Indonesian nickel association warns of tight nickel reserves – Stainless Espresso
30 October 2023 – The Indonesian Nickel Miners Association recently warned that the country’s high-grade nickel ore reserves could be exhausted in six years. The buying mood in the United States and the economic development in Japan continue to show...
EU stainless steel scrap – where is the journey heading? – Stainless Espresso
27 October 2023 – The EU market for stainless steel scrap has been fiercely competitive for years. While many scrap dealers have to fear for the recently increased scrap prices due to the pressure from the EU mills, the domestic stainless steel producers are...
Russian aluminum included in EU’s 12th sanctions package? – Stainless Espresso
October 26, 2023 – The 12th package of sanctions currently being prepared by the European Union against Russia could include aluminum as another critical raw material. But nickel and titanium could also be an option. And China’s economy and markets...
Strong demand: US steel prices and delivery times continue to rise – Stainless Espresso
25 October 2023 – Delivery times and prices for steel in the United States continue to rise. In China, inventories of semi-finished steel products have fallen by almost 1 million tonnes since the beginning of September. And the “industrial policy of the...