US Tightens the Screws: New Section 301 Tariffs Also Hit the EU – Stainless Espresso
US Tightens the Screws: New Section 301 Tariffs Also Hit the EU 4 June 2026 – The USTR has published the findings of its Section 301 forced labour investigations. In future, new tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% are to apply to 59 countries and the European...
Will the EU-Mexico Trade Agreement Revive Steel Trade? – Stainless Espresso
Will the EU-Mexico Trade Agreement Revive Steel Trade? 3 June 2026 – Prices for hot-rolled coil in the EU continue to rise. At the beginning of July, the largest European steel producer is even said to have raised its prices by more than 11%. Steel producers...
USA Adjust Section 232 Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum, and Copper – Stainless Espresso
USA Adjust Section 232 Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum, and Copper 2 June 2026 – Asian base metals posted gains on Tuesday, and they also started trading on the LME on a friendly note. On 1 June, U.S. President Donald Trump once again modified the Section 232...
CBAM and Tariffs: Home Appliance Manufacturer Plans to Cut Jobs – Stainless Espresso
CBAM and Tariffs: Home Appliance Manufacturer Plans to Cut Jobs 1 June 2026 – A major European home appliance manufacturer plans to cut more than 1,700 jobs in Italy, in addition to plant closures in Hungary by the end of 2026 – the background: excessively...
New EU import monitoring tool dangerously misleading – Stainless Espresso
New EU import monitoring tool dangerously misleading 6 June 2025 – The new import monitoring tool presented by the European Commission yesterday has already proven to be dangerously misleading after a brief initial analysis. The best example: 34 tonnes of...Advertisements
