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Buying and selling

How to buy and sell metal: choosing a supplier, slow-moving stock, scrap, services and payments.

6 articles

  • Stainless steel scrap: how to value it and hand it in

    Stainless steel scrap: categories and types, how the grade is determined, what affects the price per 1 kg, moisture and contamination, preparing the batch and documents.

    • Buying and selling
    • 12 min read

  • How to choose a stainless steel supplier

    How to choose a stainless steel supplier: what to check about the company, certificates and the origin of the metal, warehouse and lead times, red flags and the acceptance procedure.

    • Buying and selling
    • 5 min read

  • How to sell stainless steel: sales channels

    How to sell stainless steel wholesale: sales channels, cold calling versus the platform, describing remnants, documents and shipment without extra loops.

    • Buying and selling
    • 6 min read

  • How to buy stainless steel wholesale

    How to buy stainless steel wholesale: grade, size, surface, volume and basis. How to calculate tonne and metre, what to check in a delivery and which mistakes are costly.

    • Buying and selling
    • 5 min read

  • Packaging and responsible storage of steel products

    How to store and pack stainless steel, what responsible storage and consignment are, and which films and paper protect rolled steel.

    • Buying and selling
    • 7 min read

  • Bending stainless steel: radii and springback

    How to bend stainless steel: minimum radius, springback and compensation, tooling and typical mistakes. How flexible stainless pipe differs from bent rolled steel.

    • Buying and selling
    • 7 min read

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