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...
Indonesian Nickel: First the Rumour, Then the Denial – Stainless Espresso
Indonesian Nickel: First the Rumour, Then the Denial 7 August 2026 – Yesterday, the nickel market was still being told that Weda Bay Nickel would receive an additional RKAB quota of 25 million tonnes. The story was enough to put prices under pressure. Only one...
Scandal? Brussels Wants to Make Extra Cash With CBAM – Stainless Espresso
Scandal? Brussels Wants to Make Extra Cash With CBAM 22 July 2026 – Once again, right in the middle of the summer recess: a European Commission consultation remains open until 6 August, disguised as a technical detail concerning the purchase and repurchase of...
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...
Free Trade Announced – and Then Comes the Tariff Hammer – Stainless Espresso
Free Trade Announced – and Then Comes the Tariff Hammer 6 July 2026 – Brazil has sharply criticized the EU steel tariff measure and also pointed out that the Commission did not negotiate “deals” everywhere. Are countermeasures now looming? EU...Advertisements
