Most new plants use low-scrap input despite cost and environmental pluses: Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Committee, Recent BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Singapore (19-22 May 2019)

摘要

There are some powerful reasons for mills to favour the use of stainless steel scrap over virgin materials, not least that it is "the lowest cost option" for consuming mills and the subject of "very competitive pricing at the moment". So said Robert Messmer of Austria-based analyst Steel & Metals Market Research in his guest presentation to the latest meeting of the BIR Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Committee.