ZIRCONIUM: RISING DEMAND FOR ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

摘要

The Japanese market for zirconium is estimated at 700t in 2008, divided between zirconium alloys: 500t and zirconium metal: 200t. The supply of zirconium alloys was approximately divided as follows: Producer t; Cezus, France 400; ATI Wah Chang, USA 50; Western Zirconium, USA 50. Zirconium metal was mainly supplied by ATI Wah Chang.