[Oriental Zirconium Industry: Net profit is expected to increase by 262%-365% year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2026] On October 14, Oriental Zirconium Industry (002167.SZ) announced that the net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies in the first three quarters of 2026 is expected to be 140 million yuan-180 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 261.93%-365.34%. The change in performance is mainly due to the rapid growth in demand in emerging downstream applications of zirconium materials, the accelerated process of domestic substitution, and the rise in volume and price of major products; the company has further promoted cost reduction and efficiency improvement, effectively reducing production costs; it has continued to optimize its product structure, increased production capacity utilization, and demonstrated economies of scale. Xiaocai Note: The company’s Q3 net profit is expected to be 59.7 million-99.7 million, and Q2 net profit is 60.0 million. Based on this calculation, Q3 net profit is expected to change by 0%-66% month-on-month.