Global stainless steel production up 8.3% in 2014

Global stainless steel melt shop production increased by 8.3% year-on-year, to 41.7-millions tonnes in 2014, the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) revealed on Tuesday. Output had increased in all regions except for Central and Eastern Europe, where output fell by 6.3% year-on-year to 296 000 t, compared with 277 000 t in 2013. In 2012, the region had produced 359 000 t of stainless steel.