CTIA GROUP LTD has compiled the import and export data of Chinese molybdenum products released by the General Administration of Customs as follows: From January to April 2025, China's cumulative molybdenum product imports totaled 29,675.05 tons, an increase of 34.48% year-on-year; the cumulative import value was 4.323 billion yuan, an increase of 42.48% year-on-year.
In the first four months, China's imports of roasted molybdenum ores and concentrates were 4,043.75 tons, an increase of 77.12% year-on-year; other molybdenum ores and concentrates were 21,183.16 tons, an increase of 39.52% year-on-year; molybdenum oxides and hydroxides were 412.40 tons, a decrease of 54.49% year-on-year; ammonium molybdate was 709.51 tons, an increase of 175.12% year-on-year; other molybdates were 448.18 tons, a decrease of 23.43% year-on-year; ferromolybdenum was 2,776.46 tons, an increase of 1.78% year-on-year; molybdenum powder was 1.02 tons, a decrease of 27.46% year-on-year; unwrought molybdenum, including bars and rods simply sintered, was 10.54 tons, an increase of 526,650.00% year-on-year; molybdenum bars, rods, profiles, sections, plates, sheets, strips, and foils were 72.42 tons, a decrease of 32.61% year-on-year; molybdenum wire was 7.97 tons, an increase of 24.21% year-on-year; and other molybdenum products were 9.66 tons, an increase of 22.98% year-on-year.
From January to April 2025, China's cumulative molybdenum product exports totaled 13,510.88 tons, an increase of 0.90% year-on-year; the cumulative export value was 2.863 billion yuan, a decrease of 5.52% year-on-year.
In the first four months, China's exports of roasted molybdenum ores and concentrates were 4,909.81 tons, an increase of 16.18% year-on-year; other molybdenum ores and concentrates were 3,173.93 tons, an increase of 31.46% year-on-year; molybdenum oxides and hydroxides were 773.02 tons, a decrease of 47.89% year-on-year; ammonium molybdate was 115.11 tons, a decrease of 41.98% year-on-year; other molybdates were 128.99 tons, an increase of 4.96% year-on-year; ferromolybdenum was 2,502.15 tons, an increase of 0.49% year-on-year; molybdenum powder was 6.61 tons, a decrease of 92.07% year-on-year; unwrought molybdenum, including bars and rods simply sintered, was 722.66 tons, a decrease of 36.70% year-on-year; molybdenum bars, rods, profiles, sections, plates, sheets, strips, and foils were 253.11 tons, an increase of 2.05% year-on-year; molybdenum wire was 97.94 tons, an increase of 6.12% year-on-year; molybdenum waste and scrap were 762.43 tons, a decrease of 6.01% year-on-year; and other molybdenum products were 65.13 tons, a decrease of 17.09% year-on-year.
