Annual Report 2010 - Outokumpu

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A significant proportion of Outokumpu's sales are made to distributors, re-rollers and tubemakers. While these segments
continue to be an essential part of the Group's total business, Outokumpu is looking for growth in value-adding end-user
segments such as a range of industrial uses, construction, and catering and appliances. As a supplier for project
applications, market segments such as the pulp and paper industry, desalination, and oil and gas exploration and
production are central to the Group's development.
Stainless steel deliveries
1 000 tonnes 2010 2009 2008
Cold rolled 698 545 739
White hot strip 312 263 330
Quarto plate 83 67 120
Tubular products 51 53 70
Long products 58 40 55
Semi-finished products 114 63 109
Total deliveries 1 315 1 030 1 423
Three main types of stainless steel
Stainless steel is made by adding chromium and other metals to iron. All grades of stainless steel contain a minimum
of 10.5% chromium, which gives the material its corrosion resistance.
The main grades of stainless steel are:
Austenitic (typically 18% chromium and 8% nickel)
Ferritic (chromium up to 24%, no nickel)
Ferritic-austenitic (chromium content >20%, 1.5–5% nickel)
Duplex steel grades are ferritic-austenitic, contain only small amounts of nickel, and are very strong and corrosion
resistant.
Outokumpu Annual Report 2010 – Business – Business