EU Safeguard review results officially announced – Stainless Espresso

Mar 25, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

25 March 2025 – The European Commission today published the final results of the EU Safeguard Review. Even though the Commission has made some tightening, the EU steel lobby was not able to fully assert itself with its excessive demands – some product...

Robust demand for iron ore concentrate in China – Stainless Espresso

Mar 24, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

24 March 2025 – Demand for iron ore concentrates in China is robust, which has already led to a shortage in availability in some regions. Will reciprocal US tariffs be significantly more targeted? Source

EU delays imposition of counter tariffs on US goods – Stainless Espresso

Mar 21, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

21 March 2025 – In order to gain more leeway for negotiations with the US government, the European Commission has temporarily postponed the introduction of counter tariffs on US goods. Steel mills in the EU are once again complaining louder about market...

Rainy season causes nickel ore prices to skyrocket – Stainless Espresso

Mar 20, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

20 March 2025 – The rainy season in the Philippines is coming to an end and nickel ore prices there are rising sharply, followed by an even more drastic increase in freight costs for nickel ore. EU Steel and Metals Action Plan officially presented –...

Authorised EU CBAM declarant: Commission publishes regulation – Stainless Espresso

Mar 19, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

19 March 2025 – The European Commission (EC) has published the legal framework for the authorised CBAM declarant with significant delays. However, important and central information on CBAM is still missing! Hang Seng Index on record course: China’s economy...