1981年世界钼的需求量比1980年降低18～22%,比1979年减少30～55%,其中1981年西方国家的总消费量减到1亿4450万磅～1亿5千万磅,西方市场的氧化钼价格连年猛跌:1979年16.50美元/磅(纯钼),1980年8.05美元/磅,1981年12月低于4美元/磅。从总的趋势来看,由于钢铁特别是特殊钢的需要量将大幅度减少,因此自1982年起,2～3年内世界钼市场将继续萧条。1982年全世界钼消费量在2亿磅左右,其中西方国家1 The world demand for molybdenum in 1981 was 18-22% lower than in 1980 and 30-55% lower than in 1979. In 1981, the total consumption of western countries was reduced from 145.5 million pounds to 150 million pounds. The western The market price of molybdenum oxide plummeted year after year: 1979 $ 16.50 / lb (pure molybdenum), 1980 $ 8.05 / lb, December 1981 below $ 4 / lb. As a general trend, the global molybdenum market will continue to slump in two to three years, starting from 1982, as the demand for steel, especially special steel, will decrease significantly. World molybdenum consumption in 1982 was about 200 million pounds, of which Western countries 1