Steel: German Social Democrats call for nationalisation of steel mills – Stainless Espresso

Oct 15, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

15 October 2025 – Raise steel tariffs, expand CBAM, hand out billions in tax money as election gifts, nationalise steel mills: the Social Democrats (SPD) want to “save” Germany’s steel mills. But with their newly published position paper...

Is Sweden’s green steel mill facing collapse? – Stainless Espresso

Oct 14, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

14 October 2025 – Most European primary steel producers have already abandoned the idea of green steel production, effectively calling the EU Green Deal into question. Now, a Swedish project to produce “sustainable” green steel may also be in...

Stainless steel: Only contingents in the EU from mid-2026? – Stainless Espresso

Oct 13, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

13 October 2025 – Are EU stainless steel mills planning to sell only on a contingents basis from 2026 in response to the European Commission’s new steel protection plans? Meanwhile, a fire at a US aluminium plant has halted 40% of the country’s...

EU Steel Tariff Plan: Sharp criticism from public society – Stainless Espresso

Oct 10, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

10 October 2025 – Criticism of the recently presented EU Steel Tariff Plan is mounting rapidly. Is France behind the idea that tariff-rate quotas should primarily benefit large corporations? Is the EU’s proposed Melt and Pour rule even feasible? Meanwhile,...

Stainless steel: Problems again in EU trade defence investigation? – Stainless Espresso

Oct 9, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

9 October 2025 – Has another technical issue occurred in an EU trade defence case? The recently launched EU anti-dumping expiry review on stainless steel hot-rolled flat products from Indonesia, China and Taiwan appears to be suffering from a striking lack of...