MOLYBDENUM 703 
 
Table 3.—U.S. reported consumption of molybdenum, by end use 
(Thousand pounds of contained molybdenum) 
 - Ammonium Other mo 
 End ~ 0 c  erromo-1 and sodium lybdenum Total 
  oxi as lybdenum molyixiate materials2 
 787 101 
 4,414 562 
 8,914 835 
 1,094 531 
 2,165 569 
 407 1,208 
 1,230 156 
 —— 172 
 282 141 
 W -- 
 2,601 W 
 4 —— 
 327 87 
 —— 2 890 
 —— 154 5,130 
 —— 29 9,778 
 —— 25 1,650 
 —— 27 2,761 
 —— 24 1,639 
 —— 1,604 2,990 
 —— 19 191 
 —— 175 598 
 —— 4,507 4,507 
 302  302 
 W 187 2,788 
 —— 835 839 
 260. 55 729 
 22,225 4,362 562 7,643 34,792 
* W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. 1lncludes calcium
molybdate. 
 2lntludes purified molybdenum disulfide, molybdenite concentrate added directly
to steel, molybdenum metal powder, molybdenum metal, pellets, and other molybdenum
materials. 
 3lncludes magnetic and nonferrous alloys. 
 
 
 
STOCKS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1984 
Steel: 
 Carbon - 
Stainless and heatresisting______________ 
 Full alloy - 
 High-strength, low-alloy________________ 
TooL 
Cast irons - 
Superalloys___________________________ 
Alloys (excludes steels and superalloys): 
Welding and alloy hard-facing rods and materials Otheralloys3________________________

Mill products made from metal powder_________ Chemicals and ceramics: 
Pigments 
Catalysts 
Other_____________________________ 
Miscellaneous and unspecified - 
 
Total 
 
1985 
Steel: 
Carbon____________________________ 
Stainlessandheatresisting               
Fullalloy__________________________ 
High-strength, low-alloy________________ 
Tool______________________________ 
Castirons____________________________ 
Superalloys___________________________ 
Alloys (excludes steels and superalloys): 
Welding and alloy hard-facing rods and materials Other alloys3________________________

Mill products made from metal powder_________ Chemicals and ceramics: 
Pigments___________________________ 
Catalysts___________________________ 
Other_____________________________ 
Miscellaneous and unspecifiecL - 
 
Total 
 
 Total industry stocks, which include those .of producers and consumers,
decreased by almost 10% to 35 million pounds of contained molybdenum. Inventories
of molybdenum in concentrate at mine locations decreased from 12.4 to 9.3
million pounds. Producers' stocks of molybdenum in consumer products, such
as oxide, ferromolybdenum, molybdate, metal powders, and other types, decreased
from 22 mil 
 704 138 —— —— 842 
 4,946 627 — 167 5,740 
 7,773 798 — — 28 8,599 
 1,842 1,075 —— W 2,417 
 1,204 418 —— W 1,622 
 W 1,049 —— W 1,049 
 1,368 W —— 1,788 3,156 
 —— 168 —— W 168 
 200 129 W 135 464 
 — — — — — —
4,621 4,621 
 W -- W -- W 
 1,977 — — W 299 2,276 
 4 4 —— 732 740 
 697 144 766 150 1,757 
 20,215 4,550 766 7,920 33,451 
 
 lion pounds at the beginning of the year to 21 milliOn pounds by yearend.
Compared with monthly molybdenum shipments, yearend producers' stocks of
these materials totaled almost a 3.5-month supply. Domestió consumers
held inventories of about 4 miffion pounds throughout most of the year, representing
approximately a 1.5month supply compared with average monthly reported consumption.