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EU ETS reform must “better balance industry competitiveness and emissions reduction efforts”, says EUROFER

Brussels, 14 June 2016 – Ahead of next week’s European Parliament Environment Committee (ENVI) debate on the recent report by Ian Duncan MEP on the revision of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), the European Steel Association (EUROFER) has highlighted its position. “The draft report proposed recently by Dr Duncan MEP in the …

Key EU Governments continue to block vital anti-dumping measures

Brussels, 26 February 2016 On Monday 29 February at the Competitiveness Council in Brussels, EU industry minsters from across Europe will discuss actions to actively support the European steel industry to enable the sector to compete on a fair and level playing field within the global market. This important meeting of ministers is a follow-up …

REBAR anti-dumping measure “a drop in the Yellow Sea” says EUROFER

Brussels, 1 February 2016 – The European Steel Association (EUROFER) welcomed the European Commission’s imposition of provisional anti-dumping measures on imports of Chinese High Fatigue Performance (HFP) Rebar, but questioned their effectiveness in actually deterring wider Chinese dumping. “The provisional measures – as low as 9% – cannot remedy the massive injury caused by Chinese …

EUROFER Board elects new President

Brussels, 18 December 2015 – The Board of the European Steel Association (EUROFER) has elected Geert Van Poelvoorde as its President. Mr Van Poelvoorde’s term is two years, effective immediately. “I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Mr Van Poelvoorde as he takes up the reins of the EUROFER Presidency”, said Axel Eggert, …

EUROFER welcomes COP21 agreement, but calls for more to be done to create a ‘level playing field’ in climate commitments

Brussels/Paris, 15 December 2015 – The European Steel Association (EUROFER) welcomed the global agreement concluded last weekend at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) climate conference. The agreement is a historic step towards to limiting climate change to less than 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels. However, the agreement lacks a comprehensive strategy as to …