Tisco expands its stainless steel product range with 4.3m heavy plate mill
Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. (Tisco), located in Taiyuan, China, has successfully produced the first plate on its new
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Outokumpu invests in new stainless steel casting technology
Finnish stainless steel producer Outokumpu recently placed an order with Primetals Technologies for two new molds and two new Mold
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Stainless steel production increases by 10.6% to 56.3m tons in 2021
Brussels – The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has released figures for the full year 2021 showing that stainless steel melt
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Fluctuations in nickel prices make stainless steel makers nervous
LME nickel price hit a 7-year high to US$20,500/ton last week due to supply shortage, greatly boosting the stainless steel
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Alloy consumption in steel may breach the US$100Bn mark soon
Crude and non-stainless alloy steels account for the majority of steel alloy demand, underpinned by the consumption of bulk alloys
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JSL converter meltshop to be extended with new production line
Primetals Technologies has received an order from Indian steelmaker Jindal Stainless Ltd. (JSL) to extend the company´s meltshop in Jajpur,
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Stainless and specialty steels recover after COVID knockout
World stainless crude steel production fell (-2.5%) in 2020, to around 50.9 million tonnes. Alongside the cyclical downturn of some
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Stainless steel melt shop production increases by 25%
The International Stainless Steel Forum has released figures for the first three months of 2021 showing that stainless steel melt
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Multi Alloys operations merge with EMVAfrica
Multi Alloys, the leading stockholder and supplier of special alloys in South Africa, has announced that its business shall merge
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Posco develops stainless steel for desulfurization facilities
Korean media reported that Posco, the largest South Korean steelmaker, has succeeded in developing core materials used in desulfurization facilities
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Changing face of nickel consuming industry
Whilst the stainless steel industry today still accounts for around 70% of total nickel consumed, growth has been driven by
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Stainless steel – largest consumer of nickel in 2020, 2021
According to Roskill, the nickel market in 2020 was strongly impacted by the global slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nickel demand is driven by EV batteries manufacturers
Based on a report published by McKinsey & Company, global demand for nickel is expected to increase from 2.2 million
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Nickel rallies amid Chinese stainless steel recovery
Nickel, like most commodities in 2020 has been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown measures. According to
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Stainless steel H1-2020 production decreased by 9.4%
The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has released figures for the first half year of 2020 showing that stainless steel
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