Stainless Espresso: Chinese aluminum becomes even scarcer
While planned maintenance work on several US steel mills is pending in the United States and more than 800,000 st of crude steel production is estimated to be lost in 2021, energy problems and emissions controls in China are causing further shortages of aluminum. In...
Stainless Espresso: Does the latest Eurofer report contain errors?
August 17, 2021 – Does Eurofer’s report on the development of EU steel consumption, published on August 16, contain errors? In some parts, it seems that this may be the case. Nickel products for stainless steel in short supply. Chinese stainless steel...
Stainless Espresso: US infrastructure bill increases domestic steel shortfall by probably another 17 million tons
August 16, 2021 – According to current calculations, the upcoming US infrastructure bill will increase domestic steel demand and require an additional 17 million tons of steel and stainless steel. Already, the United States is short 40 million tons of steel. US...
Stainless Espresso: Growth market for car batteries
August 13, 2021 – Demand for electromobility in Europe increased by over 147% compared with the first half of 2020. This is driving the investment efforts of European automakers into car batteries – also and especially in their efforts to become...