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...

Commission: No CBAM subsidies for CO2-intensive EU exports – Stainless Espresso

Jul 7, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

7 July 2025 – With its proposals to extend climate targets until 2040, the Commission has also made it clear that it does not intend to subsidise CO2-intensive CBAM exports from Europe. France calls important trading partners crooks and demands more tariffs. Is...

EU Trade Commissioner in Washington, but still no deal in sight? – Stainless Espresso

Jul 4, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

4 July 2025 – European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič (S&D) is currently in Washington to negotiate a much-needed trade deal with the US government on behalf of the European Union before 9 July 2025. But can the Trade Commissioner really deliver?...

CISA calls for export restrictions on steel slabs – Stainless Espresso

Jul 3, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

3 July 2025 – CBAM: Commission launches next step in envy battle over carbon border tax. Chinese steel association CISA calls for export restrictions on steel slabs. EU stainless steel manufacturers flood domestic market with Indonesian stainless steel slabs....