- Author:
Joost van Kleef
- Intro content:
2025 has got off to a cautious start in terms of stainless steel demand.
Furthermore, a fresh chapter in the global trend towards protectionism was opened in recent days when the new administration in the USA announced import tariffs on various metal/steel products (...)
2025 has got off to a cautious start in terms of stainless steel demand.
Furthermore, a fresh chapter in the global trend towards protectionism was opened in recent...
- Author:
Vegas Yang
- Intro content:
- Over-production in China affecting the whole of Asia
- Scrap demand weak in South Korea owing to furnace maintenance
- Relatively slow stainless steel scrap imports into India
Since our previous Mirror in October 2024, China has introduced two rounds of stimulus packages but neither has revived its economic situation, and so China is...
- Author:
Ritesh Maheshwari
- Intro content:
- Positive outlook for domestic stainless steel market
- Mills worried about rising cost of scrap imports
- Scrap purchasing activity remains cautious
India is in a solid economic position but is closely monitoring the USA where developments could have significant implications for global markets.
There is strong...
- Author:
Ruggero Ricco
- Intro content:
- Reduced industrial production in first quarter
- Difficulties in sourcing scrap
- Scrap prices dampened by massive use of slabs and nickel pig iron
Europe’s economic situation has not changed at all in the opening weeks of 2025. Many operators were convinced that, on its own, the re-election of Donald Trump as US...
- Author:
Omar Al Sharif
- Intro content:
- Moderate growth foreseen for stainless prices this year
- Large-scale projects helping to fuel stainless demand
- Producers adopting more environmentally sustainable manufacturing processes
Stainless steel prices are expected to experience moderate growth in 2025, driven by rising raw material costs, persistent supply chain disruption and strong global...
- Author:
Rosie Hill
- Intro content:
- Oversupply from Indonesia sees likely nickel surplus until 2028
- Weak demand from key sectors dampening nickel prices
- Superalloy market fundamentally strong but slow over last three months
Nickel prices saw notable fluctuations between October 2024 and January 2025, starting October at US$ 18,220 per tonne but failing to sustain gains such that, by the...