Nickel: Indonesian Mining Quotas to Be Cut, Prices Rise – Stainless Espresso

Feb 11, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

11 February 2026 – The Indonesian government has once again reaffirmed its plan to reduce nickel ore mining quotas. Nickel prices in Asia rose by more than 4% in response. France: “Oops! I Did It Again” – new demands from the Élysée Palace for...

France Again? How Paris Wants to Hold Europe’s SMEs Hostage – Stainless Espresso

Feb 10, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

10 February 2026 – Alarmism from Paris instead of reforms for Europe: a new report from France invokes the “China threat” and proposes measures that would come at a high cost – of all people – to Europe’s small and medium-sized...

“Buy European” Proposal Meets Little Enthusiasm Across the EU – Stainless Espresso

Feb 9, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

9 February 2026 – The “Buy European” proposal put forward by French EU Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné is meeting little enthusiasm across many EU member states. Germany’s Minister for Economic Affairs, Katherina Reiche, has now also...

EU Steel Producers Earnings Reports Raise Eyebrows – Stainless Espresso

Feb 6, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

6 February 2026 – The earnings season of European steel producers has begun, and the first results have already caused more than a few raised eyebrows. Source

“Made in Europe” – The Me-Too Strategy of a Very Special Frenchman – Stainless Espresso

Feb 5, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

5 February 2026 – With “Made in Europe,” European Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy Stéphane Séjourné is promoting a me-too strategy modelled on the United States or China. What this very special Frenchman has...

Asian Base Metals Continue to Gain Momentum – Stainless Espresso

Feb 4, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

4 February 2026 – Key base metals continued to gain ground today on the Asian commodity exchange SHFE, with nickel prices rising by 3.8%. A critical question: where does the stagnation of the EU Single Market and the decline in intra-EU trade come from?...

Are You Asking the Right Questions? How France Is Negatively Shaping EU Policy – Stainless Espresso

Feb 3, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

3 February 2026 – Our assumption from yesterday has proven correct: the AI-driven sell-off in Asian markets has reversed decisively. Are you asking the right questions? How France is exerting a negative influence on EU policy while pursuing exclusively national...

Stainless Steel: Optimising CO2 Emissions with Pure Nickel? – Stainless Espresso

Feb 2, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

2 February 2026 – Asian markets opened the week with pronounced volatility, which media reports attribute in part to AI-driven effects. Stainless steel: can CBAM-relevant CO2 emissions really be optimised by using pure Class I nickel? Source

Nickel Prices Remain at Their Highest Level in 16 Months – Stainless Espresso

Jan 30, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

30 January 2026 – Despite overnight corrections across commodity markets, nickel prices remain elevated and are still trading at their highest level in 16 months. Switzerland and the EU are clashing over new steel tariffs – has Brussels turned its back on...

Steel Scrap: Europe’s Double Standards – Stainless Espresso

Jan 29, 2026 | Stainless Espresso

29 January 2026 – Poland is calling on the EU to intervene against Ukraine’s steel scrap export ban-despite having sought to restrict steel imports from Ukraine itself as recently as October 2025. Copper prices surge sharply, while aluminium and nickel...