Jun 6, 2025 | Stainless Espresso
6 June 2025 – The new import monitoring tool presented by the European Commission yesterday has already proven to be dangerously misleading after a brief initial analysis. The best example: 30 tonnes of stainless steel rods are now supposed to threaten the EU...
Jun 5, 2025 | Stainless Espresso
5 June 2025 – Prices for nickel, aluminium and other base metals remained stable today in Asia, with some slight gains. The EU steel lobby escalates with absurd demands in response to higher US steel tariffs. Source
Jun 4, 2025 | Stainless Espresso
4 June 2025 – US President Donald Trump signs tariff increase on steel and aluminium imports into the United States. Nickel and aluminium prices remain stable. Is the European stainless steel sector really facing an existential threat? Source
Jun 3, 2025 | Stainless Espresso
3 June 2025 – Prices for steel and aluminium rose significantly in the United States on Monday in response to the US President’s announcement that he intends to raise tariffs on steel and aluminium. Positive signals from European industry: stabilisation is...
Jun 2, 2025 | Stainless Espresso
2 June 2025 – On Friday, the US President announced his intention to raise US tariffs on steel and aluminium from 25% to 50%. Could Europe be the reason for this? Base metals on the LME proved resilient on Monday and, despite possible tariff increases, were largely...
May 30, 2025 | Stainless Espresso
30 May 2025 – Indonesia, the world’s leading nickel supplier, faces a growing challenge: the shortage of skilled workers is slowing down the expansion of this strategically important industry. Customs dispute: Court of Appeals provisionally upholds Trump...
May 29, 2025 | Stainless Espresso
29 May 2025 – On Wednesday, a federal court in the US state of New York declared the US government’s Liberation Day tariffs imposed on 2 April to be unlawful. However, Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium remain in force. Base metals on the LME reacted to...
May 28, 2025 | Stainless Espresso
28 May 2025 – There is more movement on the world’s oceans again, as can be seen from the freight indices, which have been rising again since the end of April 2025. Too many rules and regulations are making life in the EU unnecessarily more expensive....
May 27, 2025 | Stainless Espresso
27 May 2025 – Stainless steel and steel scrap prices are currently showing signs of recovery. Asian stainless steel scrap prices even rose by almost 5% in May. And on the break-up of thyssenkrupp: When politics becomes too overbearing and it’s teachers...
May 26, 2025 | Stainless Espresso
26 May 2025 – Stainless steel prices in Asia continued to rise at the start of the week. The US Midwest Aluminum Premiums rose last week. And did the new tariff hammer threat from the United States come about due to EU inaction? Source
