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Industry welcomes the European Commission’s work on the development of a regulatory framework for CO₂ transport infrastructure, which will be critical to achieving the EU’s climate objectives and enabling the scale-up of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) as part of an integrated value chain, including emitters, transport, storage operators, and CO2 offtakes for use in products.
The signatories call on the European Parliament and Council to ensure an effective and broad extension of the CBAM to relevant steel and aluminium intensive downstream industries.
The new Waste Shipment Regulation entered into force on 20 May 2024, with most of its provisions—including critical operational requirements—set to apply from 21 May 2026.
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):
Brussels, 16 July 2026 - Ahead of the European Commission's review of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), the European Steel Association (EUROFER) reaffirmed its support for the EU's climate neutrality objective by 2050, while warning that the ETS can only succeed if it is adapted to market realities and accompanied by the enabling conditions needed for industrial decarbonisation.
Brussels, 1 July 2026: The European Steel Association (EUROFER) has welcomed the entry into force today of the EU's new steel trade measure, calling it a historic shift in European industrial and trade policy and a decisive response to the destructive impact of global steel overcapacity on Europe's industry.
Brussels, 25 June 2026 - Europe's steel market remains under significant pressure despite modest improvements in demand, according to EUROFER's latest Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2026-2027.
EUROFER’s Annual Report 2026 sets out the key economic trends, policy developments and challenges shaping the future of the European steel industry today.
Production falls to record low despite recovery in demand
EUROFER strongly supports the Act’s objective of creating lead markets for low-carbon steel as a critical tool to unlock the massive investments needed for the green transition of the European steel industry and facilitate the market uptake of low-carbon steel.
Energy-intensive industries (EIIs) provide direct employment to around 2.6 million people in the EU and represent the foundations of critical and strategic value chains for the EU economy and society. The current economic and energy outlook of the European Union is making investments in electrification and the continued business operation of our sectors at serious risk, should the energy-cost challenge not be solved.
Joint Industry Statement