• Molybdenum: industry associations and famous companies

• Industry associations

• International Molybdenum Association (IMOA)
• The International Molybdenum Association (IMOA) was founded in 1989 and is registered under Belgian law as a non-profit trade association (ASBL) with scientific purposes. IMOA represents 85% of the Western World's production and all conversion facilities; the largest mines in China are also members, together with Chinese converters.
• IMOA works with the consumer industry, publishing brochures on molybdenum-containing alloys' usage, introducing training seminars in the USA, China and Europe and preparing sets of case studies on various applications. IMOA has an ambitious market development program to promote and increase end-use applications of molybdenum in co-operative ventures with allied organizations.
• China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association-Molybdenum Branch (CNIA)
• China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association was founded in 2001. It currently has 726 members. Its aim is to promote the development of nonferrous metal industries in China. The Molybdenum Branch is a subsidiary body of CNIA.

• Famous companies

• America:
• Climax Molybdenum Co.
• General Moly
• Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FMCG)
• Kennecott Molybdenum Company
• Canada:
• Adanac Molybdenum Corporation
• Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc.
• Chile:
• Molibdenos y Metales S.A. (Molymet)
• Codelco
• Antofagasta Minerals
• collahuasi
• Armenia:
• Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine
• Russia:
• Strikeforce Mining and Resources (SMR)
• Peru:
• Antamina
• China:
• Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co., Ltd
• China Molybdenum Co., Ltd
• Jinzhou New China Dragon Moly Co., Ltd
• Shangxi Ligeance Mineral Resources Co., Ltd
• Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd