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Find all European Steel Association press releases by subject, in date order below
Press release: CBAM: MEPs must close loopholes to drive low-carbon steel production in Europe
Ahead of today’s European Parliament vote on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Europe’s steel industry is calling on MEPs to close remaining loopholes and secure a level playing field for European steelmakers investing billions in low-carbon production.
Press release: ETS review: "It is a fantasy to believe Europe's steel industry can fully decarbonise by 2033 without affordable clean electricity and hydrogen.”
Brussels 17 July 2026 - Statement by EUROFER Director General Axel Eggert on the European Commission's proposal to revise the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS):
Press release: Steel industry welcomes European Parliament approval of new trade measure
Brussels, 19 May 2026: Europe’s steel industry has welcomed today’s approval by the European Parliament of the new EU steel trade measure, calling it an important step towards addressing the growing pressures facing the sector from record imports, global overcapacity and rising international protectionism.
Press release: EU trade measure saves steel industry from “cliff edge” as record imports surge
Brussels, 14 April 2026 – Europe’s steel industry has welcomed the conclusion of EU negotiations on a new trade measure for steel, calling it an unprecedented response that will protect European steel capacity, safeguard more than 230,000 jobs and stabilise a sector pushed to the brink by record imports and global overcapacity.
