Metalnewsnet 27 Jan:

Due to low prices, coupled with government restrictions, a number of Indonesian zircon sand producer shutdown. At present Indonesia zircon sand mining (zirconium dioxide content of 50% or more) of the price of 500 U.S. dollars / tons.

Indonesia, a manufacturer of zircon sand monthly production of 300 tons. The person in a few months before the shutdown. "We are waiting for the local government's mining permits. We intend to own the future exploitation of mineral zircon is no longer acquired in the mines of the small factory," the vsource said.

Another Indonesian manufacturers, zircon sand monthly production of 100-200 tons. As the prices are low, the person has been discontinued for several months. "We can only supply of low-grade Indonesian zircon sand (zirconium dioxide content of 50% -60%), the current price of 500 US-5O yuan / ton or so," the source said. Its desire to selection of low-grade zircon sand to 66% of the concentrate.

The source said that his friends can supply Zircon concentrates (zirconium dioxide content of 65%), the current price of 860-870 US-99 / ton (China to shore).