Jul 28, 2022 | Stainless Espresso
28 July 2022 – Indian steelmakers are adding boron to their steel alloys to avoid export tax. This is what Indian media report. However, the addition of boron in even the smallest quantities significantly changes the composition of the steel. This poses great...
Jul 27, 2022 | Stainless Espresso
27 July 2022 – EC launches anti-circumvention investigation against stainless steel imports from Turkey. Suspicion: deliberate circumvention of anti-dumping measures against hot rolled stainless steel sheets and coils originating in Indonesia. Economic booster:...
Jul 26, 2022 | Stainless Espresso
July 26, 2022 – More and more nickel products end up on Western sanctions lists, such as nickel hydroxide. The jungle of import and export restrictions is almost impossible to navigate, making trade of related products a dangerous legal gamble. At the same time,...
Jul 25, 2022 | Stainless Espresso
25 July 2022 – Not only in Europe, but also internationally, steel producers are expecting rising demand and higher prices for Q3 2022. Good market sentiment and an increase in enquiries are reported. Nickel futures up in Asia. Commodity exchange does not want...
Jul 22, 2022 | Stainless Espresso
22 July 2022 – Automotive manufacturers in Europe and Asia are demanding significantly more steel products. For example, Japan is reporting increases in steel demand of more than 24% compared to the same period last year. ECB rate hike: A thought experiment....
Jul 21, 2022 | Stainless Espresso
21 July 2022 – The United States is imposing high tariffs on Russian products. Among the products affected are steel, aluminium, nickel, cement, wood, petroleum and many other raw materials. The list published by US Customs and Border Protection is long. Almost...
Jul 20, 2022 | Stainless Espresso
20 July 2022 – The global battle for steel and stainless steel scrap is heating up. Now the Chinese stainless steel producers have also clearly stated the enormous advantage of scrap and declared the raw material to be the second most important nickel supplier....
Jul 19, 2022 | Stainless Espresso
July 19, 2022 – Nickel is currently continuing to rise neatly on SHFE and also on the LME. Already yesterday, nickel went up more than 6.5% on the LME. The US Aluminum Association has filed an anti-circumvention case against flat rolled aluminum originating in...
Jul 18, 2022 | Stainless Espresso
18 July 2022 – EU steel producers are reluctant to take entrepreneurial risks if the many regulations and obstacles to the expansion of renewable energies within the EU are not immediately removed. Have the biggest CO2 emitters suddenly gone green? Asian base...
Jul 15, 2022 | Stainless Espresso
15 July 2022 – Where is the nickel price heading? Another quick knock on the price after just avoiding bankruptcy? And HRC prices in Northern Europe and Turkey are currently rising again. Source
