Europäischer Verband der nationalen Fachverbände der Kaltbandhersteller.
CIELFFA ...
... the European Federation of the National Associations of Cold Rolled Narrow Steel Strip Producers.
... est une association européenne regroupant les syndicats nationaux des lamineurs à froid.
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A broad alliance of European industry associations and companies calls on the European Parliament to extend CBAM comprehensively to additional steel- and aluminium-intensive downstream products. While the ITRE Committee has proposed a broad structural extension, the ENVI Committee’s position covers only around 220 additional customs codes. As a result, many downstream industries remain exposed to carbon leakage risks: European manufacturers bear the carbon costs of the EU ETS, while imported finished products are often not subject to equivalent costs. Ahead of the upcoming plenary vote, the signatories therefore call on the European Parliament to include further downstream products in order to ensure a level playing field, safeguard investment in industrial decarbonisation and prevent the relocation of industrial value creation outside Europe.
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On 7 September 2026, representatives of FVK/CIELFFA and other Europe's steel, metals distribution, processing and downstream manufacturing industries will bring a visible message to Brussels:
Europe must preserve the industrial value chains on which its green transition, strategic autonomy, employment and resilience depend.
The truck convoy is not a protest against Europe. It is a demonstration for a strong European industrial base, fair competition, climate credibility and secure supply chains.
The reason is clear: steel-intensive manufactured goods and steel derivatives increasingly enter the European market without equivalent trade, origin, carbon and regulatory obligations. This shifts production, jobs and emissions out of Europe while weakening the industrial base that Europe needs most.
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Further information and the registration form can be found on the EUROMETAL website at: https://eurometal.net/european-convoy-for-industrial-competitiveness/
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Orgalim has recently published the study EU CBAM – Assessing impacts on Europe’s Technology Industries which is surely the basis of its ‘new’ position and further activities.
The study is based on the survey of 14 member companies of Orgalim’s industry associations which provided data on 15 products. The analysis shows that CBAM and the phaseout of ETS FA could increase production costs by over 5 % in one third of all products. In some cases production costs increases up to 48%. This increase will reduce international competitiveness and create a risk of carbon leakage.
8 of 15 products were found to be at immediate risk of carbon leakage from 2026 (start of definitive regime). 11 of 15 products will be prone for carbon leakage from 2034, when CBAM will be fully in place.
The study confirms the negative impact of CBAM and the phase out of the ETS FA which can concretely lead to job losses and can be seen as a threat for the industry’s green transformation and for the EU’s carbon neutrality goal.