The Stainless Steel Club

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Industry News

Stainless Cold Rolled Shortage in the North American Market
2021-01-27, Producer News, Market News, America, full text for subscribers only
According to leading North American distributors there is currently a severe shortage of stainless steel cold rolled supply. Read more ...
European stocks on lowest level, prices on highest level since 1 year
2021-01-27, Market News, Price News, Distributor News, Europe, full text for subscribers only
The German Edelstahl-Handelsvereinigung (EHV) indicated a stock reach of less than 60 days, comparing to over 100 days in Q2/2020. This low level has last been seen in early 2019. Read more ...
Exploding Freight Rates are pushing Prices up from Asia
2021-01-27, Market News, Europe, full text for subscribers only
A leading UK based stainless steel importer reported that Asian stainless steel deliveries to Europe are suffering from significantly increased shipping rates at the moment. Read more ...
Significant Price Increases in the European Stainless Steel Flat Product Market
2021-01-27, Price News, Europe, full text for subscribers only
All European stainless steel flat product mills are asking for signicant price increases. Read more ...
Chinese Stainless Steel Crude Steel Production 2020
2021-01-27, Market News, China, full text for subscribers only
According to CSSC (Stainless Steel Council of China), Chinese stainless crude steel production grew by 2.5% in 2020 (+740,000 t). Read more ...