Jun 10, 2021 | Stainless Espresso
Contrary to the recent chants of doom for steel prices, HRC futures in China are well up today. Stainless steel futures are also up. The background to this is, among other things, market concerns about the availability of raw materials for steel production. Iron ore...
Jun 9, 2021 | Stainless Espresso
The European Union and the United States are expected to reach an agreement on the tariff dispute at the EU-US Summit on June 15. Tariffs on steel and aluminum are also on the agenda. But when can anything concrete really be expected here? On the SHFE, base metals are...
Jun 8, 2021 | Stainless Espresso
The media are quick to sound a swan song for the commodity and steel markets these days. “Sharp price drops, high volatility, steel exports from China collapse.” Is any of this real? Often, a closer look reveals only a blatant ignorance of the market on...
Jun 7, 2021 | Stainless Espresso
A new week has begun. That’s when the eyes first turn to what you really need to know. What are the base metals doing, where does nickel stand, what are stainless steel prices doing and what else could be in store this week. Read that now in a nutshell in your...
Jun 5, 2021 | Stainless Espresso, Uncategorized
Since 2020, there has been an increasingly severe shortage of steel and stainless steel in Europe and the United States. And there is still no relief for the threatened steel processing industry. Serious steel and stainless steel shortages in Europe Since fall 2020,...