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• New technology packages improve slab quality and widen product range • Industrial production in fully automatic mode from day one Siemens Metals Technologies has modernized and put into operation a single-strand continuous caster at Pohang Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (Posco) in Pohang, Korea, for production of stainless steel slabs. SSC 2 caster …
Brussels 18 September 2014 – The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has released figures for HY1 2014 showing that stainless steel melt shop production increased by 10.6% year–on–year to 20.9 million metric tons (mmt). Production increased in all regions except for Central and Eastern Europe. Stainless and heat-resisting melt shop steel production [000 metric tons] …
Brussels 10 July 2014 – The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has released figures for Q1 2014 showing that stainless steel melt shop production increased by 6.8% year–on–year to 10.2 million metric tons (mmt). Production increased in all regions. With a y–o–y growth of 3.0% Asia (without China) produced 2.2 mmt. Japan and South Korea …
The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has launched a series of new educational resources to increase the use of stainless steel in the architecture, building and construction (ABC) market. While the potential for stainless steel is enormous in this sector, it is often overlooked in favour of materials that have been included in teaching programmes …
Outokumpu delivers about 4,000 tonnes of LDX 2404 duplex stainless steel for the Husab uranium mine project in Namibia, Africa. Outokumpu stainless steel will be used in tanks, pressure vessels, clarifiers and columns. The deliveries have started and they will continue until September 2014. The Husab Mine project is owned by Swakop Uranium and the …
Brussels March 18th, 2014 – The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has released preliminary figures for 2013 showing that stainless steel melt shop production increased by 7.8% to 38.1 million metric tons (mmt). With the exception of Western Europe and Africa, all regions achieved positive growth. Asia excluding China recorded a production of 8.8 …
Which types of stainless steel are safe for contact with food? This is a simple question, for which there is no easy answer. Within the EU, each member state is free to establish its own regulations. For instance, Italy has a positive list of stainless steel grades, which can be used in food contact applications. …
Outokumpu is supplying high performance grade to the Indian engineering company, Thermax Limited, for the construction of a thermal power plant in India. Outokumpu’s proprietary austenitic 253 MA® grade stainless steel is widely used in thermal power plants as it withstands very high temperatures. Thermax operates in the areas of energy and environment and it …
STAINLESS STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS’ IMPORTS FROM CHINA HAVE GROWN BY 690% DURING LAST 5 YEARS Apex industry body ASSOCHAM has urged the government to extend anti-dumping duty to imports of stainless steel flat products from China in all grades, widths, shapes and sizes including the hot rolled stainless steel flat products and stainless steel circles …
OUTOKUMPU OYJ November 12, 2013 at 11.00 am EET Outokumpu stainless steel gives a new look for the New Street station in Birmingham, UK. More than 8 000 bright polished, laser-cut panels of stainless steel, altogether more than 20 000 square meters, will cover the façade of the station. Outokumpu supplies up to 400 tons of stainless …