20
Application in Electronics Industry 20
Application in Chemical and Electrochemical Industry 20
Usage of Zirconium Reactor Vessels in Manufacture of Urea
Fertilizer 21
Zirconium’s Reaction in Sulfuric Acid 21

5. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/INNOVATIONS 22
PPG Industries Launches Environment-friendly Zircobond
Pretreatment 22
Zirconmania Introduces Diamond-coated Cubic Zirconia 22
Emerson Process Management Launches Micro Motion Zirconium
Fork Density Meter 22
DuBois Chemicals Releases Zirconium-based DuraTEC Process 23
Gitanjali Gems Launches of CZ Rivaaz Jewellery 23
Astra Tech Launches Atlantis® Abutment in Zirconia 23

6. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 24
Areva’s Cezus Acquires 33.3% Stake in Zirco Products 24
China Zirconium Changes Name to Sino Dragon New Energy Holdings 24
Premier Minerals to Undertake New Mining Project 24
SNPTC-Bao Ti Zirconium Industry Establishes First- Ever Nuke-
used Zirconium Materials Manufacturing Plant 24
Guangdong Orient Zirconic Commences Operation on Two New
Production Lines 25
Mintech Chemical Industries Takes Over Doral Specialty 25
Westinghouse Forms Joint Venture with SNZ 25
Magnesium Hektron Renames Itself as MEL Chemicals 25
Anglo American Divests Namakwa Sands Mineral Sands Business 26
Astron Limited Inks Agreement with Yingkou Coastal Industrial
Base to Build a Chemical Plant 26
Tosoh Corp to Augment Zeolite and Zirconia Powder Output 26
Iluka Resources Enters into an Agreement with Far West Coast
Native Title Group 26
Hop Long Investment and Trading JSC Commences Titanium Zircon
Mining 27
TVEL to Increase Output of Zirconium and Other Metals 27
Westinghouse Electric to Restructure Blairsville Facility 27
Titanium Corp’s Plans to Improve Mineral Processing are in
Progress 27

7. CORPORATE ACTIVITY IN RECENT PAST - A PERSPECTIVE BUILDER 28
Tosoh Corp to Build a High Silica Zeolite Plant and a Zirconia
Powder Plant 28
Bao Tai Group and State Nuclear Power Technology Company
Commissions State Nuclear Precious Titanium and Zirconium
Shareholding Company 28
Australian Zircon to Expand Production at Mindire Zircon Mine 28
Gunson Resources Ltd Enters into a MoU with CITEC 28
Guangdong Orient Zirconic to Construct a A1-Y Zirconia Powder
Composites Project 29
China Zirconium to Commission a Zircon Mine 29
Gunson Resources Enters into an Agreement with CTIEC 29
Diatreme Resources Ltd Discovers Zircon and Leucoxene in
Cyclone HM Prospect 29
Olympia Resources Buys a Zircon Concentrate and Gold
Processing Plant in Australia 29
Astron Ltd to Divest its Zirconia Materials Business 30
Bhalla Chemical Works Launches Two New Grades of Zirconia 30
Industrie Bitossi Launches a New Milling Facility in China 30
Jiangxi Jingan Hi-Tech Company to Construct a Zirconium
Oxychloride Plant in China 30
Asia Zirconium Enters into an Agreement with Jiangsu Binhai
Economic Development Zone Chemical Industry Garden 30
Ukraine to Build a Metallic Zirconium and Alloys Plant 30
Rosspetssplav to Develop a Raw Material Base at Tara
Zirconium-Ilmenite Deposit 31
Tioline Completes Phase-I Construction of the Mining and
Concentrating Complex 31
Ganzhou Jinghuan Rare Earth New Material Co Receives Approval
to Build a Rare Earth Zirconium Plant 31
Westinghouse Electric Co. Entered into a Contract with the
Government of China 31
Alkane Exploration Changes Name to Alkane Resources 31
Asia Zirconium Limited Changes Name to China Zirconium Limited 31
Kumba Resources Changes Name to Exxaro Resources 31
National Titanium Dioxide Company Announces Acquisition of
Millennium Inorganic Chemicals 32
Altair Nanotechnologies Inks Agreement with Sulzer Metco 32
Klyuchevsky to Invest in Zirconium Placer 32
Tioline to Invest in Titanium-Zirconium Deposit 32
Rename of AMR Technologies 32
Smith & Nephew Launches Knee System Using Oxidized Zirconium
Alloy 32

8. TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS 33
Zirconium Oxygen Sensors 33
Air/Fuel Sensor 33
Zirconium-Ceramic 33
Flap Discs 33
Zirconia-Based Phases for Ion-Exchange Chromatography 33

9. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS 34
Alkane Resources Ltd. (Australia) 34
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (US) 34
Wah Chang (US) 34
Astron Ltd. (Australia) 35
Astron Advanced Materials Ltd. (China) 35
Australian Zircon NL (Australia) 35
Bemax Resources Limited (Australia) 36
E.I DuPont de Nemours and Company (US) 36
Exxaro Resources Ltd. (South Africa) 36
Namakwa Sands Ltd. (South Africa) 36
Tiwest Joint Venture (Australia) 36
Foskor Ltd. (South Africa) 37
Iluka Resources Limited (Australia) 37
Luxfer Group (US) 38
Neo Material Technologies, Inc. (Canada) 38
Rio Tinto Plc (UK) 38
Richards Bay Minerals (South Africa) 38
Sino Dragon New Energy Holdings Limited (China) 39
Tosoh Corp. (Japan) 39

10. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 40
Table 4: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Zirconium by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 40

Table 5: World Historic Review for Zirconium by Geographic
Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2000
through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 41

Table 6: World 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium by Geographic
Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of
World Markets for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 42

Table 7: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Zirconium Consumption in Ceramics by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and
Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 43

Table 8: World Historic Review for Zirconium Consumption in
Ceramics by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 44

Table 9: World 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium Consumption
in Ceramics by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005,
2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 45

Table 10: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Zirconium Consumption in Refractories by Geographic Region -
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and
Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 46

Table 11: World Historic Review for Zirconium Consumption in
Refractories by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 47

Table 12: World 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium Consumption
in Refractories by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005,
2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 48

Table 13: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Zirconium Consumption in Foundries by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and
Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 49

Table 14: World Historic Review for Zirconium Consumption in
Foundries by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 50

Table 15: World 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium Consumption
in Foundries by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005,
2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 51

Table 16: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Zirconium Consumption in TV Glass by Geographic Region - US,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and
Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 52

Table 17: World Historic Review for Zirconium Consumption in
TV Glass by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 53

Table 18: World 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium Consumption
in TV Glass by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for Years 2005,
2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 54

Table 19: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Zirconium Consumption in Other Applications by Geographic
Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 55

Table 20: World Historic Review for Zirconium Consumption in
Other Applications by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 56

Table 21: World 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium Consumption
in Other Applications by Geographic Region - Percentage
Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), and Rest of World Markets for
Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 57

11. THE UNITED STATES 58
A.Market Analysis 58
Outlook 58
Prices 58
Table 22: US Zirconium Market (2007 & 2008): Prices in US$
Per Metric Ton 58
Imports/Exports Scenario 58
Exports 58
Table 23: US Zirconium Ore & Concentrates Market (2007 &
2008): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Exports by Country -
Netherlands, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Germany, and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 59

Table 24: US Zirconium Ore & Concentrates Market (2007 &
2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Country -
Netherlands, Mexico, UK, Brazil, Japan, and Others
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 59
Imports 60
Table 25: US Zirconium Ore & Concentrates Market (2007 &
2008): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Imports by Country -
South Africa, Australia, and Others (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 60

Table 26: US Zirconium Ore & Concentrates Market (2007 &
2008): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Country -
South Africa, Australia, and Others(includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 60
Historic Data 61
Production, Imports & Exports 61
Table 27: US Production of Milled Zircon and Zirconium
Oxide (2000-2004) (Volume in Metric Tons) (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 61

Table 28: US Zircon (ZrO2) Imports (2001 - 2005) in Metric
tons 61

Table 29: US Zircon (ZrO2) Exports (2000 - 2005) in Metric
tons 62

Table 30: US Zirconium Exports by Class (2004 & 2005) in
Metric tons 62

Table 31: Imports for Consumption of Zirconium by Class
(2004 & 2005) in Metric Tons 62
B.Market Analytics 63
Table 32: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Zirconium by End-Use Segment - Ceramics, Refractories,
Foundries, TV Glass and Other Applications Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons
for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 63

Table 33: US Historic Review for Zirconium by End-Use
Segment - Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and
Other Applications Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 64

Table 34: US 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium by End-Use
Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Ceramics,
Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and Other Applications for
Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 65

12. CANADA 66
Market Analysis 66
Table 35: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Zirconium by End-Use Segment - Ceramics, Refractories,
Foundries, TV Glass and Other Applications Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons
for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 66

Table 36: Canadian Historic Review for Zirconium by End-Use
Segment - Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and
Other Applications Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 67

Table 37: Canadian 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and Other
Applications for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 68

13. JAPAN 69
Market Analysis 69
Table 38: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Zirconium by End-Use Segment - Ceramics, Refractories,
Foundries, TV Glass and Other Applications Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons
for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 69

Table 39: Japanese Historic Review for Zirconium by End-Use
Segment - Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and
Other Applications Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 70

Table 40: Japanese 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume for
Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and Other
Applications for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 71

