Chinese NEV Market pulls away, nickel in short supply – Stainless Espresso
15 May 2023 – The Chinese NEV market continues to pick up significantly. Market sources report tight nickel inventories and lack of availability. Nickel inventories at the SHFE continue to be historically low and are down 94% from 2020 levels. And U.S....
China grabs for scrap, imports rise significantly in 2023 – Stainless Espresso
12 May 2023 – The Chinese hunger for scrap seems to be awakened if one looks at the current import figures for steel and stainless steel scrap into China. Stainless steel scrap in particular is pulling away tremendously. Bank upgrades outlook for producers in...
Is the EU turning from scrap exporter to scrap importer? – Stainless Espresso
11 May 2023 – The European Union could go from being an exporter to an importer of steel scrap in less than 5 years. And as steel production around the world increasingly switches to electric arc furnaces, a race is on for the coveted raw material. US inflation...
Base Metals: Aluminum and copper soon in short supply? – Stainless Espresso
10 May 2023 – Demand for base metals, such as aluminum and copper, is meeting an increasingly tight supply. And the expansion of mining capacities is not keeping pace. China is massively expanding EAF capacities for steel, which should soon make scrap even more...
German steel giant: “No industry has ever survived on subsidies”
9 May 2023 – For years, the German steel giant thyssenkrupp Steel has been drawing a substantial part of its existence from the German and European taxpayer in the form of direct and indirect subsidies, grants and rescue packages worth billions of euros. There...
Trade data point towards reglobalisation – Stainless Espresso
8 May 2023 – The worldwide trade data are robust and the trend towards globalisation continues unabated. Even if trade flows are shifting, there is no getting around China, especially for electric vehicles. The EV business is booming there. In Asia, commodity...
EU plans new sanctions mechanism – Stainless Espresso
5 May 2023 – The EU is planning a new sanctions mechanism against third countries, which could include steel products. And after this week’s interest rate hikes by the Fed and the ECB, there are many indications that inflation will continue to fall and the...
Tax breaks cut: Indonesia wants to conserve nickel reserves – Stainless Espresso
4 May 2023 – The government of Indonesia has stressed several times in the recent past that it wants to conserve its nickel reserves for higher-value products. Now the government is cutting tax breaks for NPI smelters. Positive data is coming out of China for...