全球锆矿资源分布高度集中。锆矿储量主要掌握在澳大利亚和南非手中，2013年这两国占据全球80.96%的锆矿资源。2013年，中国锆矿资源总储量50万吨，占全球储量不到1%，主要分布在海南、广东、广西等东南沿海省份及西南的四川、云南。近年来，中国正陆续在莫桑比克、印尼等国启动境外锆钛矿开采项目。

      锆主要用于陶瓷、化学品、铸造、CRT电视玻壳等领域，2013年中国陶瓷用锆需求占比达54%，化学锆及铸造用锆需求占比也较高，合计达28%。化学锆广泛应用于化工、纺织、造纸、化妆品、电子等领域，而中国作为全球制造业中心，上述领域的快速发展促进了对化学锆的需求。
      中国是全球初级锆产品最大的加工地，2013年全球90%的氯氧化锆和硅酸锆在中国生产加工。其中85%以上出口至美国、日本以及欧洲，用于陶瓷、二氧化锆制品和核级海绵锆的生产。
      中国生产锆制品的企业较多，竞争力较强的企业主要有东方锆业、亚洲锆业、升华拜克、晶安高科等公司。
       2013年，东方锆业锆产品总产能超过7万吨，其中硅酸锆18000吨，氯氧化锆35000吨，二氧化锆7000吨，氧化锆结构陶瓷年产值超过1亿元，是中国锆行业中最具核心竞争力企业之一。升华拜克控股子公司浙江锆谷科技2013年锆系列产品产能也已超过3万吨，90%产品已打入海外市场。

水清木华研究中心《2013-2015年全球及中国锆行业研究报告》着重研究了以下内容：
 全球锆行业发展概况，包括储量、产量分析及主要供应商情况等；
 中国锆行业发展概况，包括储量、产量状况及竞争格局分析等；
 中国锆行业发展环境，包括中国锆行业政策法规及进出口状况分析等；
 中国锆行业细分产品市场情况，包括传统锆制品、金属锆制品及新型锆制品市场分析等；
 中国11家重点锆产品企业（包括东方锆业、亚洲锆业、升华拜克、晶安高科、华神钛业、锦州金属、广通化工、神州锆业、敖汉华钛、上海高泰、国核锆业）经营情况及锆业务分析。

Zirconium resources are highly concentrated across the globe. A overwhelming majority of zirconium ore reserves are in the hands of Austrilia and South Africa which made up 80.96% of the global total in 2013. In 2013, the gross reserves of zirconium ore resources in China hit 500,000 tons, standing at less than 1% of the world’s total, largely spreading in Southeasten coastal regions like Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi as well as Southwesten regions such as Sichuan and Yunnan. In recent years, China has made continuous efforts in launching uhligite exploitation projects in overseas countries such as Mozambique and Indonesia progressively.

Zirconium is widely applied in such fields as ceramics, chemicals, casting and CRT TV kinescope glass. In 2013, the demand for zirconium for ceramics use accounted for 54%, while the demand for chemicals and casting use made up 28% all together. Zirconium chemicals find wide application in chemical engineering, textile, papermaking, cosmetics and electronics industries. China, as a manufacturing hub in the world, is fueld by the robust development of aforementioned sectors. 
China boasts the world’s largest processing base of primary zirconium. In 2013, 90% zirconium oxychloride and zirconium silicate in the world were produced and processed in China, of which, above 85% were exported to the United States, Japan and Europe for the production of ceramics, zirconium dioxide products and nuclear-grade zirconium sponge.  
There are a host of zirconium products enterprises in China, with the most competitive including Guangdong Orient Zirconic Ind Sci & Tech Co., Ltd.,Asia Zirconium Limited, Zhejiang Shenghua Biok Biology, JIANGXI KINGAN HI-TECH.CO, LTD.
In 2013, the total zirconium product capacity of Guangdong Orient Zirconic Ind Sci & Tech Co., Ltd., surpassed 70,000 tons, involving 18,000 tons of zirconium silicate, 35,000 tons of zirconium oxychloride, and 7,000 tons of zirconium dioxide. And the annual output value of Zirconia structural ceramics outnumbered RMB100 million. All this made the company become one among the industrial players with strongest core competitiveness. In the same year, Zhejiang Zr-Valley Science & Technology Co Ltd, a holding subsidary under Zhejiang Shenghua Biok Biology, realized the capaicty of 30,000 tons-plus zirconium series products, of which, 90% were marketed in the overseas market.
The report sheds light on the followings:
 Development of global zirconium industry, including analysis on reserves and output and main suppliers;
 Development of China zirconium industry, including reserves, output and competition pattern;
 Developmlent environment of China zirconium industry, including laws and regulations, import and export, etc.;
 Segmented product markets of China zirconium industry, including analysis on traditional zirconium products market, metal zirconium products and emerging zirconium product market;
 Operation, zirconium business of 11 leading zirconium products enterprises in China, including Guangdong Orient Zirconic Ind Sci & Tech Co., Ltd.,  Asia Zirconium Limited, Zhejiang Shenghua Biok Biology, JIANGXI KINGAN HI-TECH.CO, LTD., Huashen Titanium Industry, Jinzhou Metal, Zibo Guangtong Chemical Co.,Ltd., Shandong Shenzhou  Zirconium Industry, Aohan China Titanium Industry, Shanghai Gaotai, and State Nuclear Baoti Zirconium Industry.