British Steel: Tariffs, CBAM, Rising Prices – and in the End, the Consumer Pays – Stainless Espresso

Apr 30, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

30 April 2026 – The United Kingdom is planning 50% import tariffs on steel from July 2026, along with a 60% quota cut and, from 2027, a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. According to one study, the result is clear: the cost of British steel could become among...

US: Excessively High CBAM Default Values Could Trigger Countermeasures – Stainless Espresso

Apr 29, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

29 April 2026 – The CBAM default values, which are considered too high and artificially inflated, could trigger countermeasures. A study for the U.S. Congress is now intended, among other things, to provide lawmakers there with the data basis needed for this....

CBAM Expansion: Should a failed system really be expanded? – Stainless Espresso

Apr 28, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

28 April 2026 – Base metals mostly moved sideways in Asia today. Are looming supply shortages in metals expected? CBAM expansion: the extension of CBAM to downstream products is angering European industry, with a major association calling for an end to the CO2...

EU Trade Commissioner Makes No Progress on U.S. Steel Tariffs – Stainless Espresso

Apr 27, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

27 April 2026 – The EU Trade Commissioner has once again failed in his talks on U.S. steel tariffs and is returning empty-handed. Since January, a significant increase in German crude steel production has been observed. And nickel prices are rising again....

EU Steel Tariffs and Quotas: Compromise Proposal on the Table – Stainless Espresso

Apr 24, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

24 April 2026 – On 23 April 2026, the Member States forwarded the final agreed compromise proposal on the planned successor to the EU safeguard measure on certain steel products to the European Parliament. We have already had a first look at it. Nickel futures...