Europe: Aperam announces stainless steel surcharges for Feb’26

Leading stainless steel producer, Aperam, recently announced its surcharges on austenitic flat products for Feb’26. Post-revision, prices of the most-traded 304 (1.4301) grade stood at EUR 2,140/t ($2,541/t), up EUR 201/t ($238/t), and 316L (1.4404) at EUR 3,517/t ($4,176/t), up EUR 304/t ($360/t) m-o-m. Aperam has an annual capacity of over 2.5 mnt of stainless flat steel, with facilities in Europe, South America and Asia.