Tag: stainless steel

Taiyuan Steel expands via innovation program

Taiyuan Iron and Steel Corporation (Taiyuan Steel) has completed the main portion of their technical innovation program for their high strength precision steel strip production.

ThyssenKrupp to upgrade stainless facility

ThyssenKrupp AG intends to reduce the effect of nickel prices on its stainless steel unit by upgrading a facility to produce a type of the alloy that does not require nickel.

Strong growth in stainless steel

Merafe Resources’ medium to long term growth forecast for stainless steel output is strong, with production projected to reach record levels for 2010. Global stainless steel production increased more than 40% for the first half of 2010 due to strong restocking.

Russia implements duty on some stainless

Russia has implemented a three year, anti dumping import duty on various flat rolled steel from South Africa, Korea, Brazil and China. The duties will apply to flat rolled steel containing 2.5% of nickel or more.

Russia reduces import duty for stainless

The Government Commission of Russia approved the reduction of import duty for stainless pipes.

First phase of Bahru Stainless

Construction on the first phase of the Bahru Stainless plant in Malaysia is advancing according to schedule.

Nickel gets EU Ecolabel

Nickel in stainless steel will not be subject to the hazardous substances requirements of the new European Union Ecolabel Board Regulation.

Xstrata to build smelter

Xstrata Plc approved the second phase of its Lion ferrochrome complex expansion in South Africa.

Mining for manganese

Gabon and CITIC Dameng will mine 26 million tons of manganese from their M'Bembele mine over the next 25 years at a cost of CFA 40 billion.

Car industry demands more stainless

The car industry’s increasing demand for ferritic grades of stainless steel has resulted in a marked rise in the global growth of non-austenitic grades in the usage of stainless steels.