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Commission proposals for 2030 climate targets miss provisions to safeguard globally competing European companies “The European steel industry is ready to support ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets so that the EU can adequately contribute to global efforts in the fight against climate change. However, we are surprised that while the Commission has already proposed a …
Enhanced energy efficiency is part of business optimization. But absolute cap on energy consumption is the wrong signal and hampers innovation. Innovative steel products – such as anti-corrosive coating – need higher energy consumption in the production phase The European steel industry welcomes the Commission communication on energy efficiency as a contribution to climate protection, energy …
Economic data confirm that the recovery in the EU is taking hold, although growth momentum remains rather modest. Relatively robust indicator levels suggest that the recovery may gain traction over the remainder of this year and into 2015 as economic growth steadily becomes more balanced across growth factors. Rising investment will provide the main thrust …
EUROFER Director General Gordon Moffat welcomes initiative “This was no longer sustainable” The European Commission has launched an investigation into alleged dumping of stainless steel into the European Union by Chinese and Taiwanese producers. EUROFER Director General Gordon Moffat welcomes the European Commission’s initiation against imports of stainless steel cold rolled flat products (SSCR) from …
“We appreciate the aim of the guidelines that the energy intensive industry, such as steel industry should be protected from artificial increase in electricity prices due to support offered to preferred energy generation technologies”, Gordon Moffat comments on the adoption of the new guidelines for energy and environmental state aid today by the European Commission …
EEAG should guarantee industrial competitiveness In a joint letter, addressed to the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, explain industriAll European Trade Union and The European Steel Association EUROFER, that the Commission’s draft Environmental and Energy Aid Guidelines (EEAG) undermine the objectives for affordable energy prices and industrial competitiveness asset out by …
Meeting of the EU’s Competitiveness Council on 20/21 February 2014 On 20/21 February the EU industry ministers will kick-off the political debate on EU industrial competitiveness in the run-up to the March 2014 European Council. EUROFER director general Gordon Moffat: ““This spring in Brussels is a unique opportunity to safeguard the global competitiveness of Europe’s …
Steel sector severely hit by the economic crisis and high energy prices and costs in the EU, with 15% of its workforce lost since 2008 Today, the European Parliament adopted with a huge majority a resolution on the EU’s Action Plan for a Competitive and Sustainable Steel Industry in Europe (adopted with 505 against 95 …
EUROFER’s Q1-2014 Economic & Steel Market Outlook foresees that momentum in the EU steel market will strengthen in 2014 and 2015. In the second half of 2013 the EU remained on track for continued but rather fragile economic growth. Meanwhile, forward looking indicators strengthened further to post-2011 peaks, suggesting that a slightly more pronounced …
EU Commission adopts package on energy and climate framework up to 2030 and on an industrial renaissance “The Commission proposals on energy and climate up to 2030 will do nothing to promote an industrial renaissance, rather they will accelerate the de-industrialisation which is already underway” says Gordon Moffat, Director General of EUROFER. there is a …