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Statement from the Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries on the 'Clean energy for all Europeans' package
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The Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries (AEIIs) represents more than 30,000 European companies. Together, these are amongst Europe's largest energy consumers and directly employ more than 2.8 million people. The AEII wants to make a success of the Energy Union. We see it as a potential enabler for European industrial competitiveness and as a unique opportunity to deliver on Europe’s ambitious transition to a low-carbon energy system.
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A milestone occasion to quickly and effectively restore affordable electricity, to relaunch the
decarbonization and strengthen the international competitiveness of the European steel
industry.
Brussels, 02 December 2025 – Unchanged negative conditions – U.S. tariffs and trade disruptions, economic and geopolitical tensions, protracted weak demand and still high energy prices – continue to weigh on the European steel market. EUROFER’s latest Economic and Steel Market Outlook confirms for 2025 another recession in both apparent steel consumption (-0.2%, unchanged) and steel-using sectors (-0.5%, revised from -0.7%). A potential recovery is expected only in 2026 for the Steel Weighted Industrial Production index (SWIP) (+1.8%, stable) and for apparent steel consumption (+3%, slightly revised from +3.1%) – although consumption volumes would still remain well below pre-pandemic levels. Steel imports retained historically high shares (27%), while exports plummeted (-9%) in the first eight months of 2025.
Fourth quarter 2025 report. Data up to, and including, second quarter 2025
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