Europe’s energy-intensive industries have set out a series of proposals to ensure that the EU’s upcoming Electrification Action Plan delivers on its objectives to stimulate and boost electricity consumption in industry. In a joint position paper, industries warn that persistently high electricity prices risk undermining industrial competitiveness and decarbonisation efforts. They call for a policy framework that will enable EU industry in pursuing decarbonisation and industrial competitiveness. Read more below:

“Europe must act now on energy costs, fair global trade, and demand for European products — this is how we safeguard highquality jobs for the next generation.”

Euroalliages participated in the Antwerp summit where Europe’s industrial and political leaders came together to deliver a clear message: there is no resilient, nor safe, nor strong Europe without a strong European industry. More than 500 business leaders, 30 factory workers, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever stood side by side to call for urgent and bold action.

Their presence reflects the growing recognition that Europe’s competitiveness crisis is deepening - and that the future of high-quality industrial jobs in Europe is at stake. Investment is leaving. Site closures and job losses are accelerating across manufacturing sectors. Europe must move from diagnosis to delivery - not next year, not next week, but today.

The Antwerp Declaration Community is calling on EU leaders to adopt a package of Emergency Industrial Policy Measure. This is a decisive moment. Europe must act now to restore industrial competitiveness, and safeguard high-quality jobs for European workers. We are not asking for protection from change, we are asking for the conditions to lead the change.

Read the Antwerp Call to Action

Joint statement from Europe's Energy Intensive Industries : The EU needs to act NOW

Europe’s energy-intensive industries are at a breaking point. Soaring energy prices, escalating carbon costs and unfair global competition are eroding competitiveness, stalling investment and forcing plant closures across the continent. We are calling the European leaders to, cut total energy costs for energy-intensive industries, stop any increase in carbon costs in 2026, tackle unfair trade practices and economic security threats related to EIIs and creating demand for “products proudly made in Europe”. Read the full statement below:

The European ceramic, aluminium, ferro-alloys and steel industries express their deep concern about the potential impact of the EU-India FTA on strategic European industries if a sector-specific approach is not adopted and our sectors’ challenges are not duly considered. The signatories urge policymakers to safeguard the level playing field, uphold the integrity of EU trade and climate policies, and refrain from concluding any agreement that undermines Europe’s strategic industries. Read the joint statement below:

Today marks a turning point in Europe’s battle to assert its economic sovereignty and industrial competitiveness. Our understanding is that 17 EU Member States representing around 75% of the EU population have voted to approve the Commission’s proposal for definitive safeguard measure for ferroalloys. Hope now returns for a restoration of balance to our market after global overcapacity threatened terminal decline for our industry. Other strategic industries facing similar pressures can take heart from the safeguard’s holistic value-chain approach. The steel and defence sectors, to name but a few, will benefit from a secure, varied supply, with minimal cost impacts. Getting these measures over the line was a collective effort, only made possible by the strong support from key downstream industries, which recognised that their own competitiveness required resilient supply chains. To find out more about how Europe can build a competitive, resilient industrial future, read Euroalliages’ full statement below:

Euroalliages' message prior the start of the EU forced Labour Ban negociations.

➡ Accelerated adoption and implementation of the regulation.

➡ Inclusion of the Xinxiang region to the list of high-risk geographical areas for the silicon production.

➡ Extension of the list to include processed material and end products and not only raw materials (i.e.. polysilicon, solar panels).

➡ Consideration and inclusion of Environmental and social parameters in trade defence instruments and market access conditions, as well as in green public procurement auctions/tenders.

➡ Recognition of the environmental advantage of European silicon production vs other regions.

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The European ferro-alloys and silicon producers, Euroalliages, welcomes the European Commission’s proposal on Critical Raw Materials.

‘’This is an important milestone and, at this crucial moment in time, a one-time opportunity to build a strong long-term industrial strategy for the upstream raw materials industries in Europe’’, commented Bob Lambrechts, the Secretary General.

We support that Silicon is in both lists, but regret that important ferro-alloys are not included as strategic material due to their critical contribution in alloy steel.

Euroalliages stresses on the urgency of the topic, the EU should not be lagging behind in the global race and preserve its industrial base. We support a case-by-case target setting, differentiating between raw materials with existing production base in Europe and others where diversification in imports is needed. Coherence with other legislations is needed to ensure future predictability.

“The CRM act is a key starting point to prevent European de-industrialization. To continue to operate in Europe, our Industry needs the right legal framework conditions, including but not limited to, access to affordable and clean energy and a level playing field so as to achieve the European strategic autonomy and the net zero climate goals.” Bob Lambrechts concludes.

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EUROALLIAGES sees in the new CRM act an important milestone for achieving 2050 climate neutrality and an opportunity to build a long-term industrial strategy for the upstream raw materials industries considering some industry recommendations. Read more below:

EUROALLIAGES was successful in getting the renewal for another 5 year period of the AD measures imposed on Chinese silicon imports, extended to Taiwan and the Republic of South Korea. The Commission took on board all the arguments put forward by EUROALLIAGES. These measures are definitively needed to restore fair competition