Is the EU Commission planning a turnover tax for companies? – Stainless Espresso

Jul 14, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

14 July 2025 – According to media reports, the EU Commission is planning to introduce a sales tax for companies to replace the digital services tax – even though it already generates revenue from VAT collected by EU member states. US President announces...

Green steel: Social democratic utopia or subsidy reality? – Stainless Espresso

Jul 11, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

11 July 2025 – Nickel prices in Asia rose again on Friday. Green steel: Social democratic utopia or subsidy reality? This question is once again justified when former SPD officials end up in the boardrooms and supervisory boards of the German steel industry...

How stable are the EU-US trade deal negotiations really? – Stainless Espresso

Jul 10, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

10 July 2025 – Behind the façade of progress – How stable are the EU-US trade negotiations really? German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs opposes new tariffs. US aluminium premiums reach new record high. Source

EU steel lobby calls for new steel protection shield as early as January 2026 – Stainless Espresso

Jul 9, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

9 July 2025 – With increasingly drastic demands, the EU steel lobby is pushing for an excessive expansion of EU steel tariffs from January 2026. US copper prices jump to record highs. BRICS condemn Western climate protectionism. Source

Nickel market at a turning point: Indonesia plans to reallocate RKAB quotas – Stainless Espresso

Jul 8, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

8 July 2025 – Indonesia is about to make a key decision that will affect global nickel supplies. The government plans to reduce the term of the so-called RKAB – the state production permits for mining companies – from three years to one year.EU: No-confidence...