Molybdenum consumption grows 4.3 percent YoY

摘要

The global market for molybdenum is estimated to have grown from about 100kt in 1990 to 181kt in 2005, an average year-on-year growth rate of 4.3 per cent. This compares with a world real GDP growth rate of 2.9 per cent py. The USA, Japan, Germany and China are the largest markets, together accounting for about 50 per cent of world demand. Chinese consumption doubled to around 18kt between 2001 and 2005 according to Roskill Information Services.