US Tariffs: New EU Push on Steel and Aluminium? – Stainless Espresso

Sep 25, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

25 September 2025 – The EU Trade Commissioner wants to make a fresh push for exemptions from US steel and aluminium tariffs, after his previous efforts went unanswered. Will he have any luck this time? Copper prices have risen sharply. Stainless steel demand is...

EU Failing to Make Progress on Green Steel – Stainless Espresso

Sep 24, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

24 September 2025 – The European Union is failing to make progress on its self-imposed targets for CO2-reduced or even green steel production – while the rest of the world has already begun to create facts on the ground. Raw material prices continue to...

China Presents Steel Action Plan for 2025-2026 – Stainless Espresso

Sep 23, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

23 September 2025 – The Chinese government has presented its Steel Action Plan for the years 2025 and 2026. The focus: capacity control, green steel standards, and demand stimulation. Economy puts German Chancellor under massive pressure at secret meeting in...

CBAM: Rumours, Half-Truths and a Few Real Facts – Stainless Espresso

Sep 22, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

22 September 2025 – With less than four months to go before the start of the EU Carbon Border Tax CBAM, important information is still missing. Instead, more and more rumours and half-truths about CBAM are spreading in the market. Time for a few facts on the...

Trade Commissioner: EU Wants US on Board for “Very Strong” Steel Protections – Stainless Espresso

Sep 19, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

19 September 2025 – The so far rather unsuccessful EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič recently gave a very confused interview to the political magazine EURACTIV under the headline “EU wants US onside for ‘very strong’ steel protections, says...