Melt and Pour: EU Deadline Looms, No Rules in Sight – Stainless Espresso
Melt and Pour: EU Deadline Looms, No Rules in Sight 20 August 2026 – Melt and Pour: From 1 October, every steel importer must provide evidence of the country of melting. The Commission must specify which documents will be accepted by 31 August at the latest. Yet...
EU ETS Reform: Protecting Big Steel’s Balance Sheets – Stainless Espresso
EU ETS Reform: Protecting Big Steel’s Balance Sheets 20 July 2026 – Brussels is selling its latest ETS proposal as a reform for competitiveness and industrial investment. Yet the proposal contains no simplification. Instead, it adds another layer of funds,...
Steel in Germany Now Works Only with Taxpayer Money – Stainless Espresso
HKM Takeover: Steel in Germany Now Works Only with Taxpayer Money 14 July 2026 – No steel deal without a dowry: anyone who thought industrial consolidation in Germany followed market economy principles is being taught otherwise by the HKM case. Base metals...
CBAM Expansion: EU Cost Wave Hits Everyday Products — Stainless Espresso
CBAM Expansion: EU Cost Wave Hits Everyday Products 7 July 2026 — CBAM expansion to everyday products: a committee of the European Parliament has given the green light, and millions of consumers as well as thousands of SMEs will be left with the bill. EUROFER’s number...
Steel Subsidy Spiral Leads to Downfall – Stainless Espresso
Steel Subsidy Spiral Leads to Downfall 15 June 2026 – The continuing subsidy spiral in steel is leading to downfall and reveals where the real problem lies: German steel depends on transfer payments. U.S.-Iran deal boosts Asian markets – base metals...Advertisements
