Small German Steel Summit – A Declaration of War on the Downstream – Stainless Espresso

Nov 24, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

24 November 2025 – Following the large German steel summit, a small steel summit has now followed in Berlin, which turned once again with renewed and once more one-sided demands to domestic politics and feels like an open declaration of war on the downstream...

Steel Tariffs: EU Steel Lobby Calls for Breach of Democracy – Stainless Espresso

Nov 21, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

21 November 2025 – Aluminium: Good Exports, Bad Exports, or How the Commission Applies Double Standards. The steel lobby and the trade unions are currently exerting massive pressure on the European Parliament and the Member States and are calling for a breach of...

CBAM: Were the Specific Embedded Emissions Produced by EU NGOs? – Stainless Espresso

Nov 20, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

20 November 2025 – Is the European Commission letting politically motivated industry associations do its work on CBAM? Were the Country Specific Embedded Emissions for steel created exclusively from data provided by European non-governmental organisations? In...

CBAM: Beware of the “Leaked” Country Specific Embedded Emissions – Stainless Espresso

Nov 19, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

19 November 2025 – The table of Country Specific Embedded Emissions that “leaked” at the same time as the drafts for the CBAM benchmarks is, in our assessment, not reliable at this time. It should not be used for business decisions! Source

Provisional CBAM Benchmarks Have Emerged – Stainless Espresso

Nov 18, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

18 November 2025 – Already last week, we were able to obtain the drafts for the provisional CBAM benchmarks and additionally review the Country Specific Embedded Emissions. Source

EU Steel Tariffs: Another Association Strongly Rejects Proposal – Stainless Espresso

Nov 17, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

17 November 2025 – The voices opposing European steel tariffs and import quotas are growing in number and volume. Another major downstream association has now taken a clear stand against the Commission’s proposal. Source

Is the situation for EU steelmakers really as bad as claimed? – Stainless Espresso

Nov 14, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

14 November 2025 – An EU steelmaker operating at the edge of its capacity? Significant efficiency gains at German steel mills saving 2 million tonnes of crude steel per year? Revenues on the level of 2021 despite lower crude steel production? Is the EU...

Icelandic Aluminium Production Significantly Curtailed – Stainless Espresso

Nov 13, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

13 November 2025 – Icelandic aluminium production has been drastically restricted for up to 12 months. Steel tariffs: EU trading partners express concern over the introduction of new tariffs and quotas and demand concessions from the Commission. Source

Timely CBAM Verification Could Become Difficult – Stainless Espresso

Nov 12, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

12 November 2025 – The Commission’s goals for the timely verification of CO2 emissions are extremely ambitious. Not only does it currently lack a network of verifiers, but as of the key date 1 January 2026, emissions data would also have to be collected...

CBAM: Drafts on Certificate Prices and Verification Emerge – Stainless Espresso

Nov 11, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

11 November 2025 – After a brief dip at the beginning of November, aluminium premiums Duty Paid US Midwest have climbed to a new all-time high. In recent days, drafts for the calculation of CBAM certificate prices and their verification have also surfaced....