The Protectionism Spiral: When Europe Protects Itself into Poverty – Stainless Espresso
The Protectionism Spiral: When Europe Protects Itself into Poverty 16 July 2026 – More protection, more tariffs, more subsidies: with its protectionism spiral turning ever faster, Europe is increasingly driving itself into economic irrelevance, while the real...
EU Steel Policy: Big Industry Protected, SMEs Ignored – Stainless Espresso
EU Steel Policy: Big Industry Protected, SMEs Ignored 15 July 2026 – A recent question to the European Commission on CBAM and steel tariffs caught our attention: “What monetisable compensation does the Commission envisage for downstream producers whose...
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 Certificate Platform: Brussels’ Next Bureaucracy Trap – Stainless Espresso
CBAM Certificate Platform: Brussels’ Next Bureaucracy Trap 13 July 2026 – This week is off to a dirty start. Stainless steel: already 80,000 MT of slabs on their way to Europe, or: EU market protection à la carte. Last week, the European Commission...
Prices for Chinese hot rolled coil continue upward trend – Stainless Espresso
Prices for Chinese hot rolled coil (HRC) continue upward trend 18 July 2025 – Spot market prices for hot rolled coil (HRC) in China posted further gains this week. Other steel products also continued to rise in price. The German Federal Senate calls on federal...Advertisements
