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?...

Maximum Intransparency: CBAM Price for Q1 2026 Published – Stainless Espresso

Apr 8, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

8 April 2026 – Yesterday the European Commission published the first certificate price for the CO2 tax CBAM. In doing so, it once again made abundantly clear that transparency is an unwelcome concept at the Commission. Source

CBAM: From Climate Protection to Steel Protectionism – Stainless Espresso

Apr 7, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

7 April 2026 – The US government last week announced adjustments to its Section 232 tariffs, affecting in particular derivatives of steel, aluminium, and copper. CBAM: from climate protection to steel protectionism – how the EU steel lobby is pushing for...