German steel: Don’t trust any statistics you haven’t falsified yourself? – Stainless Espresso

Aug 7, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

7 August 2025 – If you believe the German steel lobby, domestic steel mills are doing incredibly badly. But do the statistics stand up to fact-checking? Does the beleaguered EU Trade Commissioner urgently need good press? And a brief opinion piece on the dispute...

German push on US steel and aluminium tariffs a resounding failure? – Stainless Espresso

Aug 6, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

6 August 2025 – The German push on US steel and aluminium tariffs and possible exemptions from them may already have failed miserably and contributed to new tensions in the trade dispute between the EU and the United States. ArcelorMittal Poland shuts down...

Sad record: EU stainless steel slab imports at an all-time high – Stainless Espresso

Aug 5, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

5 August 2025 – EU stainless steel mills are importing slabs from Indonesia in large quantities, thereby actively undermining existing market protection measures – 2025 could see statistics finally explode! Groundhog Day: US aluminium premiums continue to...

Missing CBAM values: EU Parliament demands clarification – Stainless Espresso

Aug 4, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

4 August 2025 – With just a few months to go before its launch, the EU CBAM measure is still far from ready. The Gerber Group, in cooperation with the EU Parliament, has now succeeded in getting the Commission to officially address the missing CBAM benchmark...

Section 232 tariffs on copper: Based on steel and aluminium – Stainless Espresso

Aug 1, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

1 August 2025 – The tariffs on copper introduced under Section 232 affect products that are based on the previous measures for steel and aluminium. Special EU-US deal on steel and aluminium tariffs unlikely. Northern European stainless steel manufacturer reports...

Copper imports now also affected by US Section 232 tariffs – Stainless Espresso

Jul 31, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

31 July 2025 – On Thursday, the results of the Section 232 investigation into copper imports into the United States were announced. Some of the results were significantly different than expected. US tariff dispute: A deal for South Korea and two new punitive...