China Zirconium Limited

China Zirconium Limited traced its operations to 1977 and was based in Yixing, a city in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, an area associated with industrial manufacturing and advanced materials production. The company developed as a specialist materials producer rather than as a consumer-facing brand. Its core activity was the research, development, manufacture, and sale of zirconium chemicals and related products. Zirconium chemistry formed the foundation of the company’s business. The product range included multiple types of zirconium compounds, which were sold into industrial and technical applications. By 2001, China Zirconium was described as the largest exporter of zirconium chemicals in the People’s Republic of China. This export position suggests that the company’s activities were not limited to domestic demand and that it had established commercial channels beyond mainland China. The company subsequently operated a broader materials portfolio. In addition to zirconium compounds, it reported activities in electronic materials containing zirconium and electronic ceramics. These areas connected its chemical-processing capabilities with components and materials used in electronics and other high-technology manufacturing. The company also entered new-energy materials, including nickel hydroxide and hydrogen-storage alloy powder. These products were used as electrode materials for nickel-metal hydride and nickel-cadmium batteries and were also associated with lithium-ion battery applications. China Zirconium used the Long Jing trademark for products offered in the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the United States, and Hong Kong. The trademark therefore represented the company’s commercial identity across both its home market and selected international markets. Its reported business segments comprised zirconium compounds, electronic materials and electronic ceramics, new-energy materials, and rechargeable batteries. On 28 October 2002, China Zirconium Limited became listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under stock code 0395. The listing marked a significant corporate-development milestone and provided the company with a public-market identity. Available reference material does not provide enough information to describe its post-listing financial performance, acquisitions, leadership changes, or later corporate restructuring without speculation. By 2009, the company was reported to have annual production capacity of more than 40,000 tonnes for various zirconium chemicals and approximately 1,500 tonnes for new-energy materials. These figures illustrate the relative scale of its zirconium-chemical and newer energy-material operations at that time, but they do not establish actual production, revenue, profitability, or current capacity. Public reference material also does not conclusively establish whether China Zirconium Limited remains active, was renamed, or ceased operations. Its present status is therefore recorded as unknown.

• 2009

  Reported production capacity

  [1]China Zirconium Limiteden.wikipedia.org

  Reported annual capacity exceeded 40,000 tonnes for zirconium chemicals and reached about 1,500 tonnes for new-energy materials.

• 2002

  Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing

  [1]China Zirconium Limiteden.wikipedia.org

  China Zirconium Limited was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 28 October 2002 under code 0395.

• 2001

  Recognized as a leading zirconium-chemical exporter

  [1]China Zirconium Limiteden.wikipedia.org

  The company was described as the largest exporter of zirconium chemicals in the People’s Republic of China.

• 1977

  Operations begin

  [1]China Zirconium Limiteden.wikipedia.org

  China Zirconium’s operating history is reported as beginning in 1977.

An industrial materials and specialty-chemicals manufacturer combining zirconium-chemical production with electronic ceramics and rechargeable-battery materials. Its positioning was export-oriented and technology-focused, with the Long Jing trademark used across China and selected overseas markets.

• Specialty chemicals

  Zirconium compounds

  Zirconium compounds were the company’s principal product family. China Zirconium manufactured and sold various zirconium chemicals for industrial and technical applications, and the company’s export activity made this category central to its identity. Reference material reported more than 40,000 tonnes of annual capacity across its zirconium-chemical range as of 2009.

• Electronic materials

  Electronic materials and electronic ceramics

  This product area covered electronic materials containing zirconium and electronic ceramic products. It extended the company beyond bulk chemical production into specialized materials used in electronics and related manufacturing applications. Specific product names, customers, and technical specifications are not identified in the available reference material.

• Battery materials

  Nickel hydroxide

  Nickel hydroxide was identified as one of China Zirconium’s new-energy-material products. It served as an electrode material associated particularly with nickel-metal hydride and nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries. The available material does not specify product grades, formulation details, customers, or current availability.

• Battery materials

  Hydrogen-storage alloy powder

  Hydrogen-storage alloy powder formed another part of the company’s alternative-energy materials portfolio. It was described in connection with electrode materials for rechargeable batteries, especially nickel-metal hydride systems. No detailed alloy composition, product range, or later production status is established by the supplied sources.

• Energy-storage materials

  Rechargeable-battery materials

  China Zirconium’s rechargeable-battery business included materials associated with nickel-metal hydride, nickel-cadmium, and lithium-ion batteries. The portfolio positioned the company as a materials supplier rather than a branded finished-battery maker. Available sources do not identify complete battery models or consumer products sold under the company name.

• 2002

  Public listing on the Hong Kong Stock ExchangeOther

  Background

  China Zirconium had developed an export-oriented industrial materials business spanning zirconium chemicals and emerging battery materials.

  Action taken

  The company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 28 October 2002 under stock code 0395.

  Aftermath

  The listing established China Zirconium as a publicly traded Hong Kong company. The supplied sources do not provide sufficient information about subsequent financial or corporate outcomes.

  Source

1. 1China Zirconium Limiteden.wikipedia.org
2. 2Archived China Zirconium websiteweb.archive.org