Shanghai nickel drops sharply, hitting a new low in nearly four years. What is the impact of US tariff policies on Chinese nickel prices

On April 7, 2025, the Shanghai nickel main 2505 contract opened with a limit down. Although it opened soon afterwards, it still recorded a 7.51% decline during the day, closing at 118640 yuan/ton.1、 Macro sentiment slugg…

The direct impact of US tariffs on domestic stainless steel materials and downstream products

Preface: Export has become an important channel to alleviate the domestic oversupply of stainless steel. In 2024, domestic stainless steel exports will significantly increase, with exports to many regions showing growth, …

Analysis of Characteristics of 304 1/2H Steel Sheet

Analysis of Characteristics of 304 1/2H Steel Sheet1、 Definition and ProcessThe 1/2H hard state of 304 steel sheet belongs to the medium hardness level, and partial hardening is achieved through cold rolling processing. …

Characteristics and Production Application of 304 Stainless Steel 3/4H Steel Sheet

Characteristics and Production Application of 304 Stainless Steel 3/4H Steel Sheet1、 Definition and Classification304 stainless steel 3/4H hard state is a medium to high hardness state achieved through cold rolling work …

Ningbo Baoxin Stainless Steel produced 192000 tons in the first quarter, setting a new historical high

Ningbo Baoxin, with the drive of "starting is a decisive battle, starting is a sprint", focuses on value creation and annual goals, with a production of 192000 tons in the first quarter, setting a new historical…

South Africa is considering export taxes and quotas to revive ferroalloy smelters

Recently, according to foreign media reports, South African Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe reported that discussions within the government and with manganese and chromium producers are underway t…

Zhenshi Group and Ximark cooperate to build a 3 million ton high-end stainless steel hot rolling project

On January 22, 2025, Zhenshi Group Dongfang Special Steel Co., Ltd. reached a cooperation agreement with Germany's Westmark Group to jointly promote the construction of a new hot-rolled strip steel plant (HSM) in Jiaxing,…

Nippon Steel: US tariffs may cause Japan's annual crude steel production to fall below 80 million tons

On the same day, Masamasa Imai, President of Nippon Steel Corporation, stated at a press conference that the Trump administration's measures to impose tariffs on steel, aluminum, automobiles, and other products may reduce…

Pohang will sell all of its equity in Nippon Steel

According to the Korean Herald, POSCO Holdings, the parent company of South Korea's Pohang Group, announced plans to divest its stake in Nippon Steel. Prior to this, Nippon Steel decided in September 2024 to sell its stak…

India plans to impose a 12% security tax on stainless steel and other steel products

According to a report by ICRA Limited, an Indian credit rating agency, on March 25, 2025, if the Indian government approves a 200 day 12% safeguard tariff on all imports of alloy steel and non alloy steel sheets, includin…

Yongjin Shares plans to build a 400000 ton cold-rolled stainless steel plate and strip project in Türkiye

On the evening of March 21, Yongjin issued an announcement that the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Shinyue Asset Management (Singapore) Private Limited, would jointly invest in the establishment of Jiada Türkiye Metal…

Theoretical calculation formula for stainless steel

Theoretical calculation formula for stainless steel:Theoretical calculation formula for stainless steel flat plate ★ Thickness (mm) x Width (m) x Length (m) x7.93Stainless steel rod, steel wire, theoretical calculation f…

Classification of stainless steel plates

Classification of stainless steel plates:1. The four major categories of martensitic stainless steel plates (including precipitation hardened stainless steel plates), ferritic stainless steel plates, austenitic stainless …

Width, length, and thickness of 304 steel plate

Width, length, and thickness of 304 steel plate:Standard thickness of 304 stainless steel plate: 0.1/0.2/0.3/0.5/0.6/0.7/0.8/0.9/1.0/1.5/2.0/2.5/3.0/4.0/5.0/5.0/6.0/8.0/9.0/10/12/16/18/20/22/25/30mm-300mm304 stainless ste…

Calculation method for 304 steel sheet

The theoretical weight calculation method for stainless steel sheets: weight (kg)=thickness (mm) x width (mm) x length (mm) x density value.

Comparison Table of Stainless Steel Group Standards in Various Countries

Widely used series of stainless steel

Stainless steel is usually classified into ferrite, martensite, austenite, duplex, and precipitation hardening types. More than 100 types of stainless steel are classified into these five categories, each with unique comp…

History of Stainless Steel

A Brief History of the Development of Stainless Steel in ChinaIn 1952, Taiyuan Iron and Steel and Fushun Special Steel refined stainless steel, ending the history of China's inability to produce stainless steel……In Dece…

Definition of Stainless Steel

People usually understand steel that does not rust literally as stainless steel, but academically, this is not the case.We usually refer to steel that does not rust in weakly corrosive media such as atmosphere and fresh w…

Invention of Stainless Steel

The invention of stainless steel is hailed as a great achievement in the history of world metallurgy in the 20th century. Research institutions and metallurgists from countries such as France, the United Kingdom, Germany,…