Having falling from the dramatic highs of 2008 when clearing $33,000 per tonne to the lows this year below $9000 per tonne it seem its now bottomed out. During difficult economic times that have caused big reductions in stainless steel production and resulted in falling Nickel demand the prices seems to be stronger. This is [...]

Even Lance Armstrong relies on Stainless Steel to rebuild him. After his come back from retirement he is aiming to win the “Tour de France” for the eighth time he was recently repaired with the help of a few bits of stainless steel  The surgeon who operated on Lance Armstrong’s broken collarbone does not expect the [...]

Stainless steel is designed to last a long time so this in itself reduces the need the requirement for alternatives that are costly to the environment because of their short life cycle. More often stainless steel is replaced a long time before it’s needed to be replaced because of cosmetic reasons - new retail fashions, [...]

Surcharges on stainless steel throughout Europe have long been the thorn in the side for buyers, no more so during the price hikes of 2008. They are an area with the most distrust and the most difficult to manage and now there are new calls to have them scrapped by the UK based MEPS “Why [...]

Battered nickel producers need the big stimulus projects mooted by the G20 leaders to become reality in order to ignite a recovery, the Nickel Institute head told Reuters on Wednesday. “If the commitment is made to these infrastructure projects, it’s important to actually make sure they deliver,” Stephen Barnett said as world leaders gathered in London. Collapsing [...]