News News Current Press News archive News item Print version 19 Sep 12 Future availability of chromium and stainless steel scrap is more critical than crude oil Stainless steel industry / TU Berlin study on raw material security Study by the TU Berlin on the “true” availability of chromium, nickel, iron and scrap, taking economic aspects into account Focusing solely on geological reserves to assess the security of supply is not sufficient Increasing demand and access to recycled material, the most important parameters for availability of chromium, nickel and iron for the stainless steel industry Chromium is by far the raw material for stainless steel production, the future economic availability of which is most critical for the stainless steel industry. The availability of chromium, one of the main components of stainless steel, is even lower than that of crude oil, which is commonly regarded as a scarce commodity. This is the result of the team led by Prof. Dr. Matthias Finkbeiner from the TU Berlin, who, on behalf of the German-Dutch raw materials trading group Oryx Stainless, scientifically investigated the factors influencing the availability of the main elements of stainless steel, namely nickel, chromium and iron, beyond geological reserves. Stainless steel scrap was also included in the study as an important source of secondary raw materials, You can find more information on the topic here: Press release (PDF) Media presentation (PDF) Flyer (PDF) Oryx Stainless Group | imprint Dictionary Jobs Contact Subscribe to Newsletter title Mr Mrs Surname company E-mail Unsubscribe from the newsletter >>