EUROFER: Open Letter From 76 CEOs of the European Steel Industry
BRUSSELS, May 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
To the Heads of State and governments of the European Union,
We, the undersigned CEOs of the European steel industry, are writing to you ahead of the final negotiations on the reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).
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We agree that climate change is a critical issue that urgently needs to be addressed at international level, and we fully support efforts to reduce CO2 emissions cost effectively across the whole EU economy.
In the weeks ahead, you will have the final opportunity to shape an EU ETS that better addresses these objectives while preserving Europe's steel industry and the millions of employees it supports. You can avoid burdening the sector with high costs that will constrict investment, or that will increase the risk of job losses and plant closures in the EU.
The steel sector pulls its weight in lowering CO2 emissions. However, with technically unachievable steel benchmarks, the EU ETS legislation creates high carbon costs for even the best performing steel plants, despite the fact that the sector has been unambiguously recognised in the European Commission's own Impact Assessment as being at very high risk of carbon leakage. In its current form, the EU ETS favours steel imports from third country competitors that do not have such costs and which have a far higher carbon footprint than steel made in the EU.
Were the EU ETS directive to be adopted without some of the improvements requested by the European Parliament there would be a shortage of emissions allowances for our industry of around 35% by 2030. There will be no spare allowances from previous years available to alleviate the impact of the post 2020 period in the steel industry. In addition, the sector would be even more exposed to the carbon cost pass-through in electricity prices. Other industry sectors under the EU ETS do not face these constraints to the same degree.
We therefore call upon you to help preserve the sustainability and global competitiveness of the European steel industry. Europe must be able to produce the innovative steels that underpin modern society - and that help reduce CO2 emissions.
It is essential that the improvements that have been agreed by the European Parliament on waste gases, auctioning share, cross sectoral-correction factor and indirect costs are also adopted by the Council. This will help to ensure reform that encourages climate protection and the fulfilment of the EU's CO2 reduction commitments, while also limiting the impact upon the European steel industry's competitiveness, ability to innovate and the jobs it supports.
Yours sincerely,
Aditya Mittal Francesc Rubiralta Rubio Antonio Gozzi
CEO Chairman and CEO President
ArcelorMittal Europe CELSA Group Federacciai
Martin Lindqvist Claudio Riva Heinz Jörg Fuhrmann
CEO President CEO
SSAB Svenskt Stahl AB Riva Forni Elettrici Salzgitter AG
Herbert Eibensteiner
Andreas J. Goss Head of the Steel Division
Hans Fischer CEO and Member of the
CEO and CTO thyssenKrupp Steel Europe Management Board
Tata Steel Europe Ltd AG voestalpine AG
Bernardo Velazquez Fred Metzken
Herreros Carlos Álvarez CFO
CEO CEO AG der Dillinger
Acerinox SA Aceros Inoxidables Olarra Hüttenwerke
Catherine Tissot-Colle
Francisco Javier Sanchez Présidente Timoteo Di Maulo
CEO Alliance des Minerais CEO
AG Siderurgica Balboa S.A. Minéraux et Métaux - A3M Aperam
Cristian Gradinaru Eduardo Samblas
CEO CEO Gilles Peru
ArcelorMittal Roman ArcelorMittal Tubular CEO
Tubular Products Products Ostrava a.s. Ascometal
Denis Hugelmann Wim Van Gerven Andreas Hauger
Président President CEO
Aubert & Duval Belgian Steel Federation Benteler Steel/Tube
Michel Hamy/Markus Menges Politimi Paunova
Peter Bernscher Director General Executive Director
CEO BSW - Badische Stahlwerke Bulgarian Association of
British Steel GmbH the Metallurgical Industry
Jerzy Kozicz Jürgen Alex
Chairman of Management Member of the Board Antonio Gozzi
Board Deutsche Edelstahlwerke CEO
CMC Poland GmbH Duferco Industria Group
Hans Lammert Dominique Richardot Armin Kauls
Managing Director Secrétaire Général Managing Director
Edelstahl-Vereinigung E.V. ESTA ESW RÖHRENWERKE
Roman Stiftner Peter Behrend
Michele Della Briotta Managing Director President
Managing Director Fachverband Bergwerke und Fachvereinigung
Europe Tenaris Stahl Stahlflanschen e.V.
Giuseppe Pasini Mario Caldonazzo Antonius Deelen
President CEO CEO
Feralpi Group Finarvedi FNsteel bv
Frank Koch
CEO George Skindilias Vassileios Goumas
Georgsmarienhütte Holding Vice-President and CEO CEO
GmbH Halyvourgiki Inc. Hellenic Halyvourgia
Evgeny Tankhilevich
CEO
Melker Jernberg Jaroslav Raab ISD Dunaferr Danube
CEO Executive Director Ironworks Private Company
Höganäs AB Hutnictvi Zeleza Limited by Shares
S. Zeilberger, K. Rummler,
Anatolii Fediaiev J. Henze Markus Ritter
President of the Board Members of the Executive Managing Director
ISD Huta Czestochowa Board Marienhütte Stahl- und
Sp.z.o.o. Lech-Stahlwerke GmbH Walzwerk GmbH
Kimmo Järvinen
Managing Director Roberto Re
José Enrique Freire Arteta Metallinjalostajat - Commercial Director
President and CEO Association of the Finnish Metinvest International
Megasa Steel and Metal Producers Italy sarl
Robert Móger Filippo Gottardis
Director Ben De Vos International Sales
MVAE - Association of the CEO Director
Hungarian Steel Industry NLMK International BV Officine Tecnosider
Roeland Baan Marcus Hedblom Stefan Dzienniak
President & CEO CEO President of the Board
Outokumpu Oyj Ovako AB Polish Steel Association
Petra Einarsson
Viktor Dembitsky Michael Müller CEO
CEO CEO Sandvik Materials
Promet Steel JSC Saarstahl AG Technology AB
José Enrique Freire Arteta
President
José A. Jainaga Nikolaos Mariou Siderurgia Nacional -
President and CEO General Manager Empresa de Produtos Longos
Sidenor Aceros Especiales Sidenor SA - Greece S.A.
Siegfried Gierl, Harry
Nimmerjahn Denis Mancevic Bo-Erik Pers
Managing Directors CEO CEO
Rohrwerk Maxhütte GmbH SIJ Slovenian Steel Group Jernkontoret
Alexander Alexandrov Jan Czudek Jesus Esmoris
General Manager CEO CEO
Stomana Industry SA Trinecke Zelezarny AS Tubacex
Patrick Lamarque
Guillermo Ulacia Scott D. Buckiso d'Arrouzat
Executive Vice-President President CEO
Tubos Reunidos Group U.S. Steel Kosice Ugitech
Gonzalo Urquijo
Gareth Stace President Ionel Bors
Director UNESID Spanish Steel President
UK Steel - EEF Association UniRomSider
Dmitrij Scuka Hans Jürgen Kerkhoff
Philippe Crouzet CEO and Chairman of the President
Président du Directoire Board Wirtschaftsvereinigung
Vallourec Vitkovice Steel a.s. Stahl
Geert Van Poelvoorde
President
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