Articles Tagged "molybdenum market"

Molybdenum Price Weak Despite Strong Steel Production

While steel production has remained strong in China and North America, the price of molybdenum has remained weak. China became a net importer of molybdenum in 2010, however, on the year the country is a net exporter of the metal. This trend however may be reversing.

Steel Market Growth and Molybdenum Prices

Growth for steel demand in China is expected to dip below 10 percent for the first time in recent years. Growth in the steel market, and consequently growth for moly is expected to improve, however, at a slower pace than in recent years. These factors may influence moly price in 2011.

Trends in Molybdenum Market in 2010

Many molybdenum firms benefited from higher prices for moly in 2010 as well as massive investments from moly hungry China. Backed by growing steel demand from the urbanization of China, moly prices rose from the abysmal $8 lows in 2008 up to $18 per pound in April 2010, prices have since settled to around $16 per pound.

China Set to Control Moly Production

A report stating that China may control molybdenum production by classifying the material as a ‘national mining resource’ has been raising eyebrows. How will this affect the molybdenum market? Will the moly market react as the rare earth market reacted to reduction in export quotas? Or will the fundamental differences between the two markets stop a feeding frenzy?

Growth in the Molybdenum Market

Analysts are bullish for the future of the molybdenum market stemming from growth projection in China. Steel demand, and consequently, demand for moly is expected to grow by 9 percent through 2012.