Stainless steel: Problems again in EU trade defence investigation? – Stainless Espresso

Oct 9, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

9 October 2025 – Has another technical issue occurred in an EU trade defence case? The recently launched EU anti-dumping expiry review on stainless steel hot-rolled flat products from Indonesia, China and Taiwan appears to be suffering from a striking lack of...

Steel tariffs: EU seeks to enforce an import ban – Stainless Espresso

Oct 8, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

8 October 2025 – With the draft regulation for a new Safeguard successor presented yesterday, the EU aims to turn economic reality back to 2013. The proposal would effectively amount to an import ban for many steel origins. At the same time, at least 30% of all...

WTO panel criticises EU duties on Indonesian stainless steel – Stainless Espresso

Oct 7, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

7 October 2025 – A WTO panel has ruled that the European Commission breached the WTO Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) Agreement several times when imposing countervailing duties on stainless steel products from Indonesia. Meanwhile, the Commission has...

Steel Tariffs and Quotas: Is the EU Opening Pandora’s Box? – Stainless Espresso

Oct 6, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

6 October 2025 – When rumours about new tariffs emerge, we generally prefer to stick to established facts – and if necessary, put those facts into proper perspective based on what is being rumoured. So, based on the current chatter, let’s look at...

Emergency Steel Social Summit: Just a Pipe Dream? – Stainless Espresso

Oct 2, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

2 October 2025 – What the press thought it overheard at yesterday’s “Emergency Steel Social Summit” sounded like a pipe dream for European steelmakers – and was then eagerly and uncritically released into the media cosmos. But on closer...

LME Aluminium Prices Remain at Elevated Levels – Stainless Espresso

Oct 1, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

1 October 2025 – Aluminium prices on the European LME managed to defend their high level throughout September. US aluminium premiums also rose sharply compared to the previous month. Alleged Chinese iron ore ban may simply be a false report? Source

Taiwanese Stainless Steel Prices Rise – Stainless Espresso

Sep 30, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

30 September 2025 – Taiwanese stainless steel producers have announced price increases for October 2025. A Northern European stainless steel producer says tariffs are creating uncertainty in the markets and calls for a stricter successor to the expiring...

HRC: Result of EU Anti-Dumping Investigation Announced – Stainless Espresso

Sep 29, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

29 September 2025 – Last week, the European Commission imposed definitive final anti-dumping duties on hot-rolled flat products (HRC) of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel from Egypt, Japan, and Vietnam. Source

EU: New Tariffs on Steel from China in planning? – Stainless Espresso

Sep 26, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

26 September 2025 – With a rather frantic-looking article, Germany’s Handelsblatt yesterday spread the news that the EU intends to announce new tariffs against steel from China next week. Time for an analysis – and a speculative outlook on what could...

US Tariffs: New EU Push on Steel and Aluminium? – Stainless Espresso

Sep 25, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

25 September 2025 – The EU Trade Commissioner wants to make a fresh push for exemptions from US steel and aluminium tariffs, after his previous efforts went unanswered. Will he have any luck this time? Copper prices have risen sharply. Stainless steel demand is...