Nov 1, 2023 | Stainless Espresso
1 November 2023 – Kazakhstan has extended its scrap export ban again and now also includes stainless steel scrap in an export ban. India sees its scrap supply at risk. And what is the nickel doing? Source
Oct 31, 2023 | Stainless Espresso
31 October 2023 – US Section 232 tariffs have once again been upheld as lawful by the US Supreme Court. And earnings figures in the United States come as a positive surprise at the start of the reporting period. Source
Oct 30, 2023 | Stainless Espresso
30 October 2023 – The Indonesian Nickel Miners Association recently warned that the country’s high-grade nickel ore reserves could be exhausted in six years. The buying mood in the United States and the economic development in Japan continue to show...
Oct 27, 2023 | Stainless Espresso
27 October 2023 – The EU market for stainless steel scrap has been fiercely competitive for years. While many scrap dealers have to fear for the recently increased scrap prices due to the pressure from the EU mills, the domestic stainless steel producers are...
Oct 26, 2023 | Stainless Espresso
October 26, 2023 – The 12th package of sanctions currently being prepared by the European Union against Russia could include aluminum as another critical raw material. But nickel and titanium could also be an option. And China’s economy and markets...
Oct 25, 2023 | Stainless Espresso
25 October 2023 – Delivery times and prices for steel in the United States continue to rise. In China, inventories of semi-finished steel products have fallen by almost 1 million tonnes since the beginning of September. And the “industrial policy of the...
Oct 25, 2023 | Stainless Espresso
25 October 2023 – The new strategy paper on the “Industriepolitik in der Zeitenwende” (industrial policy of the turn of the times) from the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection shows once again who Robert Habeck’s...
Oct 24, 2023 | Stainless Espresso
24 October 2023 – Indonesia plans to implement further export restrictions to further strengthen its domestic manufacturing industry. Poland’s industrial production is growing significantly. And natural gas prices in Europe fell again yesterday....
Oct 23, 2023 | Stainless Espresso
23 October 2023 – European Union and US government fail to reach agreement in the ongoing steel dispute. European Commission came to negotiations empty-handed. Is Brussels acting too slowly for Washington? And rising steel production in India and China is...
Oct 20, 2023 | Stainless Espresso
20 October 2023 – Indian stainless steel group Jindal seems to be thinking aloud about ending its stainless steel production in Indonesia after recent business figures that fell well short of expectations. And scrap demand in Taiwan is up more than 34%...
