EU Powerless – Has Manfred Weber Really Heard the Shot? – Stainless Espresso

Nov 10, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

10 November 2025 – In an interview over the weekend, Manfred Weber, head of the European People’s Party, said: “As the leader of the largest party, I am determined: we must smash bureaucracy with a crowbar.” We therefore ask: In light of CSDDD,...

Mr Merz: The steel summit lied to you completely! – Stainless Espresso

Nov 7, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

7 November 2025 – The German steel summit is over. Many promises were made and even more lies were told to the German Chancellor and German politicians. Energy costs are supposed to fall, they only want to use domestic steel and advocate for tariffs from...

CBAM: Car Manufacturers Urge Commission to Take Action – Stainless Espresso

Nov 6, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

6 November 2025 – The European car manufacturers, through their association ACEA, have called on the Commission to finally deliver the missing regulations and data on the CO2 tariff CBAM. At present, ‘proper implementation by 1 January 2026 is practically...

Surge in Demand: U.S. Steel Producer Closes Order Books – Stainless Espresso

Nov 5, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

5 November 2025 – Demand for steel in the United States has risen sharply. One major steel producer has now closed its order books for the rest of the year. Meanwhile, EU recycling associations are clearly voicing opposition to export restrictions, the...

Germanys Largest Steelmaker Quits Steel Association – Stainless Espresso

Nov 4, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

4 November 2025 – Germanys largest steelmaker, thyssenkrupp Steel Europe, has withdrawn from the Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl (German Steel Federation). A bombshell just days before Thursday’s steel summit with Chancellor Merz. Where does the disagreement...

Tariff Polemics Ahead of the German Steel Summit on Thursday – Stainless Espresso

Nov 3, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

3 November 2025 – Another German Steel Summit is set to help get the supposedly ailing German steel industry back on track. In the run-up, there has been a wave of tariff polemics directed at China – particularly from Germany’s Social Democrats. But...

U.S. Stainless Steel Mills Operating Near Maximum Capacity – Stainless Espresso

Oct 31, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

31 October 2025 – Reports from the U.S. market indicate that domestic stainless steel mills are already operating close to their maximum real production capacity due to tariffs. Austria has significantly increased its crude steel production in September, and...

EU Just Watching as the U.S. and China Grow Closer – Stainless Espresso

Oct 30, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

30 October 2025 – The highly anticipated meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea appears to have gone positively for both sides. Meanwhile, the European Union seems content to sit idly by, while its own economy...

Germany’s Industrial Policy: Focus on Old Giants Instead of New Ideas – Stainless Espresso

Oct 29, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

29 October 2025 – An expert report from Germany shows: It’s not China ruining Europe’s steel, but electricity prices. Asian base metals showed a stable sideways movement or slight gains on Wednesday. Source

EU: Tariffs Don’t Bring About Necessary Reforms – Stainless Espresso

Oct 28, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

28 October 2025 – While Argentina calls for further reforms and deregulation, and Italy demands an urgent reform of the EU Green Deal, the recent demand from an importers’ association to extend EU steel tariffs to downstream products amounts to nothing...