General Review Of Ferro-Chrome In 2009 And Its Outlook For New Year (1)- Owing To Expansion Of Demand For Fe-Cr In China, Foothold In Europe Is Shaking

摘要

The world output of crude stainless steel in the calendar year ( January - December ) of 2009 came down to a scale of 24.50 - 24.70 million tons, which followed that ( 26.00 million tons ) produced in the preceding year of 2008 and continued a decline for the successive 3 years. In the past 10 years, a decline in production of crude stainless steel was recorded in 2001 but, after that, a basic tone to increase the production had been maintained. After the world production of crude stainless steel reached a peak in 2007, a continuous decrease of the output was an extraordinary case in the history of stainless steel. The world consumption of ferro-chrome for production of stainless steel has been shared by more than 60% and, under this situation, the market of ferro-chrome in 2009 had faced a severity in the same case as that of stainless steel.