what's the steel shortage going to do to filler metal

Date 07-13-2008 17:33

I'm looking for links to news artricles or industry forcasts. Are we in for a supply/demand shortage? Anyone heard anything. I thought I read a article on this type of forcast, but I can't find it now.

By G.S.Crisi (****)

Date 07-13-2008 18:34

Obvious first answer.
First thing that steel shortage is going to do to everything that's made with steel is to raise the prices.
Giovanni S. Crisi
Sao Paulo - Brazil

By darren

Date 07-13-2008 21:57

we just had a mega project canceled here in Canada because of rising costs, steel being one of them.
http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/07/08/shellrefine.html

By Cactusthewelder (*****)

Date 07-13-2008 21:37

Lincoln has anounced that they will begin making shorter welding rods. 7018's and 6010's will now be only 6" long and placed in small cans.

By fbrieden (***)

Date 07-14-2008 00:54

The Technical Center, at which I work, purchases about 2000 pounds of assorted electrodes a semester. Our vendors say their quotes are only good for 30 days.