Author: Wesley Farmer

With timeless aesthetics – a stainless steel kitchen
When you hear the phrase "stainless steel kitchen", most people would first think of a professional kitchen. Stainless steel, is corrosion resistant, durable, resistant to mould and odours, hygienic and easy to clean. Read more
Type 316 stainless steel tames wild wires
Cable trays weave order into the chaos of cables and tubing, transforming sprawling installations into clean, efficient systems. Read more
Nickel magazine – Strategic Nickel
The latest edition of Nickel magazine features an analysis of where nickel stands in the strategic and critical ram materials debate as well as the magnificent stainless steel elephants of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport and much more. Read more
A call for papers at Members Meeting 2025
The ICDA is opening a call for papers for its upcoming conference in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, PR China. Ulanqab has become a major ferroalloys production hub in China, representing about 68% of the Chinese ferrochrome capacity. Read more
New MolyReview out now (2)
IMOA’s new MolyReview is out now! In this issue, you can discover how molybdenum-containing stainless steel cable trays deliver exceptional performance. Read more
Stainless steel melt shop production increases by 5.4% in the first nine months of 2024
The world stainless association has released figures for the first nine months of 2024, showing that stainless steel melt shop production has increased by 5.4% year-on-year to 46 million metric tons. Read more
Q3 2024 chrome and ferrochrome brief market outlook
Chrome ore production saw a 3% decrease globally, whilst ferrochrome production fell by 1% in Q3 2024. More here. Read more
Leadership transition at the Nickel Institute
The Nickel Institute is pleased to announce that Dr. Veronique Steukers has taken up the position of President, effective 1 January. Read more
ESG Coordinator joining the ICDA
The ICDA is pleased to announce that the ICDA will enhance its ESG support to the chromium industry and ICDA members with the recent hire of an ESG coordinator. Read more via this link Read more
Webinar: Protecting People in Urban Settings
The protection of people can be considered from many perspectives including health and hygiene protection, physical safety protection and even mental wellbeing protection. Read more