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Why use stainless steel reinforcing bar
Unlike conventional steel rebar, stainless steel rebar does not corrode and is an ideal solution for harsh environments. More information, including an animation, is available here.
Friday, August 27, 2010
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Stainless Crude Steel Production 2010
Preliminary stainless crude steel production data for the first quarter of 2010 are now available.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
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Good Safety Practice in Stainless Steel
This book contains examples of real-life accidents as well as examples of preventative safety initiatives that have been developed by ISSF member companies. ISSF hopes that by sharing these examples, stainless steel producers in all parts of the world will be able to learn and improve their safety performance, leading to an industry in which there is zero harm.
Monday, June 07, 2010
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Stainless steel and CO2
Like any other industry, the stainless steel industry aims to reduce its CO2 emissions. The purpose of this document is to clarify what those emissions are and where they originate.
Thursday, June 03, 2010
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Global Stainless Steel Manufacturing and Scrap Cycle
The use of stainless steel has been characterized for 51 countries and the world for the years 2000 and 2005. We find that the global stainless steel flow-into-use increased by more than 30% in that 5 year period, as did additions to in-use stocks. This growth was mainly driven by China, which accounted for almost half of the global growth in stainless steel crude production and which tripled its flow into use between 2000 and 2005. The global stainless steel-specific end-of-life recycling rate increased from 66% (2000) to 70% (2005); the landfilling rate was 22% for both years, and 9% (2000) to 12% (2005) was lost into recycled carbon and alloy steels. Within just 5 years, China passed such traditionally strong stainless steel producers and users as Japan, USA, Germany, and South Korea to become the dominant player of the stainless steel industry. However, China did not produce any significant stainless steel end-of-life flows in 2000 or 2005 because its products-in-use are still too new to require replacements. Major Chinese discard flows are expected to begin between 2015 and 2020.
Friday, May 28, 2010
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ISSF Annual Conference to Focus on Sustainable Stainless
Rio de Janeiro, 17 May 2010. The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) is holding its 14th Annual Conference (ISSF-14) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The theme of the conference is Sustainable Stainless. During the event, leaders from the world stainless steel industry have signed a charter which commits them to operate their businesses in a sustainable way and a new safety award has been presented. A number of new publications on the theme of Sustainable Stainless will also be launched during ISSF-14.
Monday, May 17, 2010
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ISSF Elects New Members
Rio de Janeiro, 17 May 2010 – The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has elected two new members during its fourteenth Annual Conference (ISSF-14) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ISSF has now 72 members in 27 countries.
Monday, May 17, 2010
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New brochure on Cooling with Heat
Stainless steel plays a key role in a new generation of adsorption chillers, the heart of environmentally friendly cooling equipment.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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Stainless production drops in 2009 but results better than expected
Brussels, 23 March 2010. The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has released preliminary stainless crude steel production figures which show that 24.6 million metric tons (mmt) of stainless was produced during 2009. This is a decline of 5.2% on 2008
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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Stainless steel for a cleaner world
Stainless steel plays a key role in environmental control technology. Not only is it a sustainable, fully recyclable material, it also helps us to reconcile the requirements of modern societies with the need to protect the Earth and use its resources responsibly. Here are just a few examples of how stainless steel can improve the environment.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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Online Information Centre for Stainless Steel in Construction
The Online Information Centre for Stainless Steel in Construction which contains over 100 resources about the design, specification, fabrication and installation of stainless steel in construction.
Friday, December 11, 2009
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Practical Guidelines for the Fabrication of Duplex Stainless Steels
Specifiers and fabricators requiring the unique combination of high corrosion resistance and outstanding material strength provided by duplex stainless steels now have freely available to them a definitive guide to selecting and working with duplex grades. 
Thursday, November 19, 2009
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Stainless Steel Foreign Trade Data
Foreign trade data for Stainless Steel Products and Stainless Steel Scrap for 2009 have become available from the worldstainless website.
Friday, July 02, 2010
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Homepage of worldstainless in Chinese
The worldstainless homepage can now also be seen in Chinese
Friday, December 18, 2009
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The recycling of stainless steel
Today, environmental issues are important criteria for material selection. In evaluating the environmental properties of a material, recycling is a key element. Let us look at the recycling of stainless steel in greater detail.
Monday, June 07, 2010
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Stainless steel and CO2
Like any other industry, the stainless steel industry aims to reduce its CO2 emissions. The purpose of this document is to clarify what those emissions are and where they originate.
Thursday, June 03, 2010
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Q1 2010 Stainless Production returns to historical levels
Rio de Janeiro, 17 May 2010. The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has reported that world crude stainless steel production reached almost 7.5 million metric tons (mmt) in the first quarter of 2010. The preliminary figures, released during ISSF’s 14th Annual Conference in Rio de Janeiro, indicate an 11.5% increase in production compared to the final quarter of 2009.
Monday, May 17, 2010
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New office bearers for ISSF
Rio de Janeiro, 17 May 2010. The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has elected its office bearers (Executive Committee) for 2010/2011 during its fourteenth Annual Conference (ISSF-14) which is being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Monday, May 17, 2010
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New brochure on Railcars in Stainless Steel
Utilising stainless steel to create railcars increases the sustainability profile of the rail industry. Its durability and minimal maintenance requirements make stainless a good choice economically.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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Non-corrosion properties of stainless steels
Stainless steels: it is not only the corrosion resistance that matters. Stainless steels are often rightly associated with corrosion resistance … but they can do much more! The examples in this animation illustrate the usefulness of other properties of stainless steel long products.
Friday, October 30, 2009
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Stainless Steel in the Home of Tomorrow
There are many ways in which stainless steel contributes to making a home safer, more attractive, more comfortable, more ecologically friendly. This animation will show you a few examples.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
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Drop in Stainless Production Tempered by Third Quarter Recovery
Brussels, 5 January 2010. Preliminary figures released today by the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) show that world stainless steel production decreased by 15% in the first nine months of 2009 when compared to the same period of 2008. However, production figures for the third quarter show an increase of 12.5% when compared to the same quarter in 2008.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
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Stainless Steel for Lasting Value
Stainless Steel - Alloyed, Self-repairing and Recycled for lasting value. These three videos are now available in 18 languages.
Friday, December 04, 2009
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