Tag Archive | "steel demand"

Molybdenum Q4 Outlook

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Keeping track of the steel market is key for investors with an eye on molybdenum.

Molybdenum Prices Trending Downward

Thursday, July 14, 2011

The price of molybdenum on the LME is down to its lowest level since July of 2010. Weak demand for stainless steel and the summer slowdown in the production of steel are factors. This could represent a bottom for the price as supporting factors come into play in the coming months.

Molybdenum’s Long Term Potential

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Ken MacDonald Vice President of Business Strategy and CFO Erdene Resource Development discussed the factors controlling the current molybdenum market.

Growth in the Molybdenum Market

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

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.

Molybdenum Surplus Creation and Price Inflation

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

China’s voracious appetite for molybdenum since the beginning of 2009 has inflated the price of molybdenum. Current price levels do not reflect the actual consumption of the metal, as the Chinese firms are creating vast surpluses to support and lower the cost of steel production.

Speculation or Reality? Steel Demand and Molybdenum Prices

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Recently molybdenum mining companies stock prices have fallen on fears that Chinese steel demand may be waning, a sign of a slowing recovery.However, most analysis of world markets has steel demand rising through 2012. How will this speculation effect the stock price of profitable molybdenum companies?

Steel Demand Driving Molybdenum Growth

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Chinese firms now control 30 percent of the world’s Molybdenum reserves. In an effort to control the rising costs of steel production, China may be trying to control other minerals needed for alloys, mainly molybdenum. Also included, a market wrap-up of companies that stand to gain from a resurgence of steel demand worldwide.

New Developments for Moly Companies

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

After the Chinese agreed to fund two Molybdenum companies last week, Thompson Creek Minerals and Antofagasta PLC are looking for financing for new projects to capitalize on surging molybdenum prices.

Rebounding Steel Demand Bodes Well for Molybdenum

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Projected growth for steel combined with Chinese firms investing in foreign molybdenum producers could provide investors with unique opportunities at a good value.

Molybdenum’s route for a slow recovery

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Government spending will spark a recovery in steel demand towards the end of the year; but its mark on the molybdenum market will be limited. Demand for molybdenum in China likely will rise 6 percent in 2009, then slip to 52,800 tonnes in 2010 before growing again in 2011.

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