IMOA Publication Focuses On Sustainability Benefits Of Molybdenum

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London, UK - The International Molybdenum Association (IMOA) has published a new brochure exploring the wide contribution molybdenum makes to sustainable development. A Sustainable World with Molybdenum showcases examples of how molybdenum’s unique properties are being harnessed to generate a wide range of sustainable benefits in many sectors.

The 28-page brochure contains chapters covering molybdenum’s contribution in energy efficiency, low carbon generation, environmental protection and resource conservation. The final chapter demonstrates molybdenum’s positive impacts on quality of life with a range of applications from medical imaging to desalination plants.

Examples are illustrated with case studies in brief and in depth, including summaries of three Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies, which quantify the positive environmental impacts of molybdenum use in automotive lightweighting, construction and fuel desulfurization.

Commenting on the publication, Tim Outteridge, IMOA Secretary-General, said: “Sustainable development is about using the earth’s resources to meet our needs in such a way that the environment is preserved for future generations. Molybdenum plays a part in achieving this goal in a surprising number of applications spanning many different sectors.

“In recent years, we have highlighted these contributions in our broader ‘MoRE FOR LESS’ program, which illustrates the very large impact that a small amount of molybdenum can often make. This brochure brings together these different examples to make a compelling case for the importance of molybdenum’s contribution to global sustainable development,” he added.

The new publication and others are available to download from the IMOA website at http://www.imoa.info/molybdenum-media-centre/downloads/molybdenum-sustainability/case-studies.php.

About the IMOA

The International Molybdenum Association is a non-profit trade association representing the interests of most of the world’s molybdenum producers and converters, as well as traders and end users. Molybdenum is added to steels and cast irons to improve strength, toughness, hardenability and weldability for numerous applications in the automotive, shipbuilding, construction, mining, chemical, oil & gas and energy generation industries. In stainless steels and superalloys, it improves corrosion resistance and high-temperature performance and finds uses in many industrial applications. It is also used in a variety of products from catalysts and lubricants to pigments and paint. To learn more, visit www.imoa.info.