
The global Molybdenum Oxide market size is predicted to grow from US$ 7536 million in 2025 to US$ 11450 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.2% from 2025 to 2031.
Molybdenum oxide is a chemical compound with a chemical formula of MoO₃. This compound is produced on the largest scale of any molybdenum compound. It is an intermediate in the production of molybdenum metal. It is also an important industrial catalyst. Molybdenum oxide occurs as the rare mineral molybdite.
Global molybdenum oxide (CAS 1313-27-5) key players include Molibdenos y Metales S.A, Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Codelco, etc. Global top 3 manufacturers hold a share over 45%. Asia-Pacific is the largest market, with a share about 48%, followed by Europe and North America, both have a share about 50 percent. In terms of product, Technical molybdenum oxide is the largest segment, with a share about 82%. And in terms of application, the largest application is metallurgy industry, followed bychemical industry.
Molybdenum oxide is a highly versatile compound with diverse applications across several industries, making it a key player in the global market. The steady growth of the molybdenum oxide market is largely fueled by increasing industrialization, technological innovations, and rising demand for its wide-ranging uses. One of the major drivers is the chemical industry, where molybdenum oxide serves as a crucial component in catalysis, pigments, and corrosion inhibitors. The expansion of the chemical sector has naturally led to a surge in demand for molybdenum oxide. Additionally, the electronics industry relies heavily on molybdenum oxide for the production of transistors and solar cells, with advancements in this sector further boosting its market presence. Moreover, as industries shift toward greener and more sustainable solutions, the non-toxic and environmentally friendly characteristics of molybdenum oxide have made it a preferred choice.
Despite its growing prominence, the molybdenum oxide market faces several challenges. Price fluctuations, driven by factors such as global economic conditions, supply-demand imbalances, and geopolitical uncertainties, can impact the market’s stability. Additionally, competition from substitute materials, including tungsten oxide and vanadium oxide, poses a threat in some of its applications. Regulatory concerns, especially in regions with stringent environmental and health regulations, may also restrict the use of molybdenum oxide. These challenges highlight the need for market players to adopt strategic solutions to mitigate potential risks.
At the same time, the opportunities for molybdenum oxide are expanding. New applications are emerging in fields like renewable energy and nanotechnology, further broadening the compound’s market potential. Continuous research and technological advancements are leading to the development of improved molybdenum oxide products with enhanced properties, such as increased efficiency and durability. Furthermore, developing economies, with their rapidly growing industrial sectors, offer significant opportunities for market expansion as they ramp up their demand for molybdenum oxide.
Geographically, Asia stands out as the largest consumer, with countries like China, Japan, and South Korea at the forefront, driven by their strong manufacturing bases. In Europe, nations like Germany, France, and the United Kingdom are also key markets, particularly in the chemical and automotive industries. North America, led by the United States and Canada, represents another important region, with a wide range of applications in electronics, aerospace, and beyond.
The global molybdenum oxide market is expected to maintain its upward trajectory, driven by industrialization, technological advances, and expanding applications across various sectors. While challenges such as price volatility and regulatory hurdles persist, the market’s opportunities are vast. By addressing these challenges and leveraging the emerging trends, molybdenum oxide producers and suppliers can secure long-term growth and success in this dynamic landscape.
The “Molybdenum Oxide Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Molybdenum Oxide sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Molybdenum Oxide sales for 2025 through 2031. With Molybdenum Oxide sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Molybdenum Oxide industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Molybdenum Oxide landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Molybdenum Oxide portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Molybdenum Oxide market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Molybdenum Oxide and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Molybdenum Oxide.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Molybdenum Oxide market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Technical Molybdenum Oxide
High Pure Molybdenum Oxide
Segmentation by Application:
Metallurgy Industry
Chemical Industry
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Molibdenos y Metales S.A
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)
Codelco
Centerra Gold
Grupo Mexico
Rio Tinto Kennecott
SeAH M&S
Jinduicheng Molybdenum Group
China Molybdenum
Jinzhou New China Dragon Moly
Linghai Hengtai Molybdenum
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Molybdenum Oxide market?
What factors are driving Molybdenum Oxide market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Molybdenum Oxide market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Molybdenum Oxide break out by Type, by Application?
