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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) --------- Region/Country Players --------- 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 ---------

Companies Mentioned

The Companies Mentioned inside this report include: ABCR GmbH and Co, KG (Germany) Alkane Exploration (Australia) All-Chemie Ltd (USA) Allegheny Technologies, Inc (USA) Wah Chang (USA) AMR Technologies, Inc (USA) Asia Zirconium Co, Ltd (China) Astro Ltd (Australia) Astron Advanced Materials Ltd (China) Atlantic Equipment Engineers (USA) Belmont Metals, Inc (USA) BHP Billiton Group (Australia) Chemetall GmbH (Germany) Chemetall Danmark A/S (Denamrk) Chepetsk Mechanical Plant, JSC (Russia) Coksa SA (Spain) E I DU Pont De Nemours and Company (USA) Faci Europe SpA (Italy) Ferro-Ceramic Grinding, Inc (USA) Framatome ANP (France) Cezus-Cia Europeenne Du Zirconium Hines Milling and Processing Ltd (UK) Iluka Resources Limited (Australia) Loterios SpA (Italy) Luxfer Group Ltd (UK) MEL Chemicals (UK) Millennium Chemicals, Inc (USA) New Metals and Chemicals Ltd (UK) Nyacol Nano Technologies, Inc (USA) Osram Sylvania Chemical and Metallurgical Products (USA) Reading Alloys, Inc (USA) Saint Gobain Zirpro (France) Sandvik Benelux BV (The Netherlands) Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (USA) Southern Ionics, Inc (USA) Summit Research Labs (USA) Super Conductor Materials (USA) Talbot Associates, Inc (USA) Tico Titanium, Inc (USA) Titanium International Ltd (UK) Tosoh Corporation (Japan)