MOLYBDENUM DISULPHIDE (CAS NUMBER 1317-33-5) 98.5 PERCENT PURITY, FINE BLACK POWDER PACKED IN 25KG POLYETHYLENE BAGS, IN FIBRE DRUMS. IT IS NOT COMMERCIALLY VIABLE TO USE THIS PRODUCT FOR THE EXTRACTION OF MOLYBDENUM METAL. THISD GRADE OF MOLYBDENUM DISULPHIDE IS ONLY USED FOR LUBRICATION. THE MAIN IMPURITIES REMAINING AFTER PROCESSING ARE: CARBON, OIL, WATER, IRON, MOLYBDENUM TRIOXIDE AND COPPER OXIDE. ALTHOUGH NOT CHEMICALLY REACTED OR ALTERED, THE CONCENTRATION AND PURIFICATION PROCESS INVOLVES GRINDING, FLOTATION SEPARATION/SCREENING AS WELL AS REPEATED CRUSHING, ACID LEACHING, FILTRATION/WASHING AND DRYING (REPEATED PHYSICAL CHANGES). THIS INDICATES THAT THE GOODS CAN NO LONGER BE CONSIDERED AS CONCENTRATED MOLYBDENUM ORE, BUT MUST BE CLASSIFIED AS A SEPARATE CHEMICALLY DEFINED COMPOUND.

CLASSIFICATION IS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF GIRs 1 AND 6 AND BY THE TEXT OF CN CODES 2830 (SUPHIDES; POLYSULPHIDES, WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICALLY DEFINED), 283090 (OTHER THAN SODIUM SULPHIDES) AND 28309085 (OTHER THAN SULPHIDES OF CALCIUM, OF ANTIMONY OR OF IRON)