LME Aluminium Prices Remain at Elevated Levels – Stainless Espresso

Oct 1, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

1 October 2025 – Aluminium prices on the European LME managed to defend their high level throughout September. US aluminium premiums also rose sharply compared to the previous month. Alleged Chinese iron ore ban may simply be a false report? Source

Taiwanese Stainless Steel Prices Rise – Stainless Espresso

Sep 30, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

30 September 2025 – Taiwanese stainless steel producers have announced price increases for October 2025. A Northern European stainless steel producer says tariffs are creating uncertainty in the markets and calls for a stricter successor to the expiring...

HRC: Result of EU Anti-Dumping Investigation Announced – Stainless Espresso

Sep 29, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

29 September 2025 – Last week, the European Commission imposed definitive final anti-dumping duties on hot-rolled flat products (HRC) of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel from Egypt, Japan, and Vietnam. Source

EU: New Tariffs on Steel from China in planning? – Stainless Espresso

Sep 26, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

26 September 2025 – With a rather frantic-looking article, Germany’s Handelsblatt yesterday spread the news that the EU intends to announce new tariffs against steel from China next week. Time for an analysis – and a speculative outlook on what could...

US Tariffs: New EU Push on Steel and Aluminium? – Stainless Espresso

Sep 25, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

25 September 2025 – The EU Trade Commissioner wants to make a fresh push for exemptions from US steel and aluminium tariffs, after his previous efforts went unanswered. Will he have any luck this time? Copper prices have risen sharply. Stainless steel demand is...

EU Failing to Make Progress on Green Steel – Stainless Espresso

Sep 24, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

24 September 2025 – The European Union is failing to make progress on its self-imposed targets for CO2-reduced or even green steel production – while the rest of the world has already begun to create facts on the ground. Raw material prices continue to...