Featured Story

Our Featured Story archive is a collection of the Featured Story’s which have been published in our magazine and taken pride of place as the ‘unique feature article’ on our Stainless Steel World home page. In addition to industry updates, market news and topical issues of the day the Feature Story provides an interesting mix of company profiles, in-depth technical articles, reports from major end users and features projects in a variety of industries ranging from oil & gas, chemical and petrochemical to the architecture, power generation, medical and food and beverage industries.

Towards net-zero: the stainless tubes, pipes and fittings sector prepares for a carbon-free future

James Chater takes a look at how stainless steel tubes, pipes and fittings fit in a green, decarbonized future.
SpaceX Starship Prototype

Stainless steel rockets are out of this world!

In this article, Joanne McIntyre talks about the advantages of using stainless steels in space-going rockets.
Jane Eriksson and Barinder Ghai in front of a painting of founder Göran Fredrik Göransson

Our rich history inspires future alloys

Joanne McIntyre talks to Alleima's Jane Eriksson and Barinder Ghai on their latest stainless steel grades: Sanicro 35, SAF 3006 and SAF 3007

Award-winning bridge

Karlee Williston (MolyReview) talks about the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge, which was created using 2205 and 2507 Duplex Steel
The ET measures gravitational waves by constantly monitoring the length of its three detector corridors. Image Einstein Telescope.

Einstein Telescope project

The Einstein Gravitational Wave Observatory uses BUMAX 88 stainless steel fasteners for their cold resistance and anti-galling properties

Aspiring to the condition of sculpture: recent stainless steel trends in architecture and construction

James Chater gives an overview of the use of stainless steels and titanium in architecture, construction and art.
Rotterdam

Krogman Metals – Dutch supplier connects the world with stainless steel

Stainless Steel World recently interviewed mr Furkan Beltek, CEO of Krogman Metals, who shared his company's vision.

Full speed ahead: Nickel in India’s rapidly expanding rail networks

Nickel-containing steels play a vital role in the future of India's rapidly growing railway- and metro sector.
The world nickel market in 2023 and 2024 – two years with surpluses

The world nickel market in 2023 and 2024 – two years with surpluses

Ricardo Ferreira (INSG) talks about the world nickel market in 2023 and 2024: Production, usage, prices and stocks.
San Diego’s Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge, opened in 2011. Photo: Jeffrey Beall - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13268076

Spanning the decades: how stainless steel became the material of choice for modern bridges

James Chater talks about how stainless steels became the material of choice for bridges, and the (dis)advantages of several grades