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Analyst: Mo prices seen at US$30/lb in 2007, down in 08 - Regional Published: Tuesday, September 4, 2007 16:49 (GMT -0400)
Molybdenum prices will likely stay at around US$30.00-31.00/lb this year and start descending in 2008, along with other base metals, Stefan Ioannou, an analyst with Haywood Securities, told BNamericas.
The molybdenum market is expected to grow roughly 5%, or by some 20Mlbs (9,072t), in the coming years. The world consumes some 400Mlb/y of the base metal, which is used mostly to create high-strength steel, Ioannou said.
Haywood is forecasting molybdenum will average US$12.50/lb in the long term, reaching US$25.00/lb in 2008, US$20.00/lb in 2009-10 and US$15.00/lb in 2011-12, he added.
Although the price forecasts descend from 2007 on, demand appears to remain strong in the coming years, the analyst said, attributing Haywood's conservative forecast to the lower molybdenum prices seen in the past and to the expectation that all base metal prices will decline in the next few years.
But the need for high-strength steel is not expected to subside in the near future, Ioannou said, explaining that much of molybdenum demand is concentrated in the oil and gas sector, which requires durable steel for pipelines and other equipment to avoid leakage.
Oil and gas infrastructure in the US will need replacing soon since most of it was installed in the 1950s and 1960s. The Chinese construction industry will also contribute heavily to demand, he said.
As for supply, very few molybdenum mining projects are on the horizon and those in the pipeline have been incorporated into Haywood's price perspective, according to the analyst.
US company Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) has the Climax project in the North American country undergoing feasibility, while Vancouverite Georgia Ventures has the Creston molybdenum deposit in Mexico's Sonora state that is undergoing exploration.
Meanwhile, Australian zinc specialist Zinifex has a moly project in its home country, while US company Idaho General Mines (AMEX: GMO) has another project set to come on stream in roughly 2009-10.
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