EU: Growing quality problems with stainless steel?31 March 2023 – Quality problems at well-known Taiwanese stainless steel producers seem to be due to the use of inferior primary products. At the same time, the same problem appears to be occurring with European stainless steel producers. Is there possibly a coincidence here? And the LME has presented a list and a roadmap of upcoming and possible changes to the nickel contract. Is this now the liberation blow for the commodity exchange or just a play for time? Source