Niagara Specialty Metals is best known for their processing and hot rolling of Crucible steels like S30V and MagnaCut but in the wake of Crucible's bankruptcy they are working to keep these knife steels available. I interviewed Bob Shabala, President and CEO, about their plans and what they have done so far.
Transcript of the interview: https://knifesteelnerds.com/2025/05/12/the-future-of-knife-steel-with-bob-shabala-of-niagara-specialty-metals/
00:00 What is Niagara Specialty Metals?
06:22 Plans with Crucible Bankruptcy
11:56 Will we still get new alloys?
13:15 Will Crucible come back?
14:46 Will we lose any steels?
16:27 Will the steel names change?
18:29 Will there be a gap in availability?
19:55 Niagara is strong and growing