Table of Contents
1 Summary
2 Zirconium mineralogy, occurrence and reserves
- Zirconium mineralogy
- Occurrence of zirconium
- World reserves of zirconium
3 Zircon mining refining and grades
- Zircon grades
- Zircon mining and processing
- Zirconia production processes
- Zirconium metal production processes
- Zirconium chemicals production process
4 World production and processing of zirconium minerals
- Production of zirconium minerals
- Outlook for the production of zircon
- Production of processed zircon
5 Production and processing of zirconium minerals by country
Details of reserves, production, producers and processors of zirconium, and
potential projects in each of the following countries, where applicable:
Argentina; Armenia; Australia; Bangladesh; Belarus; Belgium; Brazil; Canada;
Chile; China; Denmark; Egypt; Falkland Islands; France; The Gambia; Germany;
Greenland; Guinea; India; Indonesia; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan;
Kazakhstan; Kenya; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Mongolia; Morocco;
Mozambique; Namibia; The Netherlands; New Zealand; Pakistan; Poland; Russia;
Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sweden;
Tanzania; Taiwan; Thailand; UK; Ukraine; Uruguay; USA; Vietnam;
Profiles of over 70 zircon and zirconium producing and processing companies,
including:
Iluka Resources Ltd; Matilda Minerals Ltd; Olympia Resources Ltd; Australian
Zirconia Ltd; Exxaro Resources; Mineral Sands Ltd; Kerala Minerals and Metals
Ltd; Tiomin Resources; Richards Bay Minerals; Sierra Rutile Ltd; E.I. DuPont
de Nemours & Co; BHP Titanium Minerals; And more...
6 International trade in zirconium
- International trade in zirconium ores and concentrates
- International trade in zirconia
- International trade in zirconium metal
7 Consumption of zircon, zirconia and zirconium metal
- Consumption of zircon by region
- Consumption of zircon by end use
- Consumption of zirconia
- Consumption of zirconium metal
- Outlook for consumption of zircon, zirconia and zirconium metal
8 Use of zircon and zirconia in traditional ceramics
- Use of zircon in opacifiers
- Use of zirconia in stains and pigments
- Production of whitewares
- Consumption of zircon in ceramics
9 Use of zircon and zirconia in refractories
- Zircon and zirconia-based refractory materials
- Applications of zircon and zirconia-based refractories
- Consumption of zircon and zirconia in refractories
10 Use of zircon in foundry sands
- Casting methods
- Competing materials
- World production of castings
- Trends in demand for zircon in foundry sands
11 Uses of zirconium chemicals
- Pigment coating
- Paints
- Surface coating
- Metal coating
- Antiperspirants
- Leather tanning
- Textile industry
- Oil and gas industry
- Catalysts
- Competing materials
- Outlook for zirconium chemicals
12 Use of zircon and zirconia in glass
- Use of zircon in cathode ray tube (CRT) glass
- Use of zircon in other glasses
13 Use of zirconia in advanced ceramics
- Zirconia ceramics
- The market for advanced ceramics and consumption of zirconia
14 Use of zircon and zirconia in abrasives
- Producers of fused zirconia abrasives
- Consumption of zircon in abrasives
15 Use of zirconium metal and alloys
- Zirconium use in nuclear energy
- Zirconium use in industrial process plants
- Zirconium use in photographic flash bulbs
- Other zirconium alloys
16 Zircon and zirconium products prices
- Zircon sand prices
- Zircon flour and opacifier prices
- Baddeleyite prices
- Zirconia prices
- Zirconium metal prices
- Outlook for zircon and zirconium products prices
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