2. Outokumpu.
Your partner in meeting the
opportunities of global megatrends.
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Outokumpu R & D delivers product innovation.
As the inventors of stainless steel, Outokumpu is able to apply over 100 years of technical expertise to the
challenges faced by our customers today. Our commitment to technical innovation and the development
of new grades for new applications is found in our extensive R&D labs in Finland, Sweden and Germany.
Locally, our Business Development team bring their high level of technical and applications experience
to solve your material problems.
Outokumpu products offer long-term performance.
Our group has developed a full range of special grades of stainless steel for higher corrosion resistance
and high temperature applications, as well as for other tailor made applications. The development of high
performance materials comes from our desire to build and make products that pass the test of time.
Our Business Development team can help you select the appropriate grade for any application.
Outokumpu products have excellent recyclability and sustainability.
Our stainless steel has greater than 80% recycled content and is 100% recyclable. Our high performance
stainless steels are durable in the most challenging conditions delivering even longer project lifecycles.
Unlike most other materials, stainless steel has its own protective coating so it does not need expensive
and toxic coatings or paints to maintain its appearance or performance. Ultimately, Outokumpu stainless
steel presents an incredibly economical and sustainable solution.
The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane.
To meet the design life requirements of 300 years, stainless steel rebar was specified in the most critical bridge structure points
– the splash zones of the two main river pylons. Following extensive lab tests, Outokumpu recommended its lean duplex LDX2101
rebar be used due to its superior corrosion resistance in seawater permeated concrete. Over 130 tonnes of Outokumpu LDX2101
has been used in what is the largest road and bridge project in Queensland’s history.
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Economic
& population
growth
Increasing
mobility
& urbanisation
Climate change
& limited
resources
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Building a better, brighter, more brilliant biogas tank.
German company Borger has traditionally built
biogas tanks out of cement or enamelled,
Zinc-coated or coated-carbon steel. However, they
needed improved corrosion resistance due to the
presence of hydrogen sulphide.
It’s going to get hot inside Terrosol Energy’s
Gemasolar Concentrating Solar Power Plant
in Sevilla, Spain.
This is the world’s first commercial central-tower
heliostat plant. They required a tank to store
molten salts used in the electricity generating
process. These molten salts reach temperatures
above 550°C.
The sky is not the limit with China’s highest
skyscraper: Ping An.
The challenge was to find an appropriate “standout”
material for the façade of the world’s second tallest
building. With its height of a staggering 660 metres,
Ping An is expected to be completed in April 2016.
Challenge
Increasing
mobility
& urbanisation
Climate change
& limited
resources
Megatrend
Economic
& population
growth
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At first, Borger was considering austenitic stainless steel, until
Outokumpu recommended the new lean, duplex grade LDX2404.
Lean duplex stainless steel is proving to be an ideal construction material
for the new-generation biogas tanks. In addition to saving substantially
on weight, Borger was able to make its tanks larger than ever before.
LDX2404’s high strength allows Borger to use 25% less material to build
massive, maintenance-free tanks of over 5000m3
capacity.
Architects and designers Kohn Pederson Fox (KPF) chose Outokumpu
316L sheets with a textured pattern called Linen 25. KPF noted that
Outokumpu stainless steel was durable in challenging conditions,
delivering even longer project lifecycles. The mechanical properties
allow for a thinner façade, as well as keeping the building insulated
from both the elements and sound. Longevity, corrosion resistance,
and solar reflective index were further benefits. 1700 tonnes will be
supplied from the Dillenberg plant in Germany. Another 800 tonnes
is required for the podium part of the building.
The heat resistance of grade 347H was identified as an ideal material.
Outokumpu was approached for the technical expertise needed
to understand how this grade performs above 550°C.
Outokumpu specialists provided the required data, recommended
corrosion and stress relief tests be conducted and provided insights
into the optimal welding procedures. 347H was chosen for the 23-metre
diameter x 14 metre tall tank.
Outokumpu innovation and solution
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Outokumpu delivers an extensive range of grades
and products with local processing capability.
We can deliver a broad range of grades from standard
and high austenitic, ferritic and martensitic grades.
These are complemented by a wide range of duplex
and high temperature materials. Our product portfolio
includes hot and cold rolled coils, sheets, precision
strip, plates, tubes and pipes, wires and long products.
Steel Grades, Properties and Global Standards are available upon request.
All of which means you’re sure to find a product to
meet your requirements. Our local coil processing
Service Centre in Melbourne can provide high quality
cut-to-length processed sheets, as well as polished
surfaces in both coil and sheet form.
• More than 80% recycled content
• Less maintenance
• Lasts for centuries
• Less coating chemicals
• 100% recyclable
• Corrosion & heat resistant
• High strength
• Hygienic & aesthetic
• Competitive lifecycle costs
Outokumpu advanced materials offer superior lifecycle properties which enable sustainable solutions
to benefit our customers, their businesses and the whole of society.
Outokumpu Advanced Materials.
