USA Adjust Section 232 Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum, and Copper – Stainless Espresso

Jun 2, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

2 June 2026 – Asian base metals posted gains on Tuesday, and they also started trading on the LME on a friendly note. On 1 June, U.S. President Donald Trump once again modified the Section 232 tariffs. The proclamation “Further Adjusting the Tariff Regimes...

CBAM and Tariffs: Home Appliance Manufacturer Plans to Cut Jobs – Stainless Espresso

Jun 1, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

1 June 2026 – A major European home appliance manufacturer plans to cut more than 1,700 jobs in Italy, in addition to plant closures in Hungary by the end of 2026 – the background: excessively high production costs in Europe, including due to CBAM, tariffs...

SME: Think Small First – Critical Questions to the Commission – Stainless Espresso

May 29, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

29 May 2026 – The EU CO2 tax CBAM has been active for five months, and the nearly 3,000-page mega-bureaucracy monster is still full of errors. SME: Think Small First – critical questions from the European Parliament to the Commission. Source

Germany: Job Losses, Bankruptcies, and the Illusion of Protectionism

May 28, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

29 May 2026 – Base metals showed themselves to be largely stable on Thursday in Asia, and also at the start of trading in Europe, with another sideways movement. Germany’s free fall: almost 500,000 jobs gone, insolvencies at a 20-year high – and...

EU Commission on Steel Tariffs and CBAM: SMEs Are Being Abandoned – Stainless Espresso

May 27, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

27 May 2026 – Base metals continued to show stable sideways movement on Wednesday. The EU Commission’s answer to a parliamentary question on steel tariffs and CBAM shows: SMEs are being abandoned. Source