Germany: Less Subsidy for Grid Fees – Stainless Espresso
Germany: Less Subsidy for Grid Fees 7 September 2026 – Germany is cutting its subsidy for transmission grid fees by almost €1 billion per year. The German Steel Federation wants the full amount restored, permanently. For €50 million in additional costs of its...
Slab Imports Rise as ArcelorMittal Ends Duisburg Steelmaking – Stainless Espresso
Slab Imports Rise as ArcelorMittal Ends Duisburg Steelmaking 4 September 2026 – ArcelorMittal announced this week that it intends to end crude steel production at its Duisburg Ruhrort steelworks. At the same time, slab imports from Brazil are rising...
Spanish Exporters Call for ETS and CBAM to Be Put on Standby – Stainless Espresso
Spanish Exporters Call for ETS and CBAM to Be Put on Standby 3 September 2026 – The Club de Exportadores e Inversores Españoles is calling, in a Technical Note by Antonio Merino, for ETS and CBAM to be suspended and for carbon prices to be brought closer to the...
Commissioner Šefčovič: SMEs Must Pay for the Steel Regulation to Work – Stainless Espresso
Commissioner Šefčovič: SMEs Must Pay for the Steel Regulation to Work 2 September 2026 – This time, no leaks are needed. On 1 September, the Commission set out in writing how it views Europe’s small steel consumers: there are too many of them to be taken...
CBAM: Brussels Mainly Knows Deadlines for Everyone Else – Stainless Espresso
CBAM: Brussels Mainly Knows Deadlines for Everyone Else 1 September 2026 – Following the end of the European summer holidays, market observers and pricing platforms are reporting rising European Hot Rolled Coil prices. With CBAM, a simple principle applies:...Advertisements
