The Rare Metals and Hard Alloys Research and Production Association of AMMC has produced molybdenum of 99.85% purity.

In June this year, a new high-temperature roaster furnace for the production of metallic molybdenum was commissioned as part of the pyrometallurgical shop for molybdenum-tungsten production.

As a result of launching the new equipment it was possible to obtain and produce pure metallic molybdenum with the content of 99.85%, i.e. to reduce the oxygen content to 0.06%. Previously, molybdenum of 96.4% purity and 1.0% oxygen content was produced here.

The pyrometallurgical shop for the production of molybdenum and tungsten at the Research and Production Association currently has a production capacity of 820 tons of molybdenum products. The new site has an annual production capacity of 450 tons with a 99.85% yield.

This material is widely used to fabricate metal targets for thin nanocoatings, parts used in the semiconductor industry.

Ulugbek Ruziev,

Deputy Production Director of Rare Metals and

Hard Alloys Research and Production Association