Molybdenum market update on February 25, 2025

The domestic molybdenum market as a whole remains in a stalemate. With the supply and demand relationship relatively balanced and no major news released in the market, traders are generally in a state of sentiment to enter the market, so the actual transaction volume is limited. At present, the industry focuses on the performance of steel bidding activities at the end of the month.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

Tungsten prices remained stable on Monday, as the tug-of-war between market supply and demand remained intense. Overall trade confidence was under pressure, and transaction prices mainly referred to the long-term contract prices of major tungsten enterprises.

According to media reports, the Resources Victoria, Australia, in collaboration with the United States Geological Survey, has recently completed a study on granites located in central and eastern Victoria. This study has, for the first time, confirmed the potential presence of tin and tungsten resources in these granite regions.

According to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), in 2024, the United States' molybdenum concentrate production is expected to be 33,000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of about 2.94%, accounting for 12.69% of the world's total production; the import volume of molybdenum ore and its concentrate is expected to be 16,000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of about 1.23%; the import volume of molybdenum primary products is expected to be 13,000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of about 3.70%; the export volume of molybdenum ore and its concentrate is expected to be 45,000 tons, a year-on-year decrease of about 8.16%; the export volume of molybdenum primary products is expected to be 5,500 tons, a year-on-year increase of about 30.02%; the reported consumption is 16,000 tons, the same year-on-year; the apparent consumption is 12,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of about 10.09%.