Molybdenum Market Update (February 28, 2013)
A brief overview of molybdenum price developments, supply and demand and significant market movers.
A brief overview of molybdenum price developments, supply and demand and significant market movers.
A brief overview of molybdenum price developments, supply and demand and significant market movers.
Platts reported that South Korea's SeAH is expanding its ferromolybdenum capacity by 167%.
News.am reported that Yerevan Pure Iron Plant OJSC's ferromoly production was about the same as is 2010.
Platts reported that South Korean plants are refilling their stocks of molybdenum oxide.
Platts reported that Linghai Hengtai intends to boost its ferromoly output by half.
A draft proposal by the Chinese government that lays down the thresholds for access to the molybdenum industry is set to cheer moly producers.
There is a `little storm brewing' in moly. In the third week of January, traders came in and bought up a lot of material, which caused some supply tightness. Now traders are in a position to push prices higher, state analysts.
Despite the recent optimism across the metals sector, molybdenum prices are continuing on a downward trend. Last week, sluggish demand and high stockpiles caused European ferromolybdenum prices to drop below US $21 per kg. US market prices also slid.
Chinese imports of molybdenum concentrate and molybdenum oxide nearly doubled from January to February as overseas sellers stepped up competition with Chinese producers. This did little, although, to correct prices.
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