RE: Price Announcement

Effective with shipments June 1, 2014, North American Stainless will increase Hot Roll flat products for CMP, Discrete Plate and Pipe & Tube prices by $ .02 lb. Furthermore, North American Stainless will increase base prices for all Cold Roll 201 grades, per the attached Table. Table 1.0 Grade NAS Code Base Price 05.31.14 Base Price    06.01.14…

RE: Flat Price Announcement

Effective with shipments August 1st North American Stainless will increase prices for grades 200, 300, and 430 in Cold Rolled products. This increase will be achieved by reducing the functional discount by (2) discount points. The polish discount will be lowered by 10% and Hot Roll products in 200 and 300 series will increase by $80.00 ton…

RE: Fuel Surcharge

To Our Valued Customers, North American Stainless will maintain the fuel surcharge at 35% for stainless flat and long products shipping in the month of December 2012. The surcharge rate is considered a maximum level for December and will be reviewed monthly. We thank you for your continued business and support. If you have any…

NAS Lead Times

Please find enclosed NAS current lead times for flat and long products, note we are now offering round bar up to 6″0″ diameter for T303, 304L, 316L and 416 for 4th wk of September lead time, 4500# min order required.

RE: “Bright Annealed” Finish: New Product Line Offered by NAS

North American Stainless (NAS) has begun to offer “BA” finish in grades T304, T301 and T430.  The material is being produced at the parent company Acerinox , in Spain. Please enquire with your Regional Sales Representative regarding sizes currently available in stock as well as material that will be available in the future.

RE: NAS “Rolled Edge Finish”, A Cost Saving Alternative for Plate Mill Plate (PMP)

North American Stainless (NAS) is now offering an alternative to the traditional “Cut Edge” finish for Plate Mill Plate.  The NAS “Rolled Edge Finish” is produced at the rolling mill and displays a rounded edge instead of the straight cut previously offered. The “NAS Rolled Edge Finish” will be a cost saving alternative to plasma…

RE: Price Announcement

Effective with shipments April 1, 2012; North American Stainless is increasing prices for all 300 grade cold rolled products, with the exception of 301 grades. The increase will be achieved by reducing the functional discount by (2) discount points. In addition, the 316/L base price for cold roll will be adjusted to $198.00.  Rolled on…

RE: Price Announcement

Effective with shipments March 1, 2012, North American Stainless is increasing prices for all 201 series, 301 series, and 430 grade Cold Roll products. The effective increase will be achieved by reducing the functional discount by (2) discount points. In addition, Automotive grade base prices will increase by $.04 lb. All applicable surcharges will remain…

New Grade: XM-28

XM-28 is a high manganese low nickel austenitic stainless steel, strengthened by extra nitrogen present in solid solution. Due to lower nickel compared to 304 and 316 type stainless steel, XM-28 provides a major cost advantage without adversely affecting corrosion resistance for many applications. High nitrogen provides significantly higher tensile strength and yield strength without…