[en] The survey deals with the problems of production and refining of zirconium at different stages of its processing. Principal producers of zirconium and its compounds are listed, main fields of application for zirconium are indicated. Consideration is given to the methods of producing pure zirconium compounds, and also to the dominant processes of zirconium reduction to a metal. Much attention is given to the methods of zirconium refining. Main physico-chemical properties of zirconium and its alloys are given. 121 refs., 25 tab., 15 figs