Oriental zirconium industry: products involving rare earths are monazite, a by-product obtained from heavy minerals mined in Australia.

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Oriental Zirconium Industry (002167.SZ) said on the investor interactive platform on December 16 that the company's products involved in rare earths are monazite, a by-product obtained from the separation of heavy minerals mined in Australia. Monazite accounts for about 1% of the weight of heavy minerals, which contains oxides of various rare earth elements. The company does not produce new energy batteries, the company's main products include zirconium oxychloride, zirconium dioxide, fused zirconium, zirconium silicate, composite zirconia, titanium concentrate, zirconia structural ceramics and so on.