Stainless Steel

MetalMiner’s Latest Commodities Sourcing Outlook

by Taras Berezowsky on February 7, 2012

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Here’s Episode 4 of MetalMiner’s Sourcing Outlook, brought to you by Zycus. In the first episode of 2012, MetalMiner takes a look at the center of the commodity market storm — the EU debt crisis and impending (or already begun?) recession. In MetalWatch, we check in on stainless steel, as the ThyssenKrupp-Outokumpu merger looms in [...]

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What Outokumpo and ThyssenKrupp-Inoxum’s Merger Means For Us

by Stuart Burns on February 6, 2012

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However much Outokumpo talks about the desirability of merging the complimentary products ranges of their company with Inoxum, the recently spun-off stainless division of ThyssenKrupp, the fact is: this merger is all about rationalization. The European — if not the global — stainless market is characterized by too much (and too high-cost) production capacity. The [...]

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Fabrics Weaver Anni Albers Also Designed and Made Metal Jewelry

by Nate on January 27, 2012

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Anni Albers was a student at the The Bauhaus in Dessau, Germany. In 1933 she taught, by invitation, at Black Mountain College in North Carolina until 1949. Albers focused on weaving design and production in the 1950s, and became known for her textile patterns, which she transformed into colorful tapestries. Anni Albers’ “Intersecting”, 1962, cotton [...]

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Nickel Market in a State of Rapid Change

by Stuart Burns on December 6, 2011

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What a difference a quarter makes. Back in September we wrote a piece entitled “The Role of Nickel Pig Iron in Refined Nickel Demand and Stainless Production Costs,” exploring the role of nickel pig iron (NPI) in the growth of Chinese stainless production. At the time, we observed nickel stocks were falling and with lower [...]

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Make This Black Friday A Shiny One: Think Victorian Garden for Your Tabletop

by Nate on November 25, 2011

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Independent London-based design studio Another Studio’s enthusiasm is in making “charming products that respond to you and your environment”or as they coined it: “gifts for thoughtful givers. One of their latest creations is “Pantini, a metal planthouse kit inspired by the ornate quality of Victorian art and architecture. Another Studio collaborated with Finch & Fouracre [...]

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Revolutionary Steel and Copper-Buying Outlets Released Just In Time For Thanksgiving

by Taras Berezowsky on November 24, 2011

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“An Indian company has launched what it says is the world’s first cash machine to dispense diamonds as well as gold and silver coins¦They hope to cash in on the insatiable demand of Indians for jewels and precious metals. -BBC News, Oct. 27, 2011 *** Press Release – CHICAGO. 24 November 2011. – For Release [...]

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Bebionic Prosthetics: Amazing Marriage of Art and Science

by Stuart Burns on October 12, 2011

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One of the things I love about this job — if job it can be called — is the variety of information you come across. A fascinating piece by Rachel Cooper in the Telegraph newspaper caught my eye the other day and prompted me to contact the manufacturers. The article detailed the development of a [...]

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The Role of Nickel Pig Iron in Refined Nickel Demand and Stainless Production Costs

by Stuart Burns on September 26, 2011

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My colleague Taras posted an article this week on the stainless market in North America drawing on comments coming out of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries conference in Chicago. Taras reported most industry experts felt the medium-long term future for stainless to be very positive, citing growth in many high-end applications such as oil [...]

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