STEEL NEWS.

Steel Market Update June 2011

An insight into future cost drivers as demand begins to recover.

For information :     SBB Global Market Outlook - May - (pdf)

Surcharges

Scrap surcharges in April will be £221 per Tonne. 

Alloy surcharges continue to rise.

For information :  www.tatasteelspeciality.com/surcharges/

Steel Prices Set to Soar

A Financial Times headline.

For information:    FT - (pdf)

Tata increase Steel Prices.

With effect from 4th April Tata will apply a minimum of £40/Tonne increase to the base price of forging steels.

For information:    Forging Price Increase 2011 - (pdf)

Brockhouse wins £500k order to supply forgings to China

Pictured above are the Board members at Brockhouse celebrating the new business.  Andy Ore (Operations), Chris Hutton-Penman (Chairman),

Steve Chilvers (Sales), Steve Walters (Finance) and Peter Davies (Non Exec) with mining products similar to those being supplied to China.  Brockhouse produce flight bars for Longwall mining conveyers and ship them world-wide.

Andy Ore is the new Operations Director

Andy joins Brockhouse following the retirement of John Reddington.  Andy brings to Brockhouse his considerable experience in lean manufacturing and continuous improvement gained across a range of industries from Automotive, Rail and Pump manufacturing.