EU Summit in Brussels: Lip Service to Competitiveness? – Stainless Espresso
EU Summit in Brussels: Lip Service to Competitiveness? 18 June 2026 – The European Council is meeting to discuss cutting bureaucracy and reducing energy costs – while its own institutions cheerfully continue to exacerbate precisely these problems. EU...
EU ETS and CBAM: Why Not Abolish Them Altogether? – Stainless Espresso
EU ETS and CBAM: Why Not Abolish Them Altogether? 17 June 2026 – Four major steel and chemical corporations are calling on the European Council to freeze emissions trading – and are unintentionally providing the best argument for abolishing it altogether....
Green Hydrogen in the Steel Sector: Pure Political Symbolism – Stainless Espresso
A major German steel producer is celebrating a hydrogen supply contract as a green breakthrough. The figures show: it is political symbolism on an industrial scale 16 June 2026 – A major German steel producer is celebrating a hydrogen supply contract as a green...
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...
