Europe: Outokumpu announces stainless steel surcharges for May’24

European stainless steel maker, Outokumpu, has released its surcharges for flat alloy products for May’24 deliveries. Post-revision, prices are:

  • 304 (EN 1.4301) series: $2,329/t, up by $26/t from April.
  • 316L (EN 1.4404): $3,770/t, up by $2/t m-o-m.
  • 430 (EN 1.4016): $1,089/t, down by $32/t m-o-m.

The company’s annual production capacity is 2.8 mnt of cold-rolled stainless steel and 0.5 mnt of hot-rolled stainless steel.