Izibalo ezikhishwe namuhla yi-International Molybdenum Association (IMOA) zibonisa ukuthi ukukhiqizwa nokusetshenziswa kwe-molybdenum emhlabeni wonke kwehle ku-Q1 uma kuqhathaniswa nekota edlule (Q4 2019).

Ukukhiqizwa kwe-molybdenum emhlabeni wonke kwehle ngo-8% kuya ku-139.2 million wamaphawundi (mlb) uma kuqhathaniswa nekota edlule ka-2019. Nokho, lokhu kumelele ukwenyuka ngo-1% uma kuqhathaniswa nekota efanayo yonyaka odlule. Ukusetshenziswa komhlaba wonke kwe-molybdenum kwehle ngo-13% kuya ku-123.6mlbs uma kuqhathaniswa nekota edlule, nakho kwehle ngo-13% uma kuqhathaniswa nekota efanayo yonyaka odlule.

Chinawahlala umkhiqizi omkhulu wei-molybdenumngo-47.7mlbs, ukwehla ngo-8% uma kuqhathaniswa nekota edlule kodwa kwehle ngo-6% uma kuqhathaniswa nekota efanayo yonyaka odlule. Ukukhiqizwa eNingizimu Melika kubone ukwehla kwamaphesenti amakhulu kunawo wonke ngo-18% kuya ku-42.2mlbs uma kuqhathaniswa nekota edlule, lokhu kumelele ukwehla ngo-2% uma kuqhathaniswa nekota efanayo yonyaka odlule. INyakatho Melika iyona kuphela isifunda esibone ukukhuphuka kokukhiqizwa ngekota yokugcina lapho ukukhiqizwa kukhuphuke ngo-6% kuya ku-39.5mlbs uma kuqhathaniswa nekota edlule, nakuba lokhu bekumele ukwenyuka ngo-18% uma kuqhathaniswa nekota efanayo yonyaka odlule. Ukukhiqizwa kwamanye amazwe kwehle ngo-3% kuya ku-10.1mlbs, ukwehla ngo-5% uma kuqhathaniswa nekota efanayo yonyaka odlule.

Ukusetshenziswa komhlaba wonke kwe-molybdenum kwehle ngo-13% kuya ku-123.6mlbs uma kuqhathaniswa nekota edlule kanye nekota efanayo yonyaka odlule. I-China yahlala ingumsebenzisi omkhulu wei-molybdenumkodwa ibone ukwehla okukhulu kakhulu okungu-31% kuya ku-40.3mlbs uma kuqhathaniswa nekota edlule, ukwehla okungu-18% uma kuqhathaniswa nekota efanayo yonyaka odlule. I-Europe ihlale ingumsebenzisi wesibili ngobukhulu kuma-31.1mlbs futhi ihlangabezane nokunyuka okuwukuphela kwayo kokusetshenziswa, u-6%, uma kuqhathaniswa nekota edlule kodwa lokhu kumelele ukwehla okungu-13% uma kuqhathaniswa nekota efanayo yonyaka odlule. Amanye amazwe asebenzise u-22.5mlbs, ukwehla ngo-1% uma kuqhathaniswa nekota edlule futhi kube yisona sodwa isifunda esibone ukwenyuka, ngo-3%, uma siqhathaniswa nekota efanayo yonyaka odlule. Kule kota, iJapan yadlula i-USA ekusebenziseni kwayo i-molybdenum ngo-12.7mlbs, ukwehla ngo-9% uma kuqhathaniswa nekota edlule kanye nokwehla ngo-7% uma kuqhathaniswa nekota efanayo yonyaka odlule.Ukusetshenziswa kwe-molybdenume-USA yehle ngekota yesithathu ilandelana yafinyelela ku-12.6mlbs, yehle ngo-5% uma iqhathaniswa nekota edlule kanye nehle ngo-12% uma iqhathaniswa nekota efanayo yonyaka odlule. I-CIS yehle ngo-10% ekusetshenzisweni kwayo yafika ku-4.3 mlb, nakuba lokhu kumelele ukwehla ngo-31% uma kuqhathaniswa nekota efanayo yonyaka odlule.