Molybdenum Profile
· ₹7,942.79/kg today · Live chart →
The metal that gives steel its heat resistance and strength under pressure — and, in most cases, gets mined without anyone actually digging for it.
Where Molybdenum Is Produced & Consumed
Among this site's tracked countries:
Notable producers
Major consumers
Steel's Strength-and-Heat Upgrade
Adding molybdenum to steel meaningfully improves its strength and resistance to heat and corrosion, which is why it's a standard alloying ingredient in oil and gas pipelines, high-strength structural steel and aerospace components — applications where ordinary steel alone isn't good enough.
Often Someone Else's Byproduct
A significant share of the world's molybdenum is recovered as a byproduct of copper mining rather than from dedicated molybdenum mines, which means its supply can respond as much to copper-mining economics as to molybdenum's own price.
Did You Know?
Molybdenum has no major futures exchange of its own — like lithium and cobalt, it's priced through Fastmarkets' surveyed benchmark assessments rather than a listed contract.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Molybdenum price in India today is ₹7,942.79 per kilogram as of August 4, 2026. See the live price and chart for the full 10-day trend.
Molybdenum is bought mainly by steelmakers producing alloy and stainless steel, oil and gas pipeline manufacturers, aerospace component makers, and refineries using it as an industrial catalyst.
Among the countries tracked on this site, China, USA, Mexico are notable producers, while China, USA, Germany, Japan are among the largest consumers.
Molybdenum is tracked on Fastmarkets — see each exchange's market profile for how it actually works.
