The Aluminium Paradox: Scrap Must Stay, Products May Leave – Stainless Espresso

Apr 17, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

17 April 2026 – Recycling Europe sharply criticises EU trade policy on aluminium scrap. Nickel prices at the London Metal Exchange (LME) have gained over $1,000 per tonne in a week. European stainless steel: order books full, prices rising. Source

Commodity Markets: Nickel and Copper Post Strong Gains – Stainless Espresso

Apr 15, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

15 April 2026 – Nickel and copper surged on the SHFE today, with European nickel prices rising above $18,000 at the open. Crisis Winners in Brussels: Big Industry Grabs Billions in Aid – SMEs Pick Up the Tab. Source

Agreement in the EU Steel Trilogue: Three Narratives, One Blind Spot – Stainless Espresso

Apr 14, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

14 April 2026 – The trilogue agreement reached on 13 April 2026 on the successor regime to the EU steel safeguard measure is being presented by all three institutions as a success – albeit with strikingly different emphases. Raw materials continue to trend...

Steel Tariffs Are Driving Up Packaging Costs: The Exemption Game Nobody Wins – Stainless Espresso

Apr 13, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

13 April 2026 – In the United States, it is already becoming clear where steel tariffs lead when they spill over into the packaging industry. Europe is now debating the same course of action – and once again asking the wrong question. Raw material prices...

EU Safeguard Update: Is Brussels Quietly Extending the Steel Tariff Wall? – Stainless Espresso

Apr 10, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

10 April 2026 – Just weeks before the EU steel safeguard measure expires on 30 June 2026, the Commission today added two new TARIC codes by implementing regulation. Officially, the aim is to close a circumvention loophole in safeguard – but is that the...

Millions in Donations: European Steel Coming to the White House? – Stainless Espresso

Apr 9, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

9 April 2026 – As the New York Times reported yesterday, the steel for the White House’s new ballroom is set to come not from the United States but from Europe – from the world’s second-largest steel producer. Green steel or green-washing?...