While the CBAM represents a first attempt in addressing carbon leakage risks in upstream materials, its current scope is insufficient to ensure a level playing field across the full value chain. Downstream sectors, including energy, mobility, machinery, cookware, cutlery, catering equipment, packaging, construction, clean tech, defence, home appliances, hand tools and metal goods, are increasingly exposed to competition from imports of carbon-intensive finished products that fall outside the mechanism’s coverage. This creates a growing imbalance, as European manufacturers face higher costs linked to carbon constraints, while competing imports are not subject to equivalent requirements. There is an urgent need to act in order to prevent further delocalisation.

The Commission proposal remains too narrow and entails a high risk of circumvention. Without an immediate broadening of the scope, CBAM risks shifting carbon leakage further downstream and creating distortions within the value chains. This weakens incentives for investment in low-carbon production and undermines the effectiveness of EU industrial and climate policies.

Extending the CBAM to downstream steel and aluminium-intensive products with a simple and swift procedure is therefore crucial to provide a level playing field, support ongoing industrial transformation, and ensure consistency across the value chains. 

Signatories:

European Steel Association (EUROFER)
EUROMETAL
European Aluminium
European Aluminium Foil Association
APPLiA Europe
Metal Packaging Europe (MPE)
Federation of European cookware, cutlery and houseware industry (FEC)
ECRA (European association of the manufacturer of profiles ECRA)
ESTA (European Steel Tube Association)
European Non-Integrated Wire Rod Processors Association (EUNIPRA)
EUROFORGE 
Europacable
EIFI, European industrial Fasteners Institute
BITOM (Bureau International d’Information pour Toiles Metalliques)
Bomet Europe
EWRIS (European Steel Wire Industries e.V.)
European Committee for Wire Drawing (CET)
Comité Européen de l'Outillage
Steel for Packaging Europe
ADETS
Alliance des Minerais et Minéraux (A3M)
Aluminium Association of Greece
Asociación de Trefiladores del Acero (ATA)
Asociacion Espanola De Refinadores De Alumino
Asociación Espanola del Aluminio
Associación de fabricantes de elementos de fijación metalicos
Associazione Nazionale Industrie Metalli Ferrosi
FEAF (Federación Española de Asociaciones de Fundidores)
Belgian Steel Federation
Bulgarian Association of the Metallurgical Industry
Czech Steel Union
Eisendraht und Stahldraht-Vereinigung e.V. (ESV)
Elektromechanics Synergy Network (ESN)
Eurostress Information Service (ESIS)
Fachverband Metallwaren- und verwandte Industrien e.V. (FMI)
Fachvereinigung Kaltwalzwerke e.V. (FKV)
Federacciai
Fédération Forge Fonderie
Fluid Handling Solutions and Process Technology from Spain (FLUIDEX)
Industrieverband Massivumformung e. V.
Institut für Shahlbetonbewehrung E.V.
Polish Aluminium Association
Polish Association of Fastener Manufacturers (PSPEZ)
Polish Steel Association
Polish Union of Steel Distributors and Processors (PUDS)
SEV - Schweisselektroden Vereinigung e.V.
Steel Cluster Association (SIDEREX)
STV – Stabziehereien-Vereinigung e.V.
UNESID
Uniromsider
Unione Nazionale Italiana Stampatori Acciaio (UNISA)
UPIVEB, Unione Produttori Italiani Viteria e Bulloneria (Italian Association of Fastener Manufacturers)
Wirtschaftsverband Stahl -und Metallverarbeitung e.V.
Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl (German Steel Association)
Acciaierie d’Italia
Acerinox
ALCHEMIA SA
Alleima
aperam
ArcelorMittal
Arvedi Group
A. Bianchini Ingeniero S.A.
AZCARRETA S.L.U
Badische Stahlwerke GmbH
BEW-Uniformtechnik GmbH
Bilstein CEE
Bilstein Group
Brockhaus Stahl GmbH
Caleotto S.p.A.
CAME S.p.A.
CELSA
CELSA WIRE CERDANYOLA S.A.
Cognor S.A.
COINALDE S. COOP.
D & D Drótáru Zrt.
Deutsche Gesenkschmiede Wetzlar GmbH
Dillinger
Dillinger France
Falkenroth Umformtechnik GmbH
ESTAMODE, S.L.
EXEL FIL, S.A.
GABARRO. S.A.U
Gravithy
Gesenkschmiede Schneider GmbH
HERCO
Hidria d.o.o
Rasche – Metall. In Bestform
GLOBAL SPECIAL STEEL PRODUCTS S.A.U – TYCSA PSC
GLOBAL SPECIAL STEEL PRODUCTS S.A.U – TREFILERÍAS QUIJANO
GLOBAL SPECIAL STEEL PRODUCTS S.A.U – GLOBAL BRIGHT BARS
HJULSBRO STEEL AB
HUTA ŁABĘDY S.A.
Indústria de Trefilaria, SA (FABRICELA)
Hammerwerk Fridingen GmbH 
Indústria de Trefilagem SA (IBERMETAIS)
Jernkontoret
KB Schmiedetechnik GmbH
Lagor
MOREDA RIVIERE TREFILERÍAS S.A
MUGAFIL S.A.
NEDRI SPANSTAAL BV
NEUMAYER
Orange 1 Electric Motors SpA
O.R.I. Martin S.p.A. 
Oso precision GmbH
Outokumpu
OVAKO AB
Prysmian
Koelner Rawlplug IP Sp. z o.o
RBOURGEOIS SA
Re Alloys Sp. z o.o.Riva Group
Saarstahl
Saarstahl Ascoval
Saarstahl Precision
Saarstahl Rail
Salzgitter
SBN RUNOWO Zp. z o.o.
Schӧneweiss & Co GmbH
SIDERURGICA LATIN MARTIN
SEBIR, S.A.
SOCITREL – Sociedade Industrial de Trefilaria, S.A
Solvera Gawel technology

SRUBENA UNIA
SSAB
Stahlrump
Stema tech srl
Stomana Industry 
Tata Steel Holdings Netherland BV
TELE_FONIKA Kable S.A.
Tillmann Group
Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG
CB TRAFILATI ACCIAI -STEELGROUP ITALY
Trancerie Emiliane S.p.A.
TREFILADOS URBANO, S.L.
Truck Forging
UGIVIS
U. S. Steel Košice, s.r.o.
Gebr. Waasner elektrotechnische Fabrik GnbH
Warmpresswerk
Valtaro motori srl
Vmf S.p.A.
Voestalpine
Waelzholz
WBO Italcables società cooperativa
Werkhuizen Haemers nv