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Platts reported that standard cut to length steel plate in the US is selling for more than USD 1,330 per short tons as compared with USD 1,240 per short tons on June.
Sources at plate mills as well as buyers at processing and distribution centers said that demand for plate remains at very high levels [...]

A video clip providing a basic understanding of heat treatment of metals and alloy structures. A description of crystallography and crystallization changes that occur and how they affect the properties of metals and alloys.

Spiegel online, have conducted an interview with Thyssen-Krupp head Ekkehard Schulz, in which he answers questions regarding the impact of price increases upon their customers.

The head of German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp, 66-year-old Ekkehard Schulz, talks about the sharp rise in steel prices, competition from emerging economies like India, China and Russia, and the prospects for German [...]

Nippon Steel Corp., the world’s second-biggest maker of the metal, raised prices of plate used by shipbuilders and machinery makers for the third time this year to pass along surging costs for energy, ore and other materials.
Steel plate sold through wholesalers on an immediate- delivery basis will increase 10,000 yen ($95) a metric [...]

The MEPS World average carbon flat products price continued its inexorable rise in June. The increase was slightly above our expectations as the mood in Asia changed when it became clear that the iron ore settlement by mills in the region would be higher than originally anticipated. Demand remains rather flat in the EU and [...]

The prices for steel strip in Europe continue to rise, despite a lack of demand. The European hot dip galvanized coil market has entered volatile territory, with prices continuing to rise, while demand remains weak and few bookings are made.
Buyers are very nervous about buying forward, with weak order books and worries about cash flow.
We [...]

For some time now we have provided a steel search using the Swicki engine provided by Eurekster.
We have noticed that the link has not been working for a few days now, and came across the following article, an extract from which appears below :-
Social/wiki search engine provider Eurekster has been down for the past [...]

Yet another challenge has emerged for the automotive industry: rapidly rising steel prices.
The price of hot rolled steel has increased from just over $500 a ton in November to $1,080 per ton Thursday.
Prices are soaring because of increasing global demand despite a level supply of raw materials used to make the metal, as well as [...]

According to calculations posted by the American Metal Market, the May delivered price for scrap steel from auto stamping plants increased USD 135 per gross ton, bringing the revised price to USD 690. As market prices for heavy melting, busheling and shredded grades of scrap generally follow auto bundle trend within two weeks, prices for [...]

I have had a number of emails and telephone calls recently asking for advice on companies who offer steel processing facilities. We have a directory within the Steel Strip Resources web site here, that lists the ones we know.
We are keen to expand the list and would be happy to list any companies who offer [...]