Tag: Posco
Plate mill starts operations
China-based Kunshan Dageng Stainless Steel’s new medium and heavy plate mill has come into operation.
Stainless substitutes
Because of high nickel costs, stainless steel producers are forced to continue to look for alternative material to lower nickel alloys.
World’s first continuous tandem mill
POSCO has awarded a contract to SMS Demag the supply of a continuous tandem mill with 18-high cold rolling stands for the economical production of high-quality special steel strip.
Nickel-free grades promoted
Stainless steel producers have taken on board customer backlash against the rising cost of nickel.
Posco promotes zero-nickel stainless
Posco, the largest steelmaker in South Korea, has developed a new stainless steel, graded POS445NF.
No-nickel SS increase
In order to balance the continuously hiking nickel cost with the profit margin, South Korea-based Posco is now shifting its production to 400 series stainless steel instead of its 300 type.