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		<title>Stainless Steel, 100 years old but who invented it ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 08:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A common answer to the question of who invented stainless steel is usually “Harry Brearley” from Sheffield , in reality the answer to this question regarding stainless steel may not be so clear cut, even though its now officially 100 years old. Firstly when we discuss this it is important to note that the term [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian stainless industry concern price fixation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bhubanewar:  India’s leading stainless steel producer Jindal stainless (JSL) has expressed its displeasure over the east Indian state Odisha government’s price fixation policy of chrome ore. The O.P.Jindal Company has alleged that the high and fluctuating price of Chrome ore has poised direct threat to the existence of ferroalloys industry in the state. Well known [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stainless Steel price increase announced</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Outokumpu have announced a base price increase for stainless steel from the 1st April 2012. The announcement which came in the form of a letter to key customers is listed below: &#160; Outokumpu Stainless is increasing prices of all austenitic and ferritic cold rolled sheet and coil, hot rolled continuously produced plate and Quarto Plate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stainless Steel surcharges rise again</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newly published European stainless steel surcharges show a further increase, this follows continued strength of Nickel prices on the LME. More recently though prices of nickel have weakened otherwise surcharge increases would be much greater. Ferritic stainless steel surcharges fell back slightly. The figures for surcharges for stainless steel deliveries in Europe from the 1st [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thyssen Krupp agrees deal with Outokumpu</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp AG said Tuesday it is selling its stainless steel unit Inoxum to Finland&#8217;s Outokumpu Oyj in a euro2.7 billion ($3.54 billion) deal. The German company said an agreement in principle had been reached between the two companies and that ThyssenKrupp&#8217;s management board had already approved the deal. Essen-based ThyssenKrupp will get euro1 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stainless Steel Surcharges increase</title>
		<link>http://www.stainlesssteel.me/stainless-steel-news/stainless-steel-surcharges-increase-4-1268</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Latest published stainless steel surcharges show a significant increase reflecting higher Nickel costs which hit a 12 week high on the LME on Friday. The increase for 304 (1.4301) is 159 Euro (149 USD) and 220 Euro(197 USD) for grade 316 (1.4404). The figures for surcharges for stainless steel deliveries in Europe from the 1st [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thyssen and Outokumpu stainless steel merger</title>
		<link>http://www.stainlesssteel.me/stainless-steel-news/thyssen-outokumpu-stainless-steel-merger-1262</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp is discussing plans to merge its stainless unit Inoxum with Finland&#8217;s Outokumpu, the story originally published by German newspaper Rheinische Post was later confirmed  in a news statement from ThyssenKrupp. It is believed ThyssenKrupp aims for a minority stake in the newly formed entity. However, a ThyssenKrupp spokesman added &#8220;all options for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stainless steel production sets all-time-high</title>
		<link>http://www.stainlesssteel.me/stainless-steel-news/stainless-steel-production-sets-alltimehigh-1254</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preliminary figures released by the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) show that worldwide stainless steel crude steel production increased by 3.6% in the first nine months of 2011 compared to the corresponding period of 2010. Total production for the first three quarters of 2011 was an accumulated 24.2 million metric tons (mmt). Production reached 7.7 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stainless Steel prices to increase 25%</title>
		<link>http://www.stainlesssteel.me/stainless-steel-news/stainless-steel-prices-increase-25-1245</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The independent company MEPS have forecast that  304 / 1.4301,  Stainless Steel World Price will increase by $US850 per tonne over the next six months. The gain is expected to be driven by a combination of rising  costs and stock building in the supply chains around the world. Customer stock levels are low in all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European stainless steel surcharges fall again</title>
		<link>http://www.stainlesssteel.me/stainless-steel-news/european-stainless-steel-surcharges-fall-4-1238</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surcharges continued to fall in Europe when announced by the Finnish stainless steel producer Outokumpu for December delivery. With Nickel prices continuing to decline, the surcharges are at their lowest for 20 months. Prices were expected to increase late 2011 but this is not expected until January 2012 when mills including Acerinox are expected to [...]]]></description>
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