Slab Imports Rise as ArcelorMittal Ends Duisburg Steelmaking – Stainless Espresso
Slab Imports Rise as ArcelorMittal Ends Duisburg Steelmaking 4 September 2026 – ArcelorMittal announced this week that it intends to end crude steel production at its Duisburg Ruhrort steelworks. At the same time, slab imports from Brazil are rising...
Spanish Exporters Call for ETS and CBAM to Be Put on Standby – Stainless Espresso
Spanish Exporters Call for ETS and CBAM to Be Put on Standby 3 September 2026 – The Club de Exportadores e Inversores Españoles is calling, in a Technical Note by Antonio Merino, for ETS and CBAM to be suspended and for carbon prices to be brought closer to the...
Commissioner Šefčovič: SMEs Must Pay for the Steel Regulation to Work – Stainless Espresso
Commissioner Šefčovič: SMEs Must Pay for the Steel Regulation to Work 2 September 2026 – This time, no leaks are needed. On 1 September, the Commission set out in writing how it views Europe’s small steel consumers: there are too many of them to be taken...
Melt and Pour: EU Rules Arrive on the Final Day – Stainless Espresso
Melt and Pour: EU Rules Arrive on the Final Day 31 August 2026 – Brussels delivers the Melt and Pour rules on the last possible day. Companies have four weeks to adapt their import processes. Transitional periods soften some of the impact. But the fundamental...
Tobacco and Steel: DG Trade and its Transparency Issues – Stainless Espresso
Tobacco and Steel: DG Trade and its Transparency Issues 28 August 2026 – The European Ombudsman is scrutinising DG Trade’s contacts with the tobacco industry. The same Directorate General writes steel tariffs, quotas and Melt and Pour rules. A documented...Advertisements
