Stainless Steels Monthly provides concise analysis on all the major worldwide nickel, stainless steel and scrap markets with extensive coverage of issues affecting global trading conditions, including stainless steel long and flat product transaction prices and up-to-date production statistics.
This comprehensive report also includes key data and forecasts for the nickel market with details on premiums, inventories, ferro-nickel pricing and the market balance.
January 2012 Issue
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27 January 2012
Purchasing has picked up in both Europe and North America, though this is apparent consumption by stockists in anticipation of end-user orders
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27 January 2012
Universal Stainless plans to add two more vacuum arc remelting furnaces by the fourth quarter to satisfy growing demand in its premium melt sector - primarily serving the aerospace and energy markets.
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27 January 2012
Inventories have been run down along the supply chain through a combination of slowing production and higher demand, which, while not noticeably lifting, is no longer easing.
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27 January 2012
In Asia it is not lack of demand that is holding prices down, but excess production, especially over-production in China.
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27 January 2012
Some stainless scrap suppliers in the USA have increased the purchasing price for scrap grades containing nickel.
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27 January 2012
Prices of high-carbon ferrochrome have edged higher as production cuts implemented in late 2011 are starting to restrict supply to the market.
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27 January 2012
Roundup of MBR's stainless alloy surcharges, global stainless output statistics, global base/surcharge/transaction price analysis and key month on month trends in regional markets for the month of January 2012
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Downloadable Data
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27 January 2012
Downloadable Excel files with MBR's prices and other stainless steel statistics for the month of January 2012