The Two Faces of Europe’s Steel Giants – Stainless Espresso

Feb 12, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

12 February 2026 – While Europe’s largest steel producer secures approximately €650 million in subsidies in France for two new electric arc furnaces (EAFs) costing €1.3 billion, thousands of jobs are reportedly set to be relocated from Europe to India...

Gerber Group Warns: European Competitiveness at a Turning Point – Press Release

Feb 12, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

Riegel/Brussles, 11 February 2026 – European competitiveness has reached a critical juncture. What was long considered an abstract risk has become a tangible reality for companies across all Member States – particularly for small and medium-sized...

Nickel: Indonesian Mining Quotas to Be Cut, Prices Rise – Stainless Espresso

Feb 11, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

11 February 2026 – The Indonesian government has once again reaffirmed its plan to reduce nickel ore mining quotas. Nickel prices in Asia rose by more than 4% in response. France: “Oops! I Did It Again” – new demands from the Élysée Palace for...

France Again? How Paris Wants to Hold Europe’s SMEs Hostage – Stainless Espresso

Feb 10, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

10 February 2026 – Alarmism from Paris instead of reforms for Europe: a new report from France invokes the “China threat” and proposes measures that would come at a high cost – of all people – to Europe’s small and medium-sized...

“Buy European” Proposal Meets Little Enthusiasm Across the EU – Stainless Espresso

Feb 9, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

9 February 2026 – The “Buy European” proposal put forward by French EU Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné is meeting little enthusiasm across many EU member states. Germany’s Minister for Economic Affairs, Katherina Reiche, has now also...