14. EUROPE 72
Market Analysis 72
Table 41: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Zirconium by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy,
UK and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 72

Table 42: European Historic Review for Zirconium by
Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of
Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 73

Table 43: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Zirconium by End-Use Segment - Ceramics, Refractories,
Foundries, TV Glass and Other Applications Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons
for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 74

Table 44: European Historic Review for Zirconium by End-Use
Segment - Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and
Other Applications Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 75

Table 45: European 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume for
France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets for
Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 76

Table 46: European 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and Other
Applications for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 77

14a. FRANCE 78
Market Analysis 78
Table 47: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Zirconium by End-Use Segment - Ceramics, Refractories,
Foundries, TV Glass and Other Applications Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons
for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 78

Table 48: French Historic Review for Zirconium by End-Use
Segment - Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and
Other Applications Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 79

Table 49: French 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and Other
Applications for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 80

14b. GERMANY 81
Market Analysis 81
Table 50: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Zirconium by End-Use Segment - Ceramics, Refractories,
Foundries, TV Glass and Other Applications Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons
for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 81

Table 51: German Historic Review for Zirconium by End-Use
Segment - Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and
Other Applications Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 82

Table 52: German 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and Other
Applications for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 83

14c. ITALY 84
Market Analysis 84
Table 53: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Zirconium by End-Use Segment - Ceramics, Refractories,
Foundries, TV Glass and Other Applications Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons
for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 84

Table 54: Italian Historic Review for Zirconium by End-Use
Segment - Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and
Other Applications Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 85

Table 55: Italian 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and Other
Applications for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 86

14d. THE UNITED KINGDOM 87
Market Analysis 87
Table 56: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Zirconium by End-Use Segment - Ceramics, Refractories,
Foundries, TV Glass and Other Applications Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons
for Years 2007 through 2015(includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 87

Table 57: UK Historic Review for Zirconium by End-Use
Segment - Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and
Other Applications Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 88

Table 58: UK 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium by End-Use
Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for Ceramics,
Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and Other Applications for
Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 89

14e. REST OF EUROPE 90
Market Analysis 90
Table 59: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Zirconium by End-Use Segment - Ceramics,
Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and Other Applications
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 90

Table 60: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Zirconium by
End-Use Segment - Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV
Glass and Other Applications Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2000
through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 91

Table 61: Rest of Europe 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium
by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and Other
Applications for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 92

15. ASIA-PACIFIC 93
A.Market Analysis 93
Outlook 93
Australia - A Major Producer 93
B.Market Analytics 94
Table 62: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Zirconium by Geographic Region - China and Rest
of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2007 through
2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 94

Table 63: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Zirconium by
Geographic Region - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 94

Table 64: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Zirconium by End-Use Segment - Ceramics,
Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and Other Applications
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 95

Table 65: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Zirconium by
End-Use Segment - Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV
Glass and Other Applications Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2000
through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 96

Table 66: Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
China and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets for Years 2005, 2010
and 2015 96

Table 67: Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and Other
Applications for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 97

15a. CHINA 98
A.Market Analysis 98
Outlook 98
Overview 98
Trends 99
Table 68: Chinese Zirconium Market (2005-2009): Annual Mine
Production in Thousand Metric Tons (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 99
China to Limit Rare Mineral Exploitation 99
B.Market Analytics 100
Table 69: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Zirconium by End-Use Segment - Ceramics, Refractories,
Foundries, TV Glass and Other Applications Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons
for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 100

Table 70: Chinese Historic Review for Zirconium by End-Use
Segment - Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and
Other Applications Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2000 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 101

Table 71: Chinese 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and Other
Applications for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 102

15b. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 103
Market Analysis 103
Table 72: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Zirconium by End-Use Segment - Ceramics,
Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and Other Applications
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 103

Table 73: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Zirconium
by End-Use Segment - Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV
Glass and Other Applications Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2000
through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 104

Table 74: Rest of Asia-Pacific 11-Year Perspective for
Zirconium by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Sales for Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass
and Other Applications for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 105

16. REST OF WORLD 106
A.Market Analysis 106
Outlook 106
South Africa 106
B.Market Analytics 107
Table 75: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Zirconium by End-Use Segment - Ceramics,
Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and Other Applications
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand
Metric Tons for Years 2007 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 107

Table 76: Rest of World Historic Review for Zirconium by
End-Use Segment - Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV
Glass and Other Applications Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Metric Tons for Years 2000
through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 108

Table 77: Rest of World 11-Year Perspective for Zirconium by
End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
Ceramics, Refractories, Foundries, TV Glass and Other
Applications for Years 2005, 2010 and 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 109


COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 77 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 90)

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Region/Country Players
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The United States 22
Canada 2
Japan 3
Europe 21
France 3
Germany 3
The United Kingdom 9
Italy 1
Rest of Europe 5
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 36
Latin America 1
Africa 5
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