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Molybdenum Oxide Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Molybdenum Oxide by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Molybdenum Oxide by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Molybdenum Oxide Segment by Type
2.2.1 Technical Molybdenum Oxide
2.2.2 High Pure Molybdenum Oxide
2.3 Molybdenum Oxide Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Molybdenum Oxide Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Molybdenum Oxide Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Molybdenum Oxide Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Molybdenum Oxide Segment by Application
2.4.1 Metallurgy Industry
2.4.2 Chemical Industry
2.4.3 Others
2.5 Molybdenum Oxide Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Molybdenum Oxide Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Molybdenum Oxide Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Molybdenum Oxide Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Molybdenum Oxide Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Molybdenum Oxide Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Molybdenum Oxide Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Molybdenum Oxide Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Molybdenum Oxide Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Molybdenum Oxide Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Molybdenum Oxide Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Molybdenum Oxide Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Molybdenum Oxide Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Molybdenum Oxide Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Market M&A Activity & Strategy
4 World Historic Review for Molybdenum Oxide by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Molybdenum Oxide Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Molybdenum Oxide Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Molybdenum Oxide Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Molybdenum Oxide Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Molybdenum Oxide Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Molybdenum Oxide Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Molybdenum Oxide Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Molybdenum Oxide Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Molybdenum Oxide Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Molybdenum Oxide Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Molybdenum Oxide Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Molybdenum Oxide Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Molybdenum Oxide Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Molybdenum Oxide Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Molybdenum Oxide Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Molybdenum Oxide Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Molybdenum Oxide Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Molybdenum Oxide Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Molybdenum Oxide Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Molybdenum Oxide Sales by Application (2020-2025)
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Molybdenum Oxide by Country
7.1.1 Europe Molybdenum Oxide Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Molybdenum Oxide Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Molybdenum Oxide Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Molybdenum Oxide Sales by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Molybdenum Oxide by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Molybdenum Oxide Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Molybdenum Oxide Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Molybdenum Oxide Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Molybdenum Oxide Sales by Application (2020-2025)
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Molybdenum Oxide
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Molybdenum Oxide
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Molybdenum Oxide
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Molybdenum Oxide Distributors
11.3 Molybdenum Oxide Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Molybdenum Oxide by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Molybdenum Oxide Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Molybdenum Oxide Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Molybdenum Oxide Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.6 Global Molybdenum Oxide Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Molybdenum Oxide Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 Molibdenos y Metales S.A
13.1.1 Molibdenos y Metales S.A Company Information
13.1.2 Molibdenos y Metales S.A Molybdenum Oxide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 Molibdenos y Metales S.A Molybdenum Oxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 Molibdenos y Metales S.A Main Business Overview
13.1.5 Molibdenos y Metales S.A Latest Developments
13.2 Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)
13.2.1 Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Company Information
13.2.2 Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Molybdenum Oxide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Molybdenum Oxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Main Business Overview
13.2.5 Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Latest Developments
13.3 Codelco
13.3.1 Codelco Company Information
13.3.2 Codelco Molybdenum Oxide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 Codelco Molybdenum Oxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 Codelco Main Business Overview
13.3.5 Codelco Latest Developments
13.4 Centerra Gold
13.4.1 Centerra Gold Company Information
13.4.2 Centerra Gold Molybdenum Oxide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 Centerra Gold Molybdenum Oxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.4.4 Centerra Gold Main Business Overview
13.4.5 Centerra Gold Latest Developments
13.5 Grupo Mexico
13.5.1 Grupo Mexico Company Information
13.5.2 Grupo Mexico Molybdenum Oxide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 Grupo Mexico Molybdenum Oxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.5.4 Grupo Mexico Main Business Overview
13.5.5 Grupo Mexico Latest Developments
13.6 Rio Tinto Kennecott
13.6.1 Rio Tinto Kennecott Company Information
13.6.2 Rio Tinto Kennecott Molybdenum Oxide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 Rio Tinto Kennecott Molybdenum Oxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.6.4 Rio Tinto Kennecott Main Business Overview
13.6.5 Rio Tinto Kennecott Latest Developments
13.7 SeAH M&S
13.7.1 SeAH M&S Company Information
13.7.2 SeAH M&S Molybdenum Oxide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 SeAH M&S Molybdenum Oxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.7.4 SeAH M&S Main Business Overview
13.7.5 SeAH M&S Latest Developments
13.8 Jinduicheng Molybdenum Group
13.8.1 Jinduicheng Molybdenum Group Company Information
13.8.2 Jinduicheng Molybdenum Group Molybdenum Oxide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 Jinduicheng Molybdenum Group Molybdenum Oxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.8.4 Jinduicheng Molybdenum Group Main Business Overview
13.8.5 Jinduicheng Molybdenum Group Latest Developments
13.9 China Molybdenum
13.9.1 China Molybdenum Company Information
13.9.2 China Molybdenum Molybdenum Oxide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.9.3 China Molybdenum Molybdenum Oxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.9.4 China Molybdenum Main Business Overview
13.9.5 China Molybdenum Latest Developments
13.10 Jinzhou New China Dragon Moly
13.10.1 Jinzhou New China Dragon Moly Company Information
13.10.2 Jinzhou New China Dragon Moly Molybdenum Oxide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.10.3 Jinzhou New China Dragon Moly Molybdenum Oxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.10.4 Jinzhou New China Dragon Moly Main Business Overview
13.10.5 Jinzhou New China Dragon Moly Latest Developments
13.11 Linghai Hengtai Molybdenum
13.11.1 Linghai Hengtai Molybdenum Company Information
13.11.2 Linghai Hengtai Molybdenum Molybdenum Oxide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.11.3 Linghai Hengtai Molybdenum Molybdenum Oxide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.11.4 Linghai Hengtai Molybdenum Main Business Overview
13.11.5 Linghai Hengtai Molybdenum Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
*If Applicable.
