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AFNOR
AFNOR is the French standards agency and a wide variety of standard can be found her including all the EN standards for steel in French. www.afnor.fr |
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ASME
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers have wide ranging interests covering the whole field of mechanical engineering. They specify various steels (prefixed with SA, i.e. SA516 and SA387) but are principally known for their boiler and pressure vessel code. www.asme.org |
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Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce provides export documentation services for Oakley Steel. www.bci.org.uk |
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British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce
Oakley Steel is a member of the British Malaysian Chamber of commerce which facilititates UK–Malaysian trade. www.bmcc.org.my |
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BSI
British Standards International is the standards setting organisation for the UK. They offer a wide variety of services including downloadable standards for most BS and EN specifications in English. www.bsi-global.com |
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Eng Tips
Eng Tips is an online forum for engineers covering most areas of engineering activity. The corrosion and pressure vessel forums are popular with a high level of technical knowledge. www.eng-tips.com |
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Hanjin
Many of our container shipments are carried on Hanjin line ships. They offer a track and trace facility if you know the bill of lading number, container number or ship. www.hanjin.com |
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HSBC
We use HSBC one of the largest and most secure banks in the world for their international trade services. Their worldwide local presence, size and experience in trade services enables payments to be processed smoothly and efficiently. www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/business/international/services |
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Incoterms
The International Chambers of Commerce are responsible for managing Incoterms and full text versions of Incoterms 2000 are available for purchase from their website as well as a useful downloadable Incoterms wall chart (it can’t be printed). www.iccwbo.org/incoterms |
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Key to Steel
Key to Steel is a subscription based site which provides information on more than 50,000 international steel grades.www.key-to-steel.com |
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London Metals Exchange
The LME is the worlds largest metal commodity trading exchange. Traditionally steel has not been traded as a commodity as the grade of steel was too important to the final use. In 2008 the LME started up billet contracts which allow companies to take out options to buy and sell steel billets in the future. This can enable companies to hedge against movements in the steel price. www.lme.co.uk/steel.asp |
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MEPS
MEPS is an independent steel industry analyst which provide steel price information and analysis on all the world’s major steel markets. www.meps.co.uk |
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NACE
NACE International was originally the National Association of Corrosion Engineers. It is a global authority on corrosion control solutions and is responsible for the NACE MR0175 and NACE MR0103 which are heavily used by engineers in the oil and gas industry. www.nace.org |
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Oakley Steel Products Co
Oakley Steel Products is a steel fabrication company based in the USA. Oakley Steel Ltd and Oakley Steel Products are not related in anyway. www.oakleysteel.com |
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Port of Antwerp
The Port of Antwerp is the largest steel port in the world and is where we ship all our PVQ and other steel plate from. www.portofantwerp.com |
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Rickmers
Rickmers Linie ships carry most of our steel plate when the plate sizes are too large to fit into a container. They have regular sailings from Antwerp to the Far East. www.rickmers-linie.de/ |
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Steel Business Briefing
Steel Business Briefing provides a daily news service covering all aspects of the steel industry. www.steelbb.com |
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XE.com
Xe.com is an online currency site provide fast up to the moment currency information and conversion facilities for most tradeable currencies. www.xe.com/ |
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ASTM
ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world - a trusted source for technical standards for materials, products, systems, and services. Known for their high technical quality and market relevancy, ASTM International standards have an important role in the information infrastructure that guides design, manufacturing and trade in the global economy. http://www.astm.org |
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