EUROFER’s Crisis Fairy Tale: When Lobbyists Make Numbers Work for Them – Stainless Espresso

Jun 8, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

8 June 2026 – The European steel association EUROFER is lamenting record lows in crude steel production. What the association leaves unsaid in its annual report is more revealing than what it says. Dilapidated tracks, throttled blast furnaces: political inaction...

EU Steel Tariffs: Is the Commission Delaying Publication of the Country-Specific Quotas? – Stainless Espresso

Jun 5, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

5 June 2026 – Will the country-specific import quotas for steel under the EU safeguard successor come only at the very last minute? Is the Commission deliberately delaying publication of this decisive data? Melt & Pour for steel: EU launches consultations...

US Tightens the Screws: New Section 301 Tariffs Also Hit the EU – Stainless Espresso

Jun 4, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

4 June 2026 – The USTR has published the findings of its forced labour investigations. In future, new tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% are to apply to 59 countries and the European Union. And Brussels reacts with the usual reflex: outrage instead of insight....

Will the EU-Mexico Trade Agreement Revive Steel Trade? – Stainless Espresso

Jun 3, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

3 June 2026 – Prices for hot-rolled coil in the EU continue to rise. At the beginning of July, the largest European steel producer is even said to have raised its prices by more than 11%. Steel producers apparently believe that the recently signed trade...

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...