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EU steel industry supports Commission President’s initiative for a renewed Industrial Strategy to ensure clean tech is made in Europe

Press release: EU steel industry supports Commission President’s initiative for a renewed Industrial Strategy to ensure clean tech is made in Europe

Brussels, 13 September 2023 – The European steel sector welcomes the vision for a renewed Industrial Strategy set out by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the State of the Union address. Relaunching Europe’s industrial engine with concrete measures in all relevant policy areas should be both a core mission for the final year of this legislature and a top priority for the future EU executive. The European steel sector, which has launched over 60 industrial-scale decarbonisation projects, stands ready to engage with the Commission to develop and implement the urgent actions needed to boost the whole European cleantech ecosystem, says the European Steel Association.

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Joint Press Statement: The European metals sector embarks on Transition Pathway to enable the EU Green Deal and Digital Agenda

Brussels, 11 September 2023 – The European metals industry, including both ferrous and non-ferrous metals, has initiated the process to establish its own EU Transition Pathway* in collaboration with the European Commission. The metals sector plays a pivotal role in facilitating the EU’s green and digital transitions by enabling several strategic value chains at the core of the clean tech economy. The objective of this comprehensive plan is to ensure the sustainability and resilience of the metals sector, aligning it with the overarching objectives of the EU twin transition.

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EUROFER welcomes the initiations of two anti-circumvention investigations on imports of stainless steel cold rolled flat products and the immediate registration of imports from Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam

Press release: EUROFER welcomes the initiations of two anti-circumvention investigations on imports of stainless steel cold rolled flat products and the immediate registration of imports from Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam

Brussels, 16 August 2023 – On 14 August, the Commission initiated two anti-circumvention investigations regarding possible circumvention via Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam of the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures imposed in 2021 and 2022 against imports of stainless steel cold rolled flat products from Indonesia. EUROFER welcomes the openings and the immediate registration of the imports from those countries towards a possible retroactive application of the existing duties.

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Press release: Outlook deteriorates for 2023 as uncertainty persists, but stronger recovery expected in 2024

Brussels, 26 July 2023 – The lingering impact of several downside factors severely affecting apparent steel consumption in 2022 – high energy prices, production costs, war in Ukraine - continues to feed uncertainty and pressure the steel market outlook for 2023, resulting in a deeper-than-expected recession (-3%). This would mark the fourth negative performance in the past five years. A stronger recovery is projected in 2024 (+6.2%), contingent on more favourable conditions in the overall industrial outlook. Despite persisting overall weak demand, imports still maintain historically high demand market shares (22%).

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Press release: EU steel industry supports Commission President’s initiative for a renewed Industrial Strategy to ensure clean tech is made in Europe

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Joint Press Statement: The European metals sector embarks on Transition Pathway to enable the EU Green Deal and Digital Agenda

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Press release: Electricity Market Design: EU not there yet to ensure sustainable prices for Europe’s decarbonisation, cautions EUROFER

Brussels, 19 July 2023 – The reform of the EU Electricity Market Design continues to fall well short of delivering the urgent solutions needed to avoid further price spikes, whilst it overstates the potential of long-term solutions to redress the structural problems of the EU wholesale market. The benefits of renewables in the EU energy mix should be passed on to industrial consumers and citizens as quickly as possible. The revisions introduced in the report voted today by the Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committee of the European Parliament improve some elements but do not address the root causes of high electricity prices, hindering decarbonisation efforts and undermining the competitiveness of European industry, says the European Steel Association.

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Press statement: EUROFER asks for an EU industrial policy that provides a strong business case for green investment in Europe

Brussels, 16 March 2023 – A successful EU industrial policy requires a value chain-based approach, with steel as an integral part of the Net-Zero Industry Act. To ensure that the EU remains competitive in the greatest transformation of the industry towards climate-neutrality, it is essential to adopt disruptive thinking and innovative measures to create a more attractive green investment environment whilst securing the EU’s strategic autonomy. The European Steel Association (EUROFER) details its comprehensive vision in a new policy paper covering all industrial policy fields relevant for a green, decarbonised and prospering European manufacturing industry, including energy and climate, environment and circularity, investment, trade, internal market and skills.

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Joint Press Statement: The European metals sector embarks on Transition Pathway to enable the EU Green Deal and Digital Agenda

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Press statement: EUROFER asks for an EU industrial policy that provides a strong business case for green investment in Europe

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Joint press release: Ensuring access to critical materials for steel and wind sectors essential for EU clean-tech economy

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EP vote is step in the right direction, but more efforts needed to ensure watertight environmental and social standards in waste shipments to third countries, says EUROFER

Press release: EP vote is step in the right direction, but more efforts needed to ensure watertight environmental and social standards in waste shipments to third countries, says EUROFER

Brussels, 17 January 2023 – The revision of the Waste Shipment Regulation adopted by the European Parliament in today’s plenary vote is a welcome step towards a more sustainable approach in waste exports to third countries. Still, it remains urgent to close some critical loopholes to avoid circumvention of the new measures and ensure watertight environmental and social standards equivalent to those of the EU, urges the European Steel Association (EUROFER).

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Press release: EU steel industry supports Commission President’s initiative for a renewed Industrial Strategy to ensure clean tech is made in Europe

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Press release: Outlook deteriorates for 2023 as uncertainty persists, but stronger recovery expected in 2024

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Press release: Worst seems to be behind, but steel demand to remain negative in 2023

Brussels, 03 May 2023 – The year 2022 came to a close with a sharper-than-anticipated recession in apparent steel consumption (-7.2%) as steel demand shrank significantly, due to the energy crisis and the impact of the war in Ukraine. Although the worst seems to be over after the fourth quarter of 2022, apparent steel consumption is still projected to be negative (-1%) in 2023, before rebounding in 2024 (+5.4%). However, high uncertainty continues to cast a shadow on the outlook for 2023, which remains bleak. Although steel imports have decreased in tandem with demand, their market share is still historically high (23.4%).

