Apr 16, 2024 | Stainless Espresso
16 April 2024 – Scarce availability of Indonesian and Philippine nickel ore leads to empty warehouses at Asian smelters. Impact on nickel pig iron (NPI) to be expected soon? Aluminum prices have recovered significantly since mid-2023. And a critical comment on...
Apr 15, 2024 | Stainless Espresso
15 April 2024 – US and UK sanction Russian raw materials and ban sales on LME and CME. Will the reluctant EU now also join these new sanctions? Nickel and aluminium in particular jump significantly at the start of trading on the LME. Source
Apr 12, 2024 | Stainless Espresso
12 April 2024 – Things are not going well in von der Leyen’s state. Not only the EU public prosecutor’s office and its corruption hunters are after her, but also the EU Parliament. It has now slammed the Commission President for her favouritism. And...
Apr 11, 2024 | Stainless Espresso
11 April 2024 – Large nickel mines and processors in Brazil and New Caledonia are not calming down. In New Caledonia, protests over nickel aid from France turn violent. In the United States, delivery times for stainless steel are now also lengthening. And the...
Apr 10, 2024 | Stainless Espresso
10 April 2024 – Even if some people didn’t want to believe it: Delivery times for stainless steel from new production in the EU continue to increase significantly. This is also reflected in the price trend. Solutions are needed now. And nickel and...
Apr 9, 2024 | Stainless Espresso
9 April 2024 – There still seems to be no end in sight to the EU stainless steel strikes. Finnish company releases striking employees and slams the door in their faces. Production backlog of flat rolled stainless steel in the EU already at more than 200,000 MT?...
