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Prospects for Demand: Alloy<br />
• The global alloy steel sector has increased its consumption of chrome units<br />
at a slightly faster rate than the stainless steel sector since 2006<br />
• A proportion of the chrome units consumed come from LC and MC FeCr, as<br />
well as HC FeCr<br />
2 000 000<br />
1 800 000<br />
1 600 000<br />
Chrome units (LC, MC and HC FeCr) consumed by global production<br />
of alloy steels and other special alloys<br />
tonnes<br />
1 400 000<br />
1 200 000<br />
1 000 000<br />
800 000<br />
600 000<br />
400 000<br />
200 000<br />
CAGR 2006-11: 6.27%<br />
0<br />
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011<br />
Source: ICDA
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