ThyssenKrupp Nirosta has completely modernized its converter facilities in Krefeld and in so doing made a further contribution to lowering pollution in the area around the plant. The optimized equipment started operation in the melt shop in spring and was recently granted an official operating license following the ramp-up phase. The two new AOD (Argon [...]
It seems that prices are increasing for stainless steel all over the world, buoyed up by 12 month highs for Nickel had the LME and a new found confidence for the stainless steel markets we have listed a few extracts below for a snapshot of what is happening
Japan’s stainless steel producers are contemplating offering a [...]
Not related directly to stainless steel but somebody who indirectly would have an effect on virtually all our lives and the world today is Harry Patch.
“The Wells Cathedral bell began to toll today as Britain bade farewell to Harry Patch, its last surviving soldier from the First World War.
About 1,000 members of the public [...]
Two major stainless steel flat-rolled mills are planning what amounts to a 3% increase in August transaction prices for cold-rolled sheet. Price increases have been announced by Allegheny Ludlum unit of Allegheny Technologies and North American Stainless. The other major U.S. producer, AK Steel, is seeking to increase stainless surcharges in September.
Allegheny Ludlum says its [...]