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Updated EU industrial policy strategy shows firm EU support for steel sector’s decarbonisation efforts in post-COVID era – Steel industry sees urgency for EU Steel Action Plan

Press release: Updated EU industrial policy strategy shows firm EU support for steel sector’s decarbonisation efforts in post-COVID era – Steel industry sees urgency for EU Steel Action Plan

Brussels, 06 May 2021 – The European Steel Association (EUROFER) welcomes the release of the EU’s updated industrial policy strategy, and the inclusion of a specific analysis on steel. It shows the EU’s support for sectors, such as steel, that are strategic to the European economy and that are pushing to rally and decarbonise in the post-COVID era, but that are dependent on an enabling framework preventing carbon leakage.

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Press release: Successful implementation of bold new 2030 climate target urgently needs tangible framework

Brussels, 17 September 2020 – The European Commission has today published its revised target to reduce emissions by 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. While the European steel industry is already hard at work developing new ways to produce carbon-lean steels, the EU needs to implement a set of concrete measures, as soon as possible, to ensure that decarbonisation is achieved while actually ensuring growth and sustainability.

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Press release: Crisis in steel industry, steel safeguard and cost of innovation key topics at European Steel Day 2019

Brussels, 26 June 2019 –The European Steel Association (EUROFER) is today hosting its annual conference, European Steel Day 2019: Transitioning to the Future of EU Industry to highlight the challenges the sector is currently facing. These include the very difficult situation of the industry, the EU steel safeguard, and the need to support innovation if the sector is to successfully decarbonise.

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Press release: EUROFER welcomes the initiations of two anti-circumvention investigations on imports of stainless steel cold rolled flat products and the immediate registration of imports from Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam

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Press release: EUROFER welcomes WTO ruling confirming Indonesia's illegal export ban of nickel ore

Brussels, 2 December 2022 – EUROFER welcomes the WTO Panel report ruling against Indonesia’s ban on the export of nickel ore. These measures have been artificially distorting the global market for nickel ore and fuelling the new export-oriented stainless steel production in Indonesia, whilst harming the EU stainless sector.

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Press release: EUROFER urges LME and FCA to take necessary action to prevent further artificial surges in nickel prices

Brussels, 09 March 2022 – EUROFER calls on the London Metal Exchange (LME) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to take the necessary action to resolve the massive, artificial fluctuations in nickel prices and impose the indispensable measures to ensure it does not reoccur. EUROFER also requests a commitment on transparency on moves by single or group of market participants exceeding regular participation and trading limits.

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Press release: Provisional anti-dumping duties on India and Indonesia stainless steel imports an important first step, says EUROFER

Brussels, 28 May 2021 – The European Commission has today published provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of Stainless Steel Cold-Rolled flat products (SSCR) originating in India and Indonesia (Regulation 2021/854). The European Steel Association (EUROFER) greeted the measure as an important first move given the long-term implications of the unfair imports of these products on the EU market.

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Press release: Quality Tracking System for steel coils project comes to a successful conclusion

Brussels, 23 January 2019 – The Quality Tracking System for steel coils project governed by the European Steel Association (EUROFER) closed today after three successful years of development and deployment. The project has contributed to the further digitalisation of the sector and has helped support the ambition to achieve the ‘zero defect vision’ for users of flat steel products.

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Press release: Updated EU industrial policy strategy shows firm EU support for steel sector’s decarbonisation efforts in post-COVID era – Steel industry sees urgency for EU Steel Action Plan

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Press release: “Sustainable finance must be available to sectors striving to decarbonise”, says EUROFER

Brussels, 26 April 2021 – The European Commission has adopted the delegated act on the technical screening criteria for the EU sustainable finance taxonomy. The European Steel Association (EUROFER) welcomes the legislative proposal to mobilise investment in the EU to achieve sustainable growth, aligned with the Paris Agreement and EU climate goals.

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Press release: EU steel industry supports Commission President’s initiative for a renewed Industrial Strategy to ensure clean tech is made in Europe

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Press release: EUROFER welcomes the initiations of two anti-circumvention investigations on imports of stainless steel cold rolled flat products and the immediate registration of imports from Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam

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Press statement: EUROFER welcomes OLAF and EPPO joint efforts in uncovering fraud on the steel market

Brussels, 7 June 2023 – EUROFER applauds the joint efforts of the European Antifraud Office (OLAF) and of the European Public Prosecutor Office (EPPO) in ensuring the enforcement of trade defence instruments (TDIs). OLAF concluded that an EU importer was avoiding the payment of anti-dumping duties by means of untruthful import declarations. The total amount of financial damage across the EU amounts to 6.5 million EUR with possible additional financial and criminal consequences.

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Press statement: EUROFER asks for an EU industrial policy that provides a strong business case for green investment in Europe

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Press release: Francesc Rubiralta Rubio new EUROFER President

Brussels, 17 November 2022 – The Board of the European Steel Association (EUROFER) has elected Francesc Rubiralta Rubio as President of the organisation. He follows Geert Van Poelvoorde, who has led EUROFER since 2015.

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Press release: Geert Van Poelvoorde re-elected as EUROFER President for fourth term

Brussels, 19 November 2021 – The board of the European Steel Association (EUROFER) has re-elected Geert Van Poelvoorde as President of the organisation for the fourth consecutive time. The board meeting, which took place yesterday, also saw the re-election of the nine EUROFER vice-presidents and the confirmation of the 20 members of the board. All are two-year terms.

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