The Chromium industry gathered for the most expected event of the year in Durban, South Africa.
More than 170 delegates, welcomed by ICDA Vice President Jeff McLaughlan, enjoyed a comprehensive programme of 16 presentations covering most topical issues about chromium from macroeconomic overview and energy to ore, ferrochrome, chrome chemicals, stainless steels!
This event was the perfect opportunity to show some stainless steel applications with an exhibition organised in partnership with SASSDA.
We warmly thank our South African Members for having hosted a wonderful Gala dinner offering a great insight on South Africa.

The International Chromium Development Association is delighted to inform you of its latest publications:
The Chrome and the ICDA brochure & The Chrome Video: The International Development Association, the global association of the chromium industry, promoting the value and sustainability of chromium in all its forms.

26 April 2012, Sheffield
The BSSA Annual Luncheon event will take place on Thursday, 26th April at the Cutlers' Hall in Sheffield. This year's after lunch speaker is Terry Scuoler, CEO, EEF. A BSSA Forum will precede the lunch, topics include, Outlook for Stainless Steel and its Raw Materials and Outlook for the Construction Sector.

Euro Inox went to the 7th Stainless Steel Conference Science and Market (21-23 September 2011, Como, Italy) and wrote summaries of more than a dozen application-oriented papers, which could have short-term practical implications for the development of the stainless steel market.

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 mmt in the third quarter – a new all-time-high for a third quarter. However, there are big differences in the performance of the individual regions.

The global stainless steel community marking a century since stainless steels were first created, patented and produced. Over that time, stainless steel has grown to be an integral part of our modern world. To celebrate the anniversaries, the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has launched this website dedicated to the history of stainless steel and its innovative applications.

The presentations from Mr Payet-Gaspard, Secretary General of ISSF, at the European Stainless Steel Conference in Como and the Stainless Steel World Conference in Maastricht are now available.