Annual Report 2010 - Outokumpu

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Specialty Stainless – special grades
and products
Outokumpu's Specialty Stainless division supplies both flat and tubular products for tailored solutions and demanding
customer applications. Project orders form an important part of the business, supported by a strong R&D function and
extensive, long-term experience in delivering tailored solutions.
End-users
Specialty Stainless serves customers who set very high requirements on steel grade, shape, thickness and surface finish
in the oil and gas, chemical and petrochemical and pulp and paper industries as well as for applications in nuclear power
and desalination plants.
Products, production and R&D
The main products produced by Specialty Stainless are hot and cold rolled coil, strip and plate, heavy plate (quarto
plate), tubes and a variety of fittings, and precision strip. Most of the stainless steel slabs supplied to Specialty Stainless
units come from Outokumpu's melt shops in Avesta, Sweden and Sheffield in the UK.
In terms of finished products, Specialty Stainless units have production capacity totalling:
450 000 tonnes of cold rolled, white hot strip, plate and thin strip
170 000 tonnes of quarto plate
100 000 tonnes of tubular products
The focus of operations in Specialty Stainless is on differentiation and further specialisation in special grades and
products, with specific customer needs being met through the offer of development opportunities. Duplex grades, for
example, are an excellent substitute for standard austenitic (nickel-containing) grades of stainless steel. Outokumpu is a
market leader in duplex grades with a global market share of some 50%.
Read more about duplex.
At the Group's Avesta Research Centre in Sweden, the focus of R&D is on developing new grades of stainless steel,
new applications and identifying the best solutions for each Outokumpu customer.
Read more about R&D.
Outokumpu Annual Report 2010 – Business – Specialty Stainless