Author: Wesley Farmer

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
China New Year press release
Best wishes for the New Year to our esteemed community and for the celebration of the Wood Snake Spring Festival! Read more
Chromium 2024
The latest ICDA event in Cape Town, South Africa, was another highly successful conference, underlining the ICDA’s position as the foremost global forum for the chromium industry since 1984. Read more
Chromium 2024 – Highlights video
ICDA conferences are renowned for providing invaluable insights into the latest market trends from a diverse range of expert speakers. Read more
ResponsibleSteel recognises the Copper Mark
An important milestone in the development of the The Copper Mark (including the Nickel Mark, Molybdenum Mark and Zinc Mark) has been achieved with its recognition by ResponsibleSteel. Read more
The ICDA is pleased to announce that it has joined ResponsibleSteel!
ICDA is delighted to collaborate with the ResponsibleSteel team of experts to guarantee that our industry delivers a sustainable product to steel end-users and the final consumers and contribute to the social and economic advancement of our communities. Read more
Stainless Steel CO2 Emissions Report (1)
The world stainless association has released a report outlining the stainless steel industry emissions and data related to these emissions. Read more
AVA Bridge: Network Rail’s adaptable footbridge and lift
On Tuesday 30 July worldstainless Secretary-General Tim Collins visited the McNealy Brown's yard to view a new demonstration bridge developed by Network Rail and the AVA Bridge Consortium. Read more
Recycled for Lasting Value – now available with Chinese subtitles
Stainless steels are a champion of recycling, with around 95% of end-of-life stainless steels being collected and recycled into new stainless steels without loss of quality. Durability and recyclability are two of the key contributions which stainless steels makes to sustainability. Read more
Better service lines with Type 316 stainless steel
Almost nothing is more important than water. Yet, transmission systems worldwide lose billions and billions of liters of water a year to leakage. The solution to reducing this leakage is multifaceted, but replacing existing service lines with molybdenum-containing Type 316 stainless steel has proven highly successful. Read more
