Australian steel maker: Green steel is coming, but it’s not here yet – Stainless Espresso

Feb 1, 2024 | Stainless Espresso

1 February 2024 – When announcing a modernization investment in the classic blast furnace route, Australia’s largest steel maker justified the decision by stating, among other things, that technologies for green steel are currently neither available nor...

CBAM: EC has to grudgingly admit mistakes – Stainless Espresso

Jan 30, 2024 | Stainless Espresso

January 30, 2024 – After serious technical glitches with and in the CBAM portal, the European Commission has to grudgingly admit mistakes and, under pressure from the Gerber Group, allows an extension of the submission deadline. Evergrande cooked hotter than...

Evergrande Judgment: Is liquidation really coming? – Stainless Espresso

Jan 29, 2024 | Stainless Espresso

29 January 2024 – Hong Kong judge orders liquidation of real estate group Evergrande. But will this ruling have any impact at all? Asian stock markets barely react and often even show a positive trend. And EU election campaign picks up speed. The German FDP is...

EU sanctions against Russian raw aluminum after all? – Stainless Espresso

Jan 26, 2024 | Stainless Espresso

26 January 2024 – According to the latest reports, the EU has once again put aluminum, and in particular raw aluminum from Russia, on the negotiating table for the 13th sanctions package. And Brussels wants to have resolved the technical problems with the...

EU CBAM: Serious technical problems persist – Stainless Espresso

Jan 25, 2024 | Stainless Espresso

25 January 2024 – After more than two years of development and four months of live operation, the EU CBAM portal is still not ready for use. Technical problems make it impossible to submit the mandatory CBAM reports. And companies in the eurozone are much more...