[ Editorial ]
[ Editorial ]
Volume 36 , December 2024
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Uniting the duplex community
“ It ’ s one thing to be a part of an organization . It ’ s another thing to be a part of the community .” Travis Kelce , 1989 - , American professional footballer
Following many months of preparation , it was a delight to see many of our community members during Duplex World last month . Led by our Chairman , Dr Yassar Ghanimi from Andritz AG , the Steering Committee once again compiled a conference program packed with case studies , research , and technical presentations . You can read about how the event went and view some points in retrospect starting on page 28 . There were a lot of new faces at this year ’ s event , and it ’ s a real pleasure to see that our community is expanding . Special mention must be made of John Houben from ExxonMobil who was awarded the Duplex Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution over the years . Delegates and exhibitors alike enjoyed the excellent synergy with Heat Exchanger World Europe , If you ’ d like to be more involved in the duplex stainless steel community , contact me to discuss the possibilities . This month we welcome DMV – formerly known as Mannesmann Stainless Tubes – to our cover . The past few weeks have been very busy for them as the relaunch of the company following its acquisition by Cogne Acciai Speciali was completed at the end of October . It was a real pleasure to sit down with the Board of Directors to learn about the new direction for the company and where they are heading in the future . The name DMV is very familiar to our global industry . It dates back to 1994 following the amalgamation of the stainless steel divisions of the Dalmine Group ( Italy ), Mannesmann Group ( Germany ) and Vallourec Group ( France ) under the name DMV Stainless . The DMV name ceased to be used in 2008 , and it ’ s so nice to see it being brought back into use under the leadership of the Cogne Group . This month , we bring you the exclusive nickel report that the International Nickel Study Group write for Stainless Steel World twice per year . The forecast shows that world nickel usage is set to increase by over 5 % in 2025 . China is the main user , with Asia accounting for 86.8 % of nickel used in 2025 , reinforcing its dominant position . While the electric vehicle sector gets a lot of attention for nickel usage , Chinese demand continues to be mainly driven by the stainless steel sector . Read more about the trends for 2024 and 2025 in the report on pages 20 – 23 . As this is the final issue for 2024 , I wish all of you a fabulous festive season , and all the very best for a healthy , happy and prosperous 2025 !
Best wishes , Joanne McIntyre Editor-in-Chief of Stainless Steel World j . mcintyre @ kci-world . com
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