Strong Political Resistance to the EU Industrial Accelerator Act? – Stainless Espresso

Feb 18, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

18 February 2026 – Significant resistance is emerging against the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), one of the central political projects of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Criticized as protectionist and overly bureaucratic, the presentation,...

CBAM Default Values: Still Full of Errors After Seven Weeks – Stainless Espresso

Feb 17, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

17 February 2026 – The CBAM default values published by the European Commission on 31 December 2025, which are essential for the indicative calculation of CO2 costs, remain riddled with errors even seven weeks after the launch of CBAM. Base metals are showing...

Base Metals See Moderate Declines Ahead of Chinese New Year – Stainless Espresso

Feb 16, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

16 February 2026 – Base metals closed with moderate losses on Friday, just ahead of the start of the Chinese New Year holiday. The LME began the new week on a calm note. In our own matter: the Gerber Group warns of rising costs and an increasingly blocked EU...

Steel and Aluminum: US Plans to Suspend Some Tariffs – Stainless Espresso

Feb 13, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

13 February 2026 – According to media reports, the United States is planning to suspend at least some of the steel and aluminum tariffs on so-called derivatives that have been in force since 2025. Meanwhile in Europe, the debate over cutting red tape raises a...

The Two Faces of Europe’s Steel Giants – Stainless Espresso

Feb 12, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

12 February 2026 – While Europe’s largest steel producer secures approximately €650 million in subsidies in France for two new electric arc furnaces (EAFs) costing €1.3 billion, thousands of jobs are reportedly set to be relocated from Europe to India...