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Events: The Future of EU Industry: Value chain Resilience or Dependence

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Press statement: Further exemptions to EU sanctions against Russia are historic mistake

Statement following the publication of the 12th package of EU sanctions against Russia, including measures on the import of Russian steel semi-finished products

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Press statement: Extension of suspension of EU rebalancing tariffs is positive outcome in EU-US dispute

Statement following the publication of a Commission decision to extend until 31 March 2025 the suspension of its rebalancing tariffs on US products in the context of the steel and aluminium dispute

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Press release: Concrete implementation of Draghi’s competitiveness cure urgently needed to ensure business case for industry in Europe, says EUROFER

Brussels, 10 September 2024 – The Draghi Report thoroughly identifies the bottlenecks to both the EU industry's decarbonisation and competitiveness. The proposed recommendations for energy-intensive industries, including on energy, trade, carbon leakage, financing and lead markets, should be integrated into the upcoming Clean Industrial Deal and implemented with concrete measures as a matter of urgency. Alignment across different policies is crucial, and should be accompanied by sector-specific initiatives to enable the transition of each industry including steel, asks the European Steel Association.

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Press release: European steel industry and manufacturing at existential risk: radical Clean Industrial Deal last train for stronger and greener EU, warns EUROFER

Brussels, 05 September 2024 – The latest developments in the steel sector and across critical value chains are worrying signs of a steady deterioration, endangering the survival and the transition of steelmakers and their key manufacturing customers in Europe, such as automotive. A Clean Industrial Deal including swift and radical measures in EU industrial, energy and trade policies, is the last chance to ensure Europe’s prosperity and shield European industry from cheap imports driven by third countries’ unfair trade practices, overcapacity and lower climate ambition, urges the European Steel Association.

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Press release: Negative trends in steel market continue to deepen, weakening recovery in 2024 and 2025

Brussels, 25 July 2024 – Major indicators in the European steel market show a steeper-than-expected downward trend, further impacting the outlook for this year and the next. Poor demand conditions, driven by ongoing factors such as high energy prices, persistent inflation, economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, are exacerbated by a manufacturing crisis affecting the largest steel-using sectors, including construction and automotive. According to EUROFER’s latest Economic and Steel Market Outlook, apparent steel consumption is further deteriorating. After a slump (-3.1%) in the first quarter of 2024, its rebound for the full year has been revised downwards (to +1.4% from +3.2%), as well as for 2025 (+4.1% from +5.6%). Similarly, output in steel-using sectors, after a decline in the first quarter (-1.9%), is projected to experience a deeper-than-expected recession (-1.6% from -1%). A recovery is anticipated only in 2025 (+2.3%). Steel imports continue to show historically high shares (27%).

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Events: The Future of EU Industry: Value chain Resilience or Dependence

Press statement: Further exemptions to EU sanctions against Russia are historic mistake

Press statement: Extension of suspension of EU rebalancing tariffs is positive outcome in EU-US dispute

Press releases

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Press release: Concrete implementation of Draghi’s competitiveness cure urgently needed to ensure business case for industry in Europe, says EUROFER

Press release: European steel industry and manufacturing at existential risk: radical Clean Industrial Deal last train for stronger and greener EU, warns EUROFER

Press release: Negative trends in steel market continue to deepen, weakening recovery in 2024 and 2025

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Economic and market outlook: Economic and steel market outlook 2024-2025, third quarter

Brochure, booklet or fact-sheet: European Steel in Figures 2024

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Position paper: Implementation of RFNBOs targets in industry

Position paper: The European steel industry recommendations on Industrial Demand Side Response

European Industry Summit: The Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal

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