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2020-12-10 Producer News, Market News Asia
South Korean stainless steel cold rolled flat production dropped 5% in Q3/20 compared to the previous quarter, stainless steel quarto plate production was even 24% down qoq. Read more
2020-12-10 Producer News Europe
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Jan Hofmann, Chief Strategy Officer, has informed Outokumpu that he would pursue a new career opportunity outside the company. Read more
2020-12-10 End User News Europe
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German Electronic Industry grew the second consecutive month showing a positive growth. In October orders for the domestic market grew while orders from abroad declined. Read more
2020-12-10 Market News Rest of the world
The Internal Market Protection Department of EEC issued announced the final ruling of the anti-dumping (AD) sunset review on December 1, 2020 against Chinese cutlery and utensils imports Read more
2020-12-10 End User News Asia
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The Japanese Car Manufacturer Association JAMA reported detailed car production data for January-September 2020. Read more
2020-12-10 Project News Rest of the world
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Tata Projects Limited, India, ordered a seawater flue gas desulphurization plant (FGD) with wet stack and integrated seawater treatment from Andritz. Read more
2020-12-10 End User News Global
2020-12-09 Producer News, Market News Asia
In the third quarter 2020 South Korean stainless steel crude steel production declined by 6%. Compared to the previous quarter production was 20% up. Read more
2020-12-09 Market News India
Extension of Indian AD Duties for stainless cold rolled stainless steel announced for Deliveries from China, Taiwan, South Korea, EU, South Africa, Thailand and the United States Read more
2020-12-09 Market News Asia
Reported finished production of stainless steel hot rolled, cold finished and wire rod was 6% below the previous quarter. Hot rolled bars declined by 16%, while cold finished bar production even grew. Read more
2020-12-09 End User News Europe
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Germany’s mechanical engineering association VDMA has revised its production forecast for 2020 upwards after a better than expected third quarter 2020. Read more
2020-12-09 End User News, Price News America
After starting of a recovery in the US-American stainless steel business, consumers are expecting increasing base prices. Read more
2020-12-09 Producer News China
After the start of Baosteel Desheng’s No.1 hot rolling mill in summer, the No.2 hot rolling mill has been started at the end of November as well. Read more
2020-12-08 Market News Global
Lenghtened Lead Times at European and American Stainless Mills Read more
2020-12-07 Market News America
Stainless steel production data for the third quarter 2020 were reported from Brazil. Year to date: Double digit decline yoy. Read more
2020-12-07 Producer News America
Consolidation in the US stainless steel business: ATI Metals plans to exit the stainless steel business in 2021. ATI will focus on high-value products with high margins only. Read more
2020-12-07 Producer News America
US stainless steel precision strip producer Ulbrich will unveil a new 20-high cold rolling mill in Wallingford/Connecticut Read more
2020-12-07 End User News Europe
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The industrial production index for Germany has fallen from 16.3 points in October 2020 to 5.5 points in November 2020. It is assumed that the 2nd COVID-19 wave had a strong negative impact on results Read more
2020-12-07 Producer News Europe
A leading seamless producer reported to SMR that the demand for tube and pipe was satisfactory until September this year but declined since then. Read more
2020-12-07 End User News Europe
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The Association of car importers to Germany (VDIK) expects a level of 2.9 million new passenger car registrations for 2020. This is the lowest level in 30 years Read more