Is the EU Trade Committee Heading for a Showdown with the U.S.? – Stainless Espresso

Oct 24, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

October 24, 2025 – The chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade, Bernd Lange (SPD/S&D), appears ready to take a confrontational stance toward the United States over the EU-U.S. trade deal. Base metals: positive sideways...

Dispute Over Chinese Chipmaker: Is It Always Everyone Else’s Fault? – Stainless Espresso

Oct 23, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

23 October 2025 – Aluminum prices have continued to climb in recent days, surpassing USD 2,800 per ton on Wednesday. Meanwhile, a dispute over a Chinese chipmaker is raising questions: Is the EU once again blaming everyone else for the automotive...

If Free EU CO2 Certificates Stay, CBAM Has to Go – Stainless Espresso

Oct 22, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

22 October 2025 – The end of free allocation of EU ETS certificates had actually already been decided. But now, major European CO2 emitters are lobbying for an extension of these indirect multi-billion-euro subsidies. However: if the free certificates remain,...

EU is the world’s largest scrap exporter – Stainless Espresso

Oct 21, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

21 October 2025 – The European Union is the largest exporter of steel scrap in the world – that is the conclusion of a recently published analysis by the EU Joint Research Centre (JRC). The main reason: EU primary steel producers do not want scrap in their...

Do EU steel tariffs breach the Brexit Agreement? – Stainless Espresso

Oct 20, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

20 October 2025 – Do EU steel tariffs breach the Brexit Agreement? Not only we see it that way – British experts have now reached the same conclusion. There is no legal basis for the planned EU tariffs on steel in relation to the United Kingdom. German...