EU: Growing quality problems with stainless steel? – Stainless Espresso
31 March 2023 – Quality problems at well-known Taiwanese stainless steel producers seem to be due to the use of inferior primary products. At the same time, the same problem appears to be occurring with European stainless steel producers. Is there possibly a...
EU Safeguard Measure: Northern Ireland with its own quota? – Stainless Espresso
30 March 2023 – Northern Ireland is to get its own EU Safeguard Tariff Rate Quota for imports from the UK, according to the European Commission. And U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal request related to Trump-era Section 232 Tariffs on steel. Source
Taiwan: stainless steel input material running short? – Stainless Espresso
29 March 2023 – Market sources from Taiwan report that starting materials for certain stainless steel grades and sizes are in short supply or not available at all. The EU is agreeing on new instruments for coercive measures. And the EU Carbon Price has dropped...