Jun 23, 2025 | Stainless Espresso
23 June 2025 – Raw materials for aluminium production continue to be in high demand in China. Bauxite imports rose by almost 26% in the first five months of 2025. Green Deal finally at an end? Largest EU steel maker halts plans for green steel. Source
Jun 20, 2025 | Stainless Espresso
20 June 2025 – A coalition of parties in the EU Parliament succeeded yesterday in pushing through a demand for a committee of inquiry into the opaque funding of NGOs by the EU Commission. Steel and aluminium: Canada announces upcoming new trade defence measures...
Jun 19, 2025 | Stainless Espresso
19 June 2025 – LME stock levels of primary aluminium have fallen by almost 66% since June 2024, and the pitiful remains seem to consist almost entirely of unsaleable Russian aluminium. New demands: EU steel lobby wants to fuel inflation and destroy EU...
Jun 18, 2025 | Stainless Espresso
18 June 2025 – A few days ago, the EU Commission notified the WTO of intended changes to the EU safeguard measure on certain steel products – but did not inform anyone else? Aluminium prices remain robust and are rising. Alleged oil price crisis only...
Jun 17, 2025 | Stainless Espresso
17 June 2025 – The EU Carbon Border Tax CBAM is a complex bureaucratic monster that is still incomplete in many respects. In addition, various so-called specialist media outlets are adding to the confusion by deliberately omitting important aspects of CBAM in...
Jun 16, 2025 | Stainless Espresso
16 June 2025 – In view of the current conflict situation in the Middle East, base metals in Asia and Europe are proving surprisingly stable. New dirt from Brussels: Commission lobbying again on its own behalf? Criticism from the EU Parliament of the...