钼是重要的战备物资,因而钼工业在第一次世界大战时兴起,第二次世界大战时产量猛增到29,100～31,364吨。战后产量急剧下降50％。朝鲜战争时期产量又恢复到3万吨以上,到六十年代美国侵越战争开始后产量增到6万吨。近十年来产量一直保持增长率3～ Molybdenum was an important readiness material and therefore the molybdenum industry rose during the First World War and production soared to 29,100 to 31,364 tons during the Second World War. Post-war output dropped sharply by 50%. During the Korean War, the output was restored to more than 30,000 tons. By the beginning of the 1960s, the U.S. invasion of Iraq increased its output to 60,000 tons. Output over the past 10 years has maintained a growth rate of 3 ~