Tag: stainless steel
Stainless threat from high nickel costs
Far from declining since Inco resumed production after a lengthy strike at its Sudbury operation in Canada, the price of nickel has gone from strength to strength.
First chemical tanker order from China
AvestaPolarit's Hot Rolled Plate business unit in Degerfors has received an order for hot-rolled plate that will be used to manufacture tanks for a chemical tanker due to be built in China.
Gothic in glass
A church in Stuttgart has been restored with a complex steel and glass construction that uses stainless steel cables made by Carl Stahl.
US specialty steel lose market share
Already struggling with a flat economy and weak demand, US specialty steel producers lost additional domestic market share to imports in the first eight months of this year compared to same 2002 period.
Top tensile strength
Panduit (London, UK) has produced a new stainless steel cable tie design that is claimed to have the world's highest rated ratio of loop tensile strength to tie width.
Stainless-steel locks
Elesa (UK) has launched stainless-steel versions of its CQ lock with 90-degree opening and IP65 protection.