High-Performance Stainless Steel.
High-performance
austenitic grades
Duplex grades
High-temperature
grades
Standard Stainless Steel.
Martensitic grades Ferritic grades
Standard austenitic
Cr Ni grades
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Outokumpu product forms.
Black coils.
Thickness range 2.5 – 12 mm.
Width range 1000 – 2000 mm (2040 mm mill edge).
Hot-rolled
black strip
White hot-rolled coils, strips, sheets and plates (finishes 1/1D, 2E).
Thickness range 2.5 – 12 mm (1/1D), 1.8 – 4 mm (2E).
Width max 2000 mm. Length max 8000 mm for sheets and plates.
Coil size max 18 kg/mm of width for coils and strips.
Available in coil form produced to extremely high tolerances
of both width and thickness. These are produced to meet diverse
customer requirements, including tightly controlled ranges
of hardness, tensile strength, and elongation.
Our hot-rolled quarto plates are used in the most challenging
environments and tailored to fit each individual customer’s need.
From the pulp and paper industry, oil and gas fields, desalination
plants and chemical tankers.
Includes welded stainless steel tubes, pipes, fittings and a wide
assortment of threaded fittings, with which we serve all kinds
of process industries, distributors and manufacturers. Available
in both large and small scale batches to meet urgent maintenance
needs.
ASR is focused mainly on the manufacture of austenitic and duplex
grade wire rod coil. Wire rod is sold for downstream manufacture
into bar and wire related products.
Range includes billet, bloom, wire rod, reinforcing bar as well
as hot-rolled and cold-drawn bar. Available in duplex, heat
resisting grades, as well as in a wide range of austenitic,
ferritic and martensitic grades.
Cold-rolled coils, strips, sheets and plates (finishes 2B,2D,3N,4N,DB)
forarchitectural,specialised,decorativesurfaces.Temperrolled/TR/2H.
Thickness range 0.4 – 6.35 mm. Width range 35 – 2000 mm.
Length range 8000 mm for sheets and plates.
Coil size max 18 kg/mm of width for coils and strips.
Precision
strip
Quarto
plate
Tubes
Wire
Long products,
semi-finished
(bar & rod)
Cold-rolled
strip
Hot-rolled
white strip
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UK
Integrated specialty
stainless production
site, specialising
in long products.
USA
New integrated production
site in Calvert. High-performance
stainless plate, bar and pipe
production units.
MEXICO
Cold-rolling mill in
San Louis Potosi, Mexico.
Focus on ferritics
and tailored solutions.
Europe 6,890 employees
Americas 2,006 employees
Asia 630 employees
Australia 27 employees
Group total 12,561+ employees
1 Chromite Mine
25 Production Sites
29 Steel Service Centres/Plate Service Centres
73 Sales Offices
300+ people in our global Research & Development teams.
Outokumpu
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SWEDEN
Specialty stainless production units.
R&D centre at Avesta specialising in special grades
(process, product, application), corrosion and
fabrication, application development and technical
support and market development.
GERMANY
High quality stainless steel production
and high performance alloys production.
R&D centre at Krefeld specialising
in surface properties, application
development, technical support and
market development, and technical
customer service.
CHINA
Cold-rolling and service centres.
FINLAND
Group HQ. Modern, fully integrated chrome mine,
ferrochrome works and stainless steel production unit.
R&D centre at Tornio specialising in process development,
high volume austenitic and ferritic grades (process, product,
application), and technical customer service.
The global leader in stainless steel.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
Local service centre offering range
of value added products including
enhanced brush polishing,
cut-to-length and sheet polishing.
PERTH SYDNEY
BRISBANE
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The team
VICTORIA
Kevin Collier
Business Development Sales
Ph: +61 3 9369 3344
M: +61 418 536 042
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Ray Horsman
Business Development Sales
Ph: +61 8 9456 3100
M: +61 418 925 822
QUEENSLAND
Ken Hayes
Business Development Sales Leader
Ph: +61 7 3267 7266
M: +61 418 748 831
NEW SOUTH WALES
George Miech
Business Development Sales
Ph: +61 2 4295 7914
M: +61 419 698 773
The Outokumpu local Business Development Team
is conveniently located close to you right across
Australia, and has many years of practical experience
and applications knowledge with stainless steels,
and high performance stainless alloys.
They can help you solve your material specification
and supply problems, and discuss with you and
your team how to select the best grade and
surface finish to suit your material requirements.
Outokumpu.
We believe in a world
that lasts forever.
Head Office, Outokumpu Pty Ltd
134–136 Fitzgerald Road, North Laverton, 3026
Victoria, Australia
Telephone +61 (0)3 9369 3344
Facsimile +61 (0)3 9360 9355
7. Head Office, Outokumpu Pty Ltd
134–136 Fitzgerald Road, North Laverton, 3026
Victoria, Australia
Telephone +61 (0)3 9369 3344
Facsimile +61 (0)3 9360 9355
www.outokumpu.com/australia
