Saarland’s Green Steel: Tax Billions First, Market Later – Stainless Espresso
Saarland’s Green Steel: Tax Billions First, Market Later 27 August 2026 – Saarland’s “green steel” is supposed to work, whatever the political cost. Economy Minister Jürgen Barke calls the transformation “absolutely right” and...
Nickel: Indonesia Reaches for Pricing Power – Stainless Espresso
Nickel: Indonesia Reaches for Pricing Power 19 August 2026 – Jakarta no longer wants merely to produce and supply nickel. In future, it also wants to play a central role in price formation. President Prabowo Subianto announced yesterday that an Indonesian...
Copper Above USD 14,400: Aluminium Becomes an Alternative – Stainless Espresso
Copper Above USD 14,400: Aluminium Becomes an Alternative 12 August 2026 – Copper is becoming increasingly scarce, and the market is reflecting this in rising prices. As a result, aluminium is becoming an increasingly attractive alternative to copper. Copper...
EU ETS Reform: Steel Producers Cash In, SMEs Foot the Bill – Stainless Espresso
EU ETS Reform: Steel Producers Cash In, SMEs Foot the Bill 30 July 2026 – The reform of the EU ETS is currently the subject of fierce debate. Brussels continues to sell CBAM as a machine for delivering fairness: anyone supplying Europe should bear the same...
More Steel Tariffs? The Convoy in the Wrong Direction – Stainless Espresso
More Steel Tariffs? The Convoy in the Wrong Direction 28 July 2026 – A warning about potential CBAM traps: beware of offers claiming zero CBAM costs. Calls for even more steel tariffs, bureaucracy and losses of competitiveness, and a convoy heading in what is...Advertisements
