 Industrially በተፈተሸ ውህዶች (ወደ አባል ዓለም ምርት ገደማ 14%) ቀለም እና እንዲፋጠኑ ከፍተኛ-ግፊት እና ከፍተኛ የሙቀት መተግበሪያዎች ጥቅም ላይ ይውላሉ.
Industrially, molybdenum compounds (about 14% of world production of the element) are used in high-pressure and high-temperature applications as pigments and catalysts.