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2021-01-20 End User News Global
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Plant Maker and processing lines supplier Andritz has restructured its metals business. Famous brand names will not be used anymore. Read more
2021-01-20 Raw Material News Global
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London Metal Exchange LME has issued a discussion paper on January 19 regarding modernization and adaption of emerging trends and customer needs. Read more
2021-01-20 End User News Global
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According to ACEA, the EU passenger car market declined by 24% in 2020. All major markets saw double digit declines. Read more
2021-01-20 End User News Rest of the world
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Three major companies from Abu Dhabi agreed to invest in the development and production of green and blue hydrogen Read more
2021-01-20 Raw Material News Global
On January 19th Yildirim announced to have finalized the acquisition of Albanian Cr producer Albchrome. Read more
2021-01-19 Market News Europe
The United Kingdom left the EU one week ago. The direct impact on mutual trade will not be very high but other effects might be significant and different to what the EU was intending. Read more
2021-01-19 Market News Europe
The stainless steel cold rolled market in Europe has improved by 8% quarter on quarter but remained 11% below Q3/20. Read more
2021-01-18 Market News Asia
South Korea to keep anti-dumping (AD) duties on Japanese stainless steel bars in place for another three years (until 2024). Read more
2021-01-18 End User News Europe
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In 2020 Volkswagen has supplied 212,000 electric cars including 134,000 battery e-cars (+197% yoy). In the same period, total global supply declined by 15%. Read more
2021-01-15 Producer News Asia
Delong Indonesia has started successfully trial production on its second continuous billet caster at Delong’s Industrial Park in Sulawesi. Read more
2021-01-15 End User News China
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According to the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers, Chinese car production declined by 2% yoy in the year 2020. Read more
2021-01-15 Price News Global
SMR has finalized its price census data for December: Flat product prices (distributor sales to end users) were 4% up in Europe and America. Read more
2021-01-15 Raw Material News Asia
Mid-January Indonesia's president Joko Widodo announced to further focus on the nickel downstream industry in the five years to come. Read more
2021-01-15 Price News Europe
According to SMR’s stainless steel price census (distributor prices to endusers), European 304 bar prices grew by 3% Read more
2021-01-14 End User News Europe
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Linde announced to build, own and operate the world’s largest PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) electrolyzer plant at the Leuna Chemical Complex in Germany. Read more
2021-01-13 End User News China
SMR analyzes regularly the development of Chinese Industries according to census data. In October/November 2020 most industries showed an enormous yoy growth. But ... not all! Read more
2021-01-13 Producer News Asia
Walsin Lihwa Corporation announced its net operating revenue for 2020. In the entire year, Walsin achieved a turnover of NT$ 112.6 billion (~EUR 3.3 billion / -16% yoy). Read more