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Russia Increased the Import of Molybdenum in 2019

In 2019, the import of Molybdenum to Russia reached 28 tonnes, 77% higher vs 2018 according to the metallurgy bulletin data. The volume of exports from China reached over 12 tonnes. German exports of Molybdenum doubled to over 14 tonnes.

Molybdenum is used in Russia for the manufacturing of the frame elements  for their hypersonic jets and rockets. The chemical element is known for its ability to form compounds with inorganic and organic ligands.

Molybdenum is essential for the aviation and defense industries due to its properties: the high-temperature stability, density and tensile strength, excellent material machinability, and radiation protection. It is a refractory metallic element that readily forms hard, stable carbides, enhancing hardenability, strength, toughness and resistance to wear and corrosion.

Chemically, the outstanding feature of molybdenum is its extraordinary versatility: Oxidation states from – II to VI; Coordination numbers from 4 to 8; Varied stereochemistry. 

The chemical element is known for its ability to form compounds with inorganic and organic ligands, with particular preference for oxygen, sulfur, fluorine and chlorine donor atoms, including the formation of bi- and poly-nuclear compounds containing bridging oxide or chloride ligands and/or molybdenum-molybdenum bonds.

Molybdenum is used in Russia for the manufacturing of the frame elements  for their hypersonic jets and rockets, including capsules and the wing portions. Molybdenum properties allow it to be used for the energetic atomic reactors with the temperature up to 1472 F.

Additionally, molybdenum with the niobium and vanadium additive are used in the parts for the rocket engine and turbines. Niobium (Nb) is a chemical element and atomic number 41. Pure Niobium has a hardness similar to that of pure titanium, and it has similar ductility to iron. Vanadium (V) is a chemical element and atomic number 23. It is a hard, silvery-grey, ductile, malleable transition metal. The elemental metal is rarely found in nature, but once isolated artificially, the formation of an oxide layer somewhat stabilizes the free metal against further oxidation.

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