Ref. Ares(2016)5939412 - 14/10/2016
Ref. Ares(2016)6152435 - 27/10/2016
Thursday, 13 October 2016
Open letter by 58 CEOs of the European steel industry
to
Heads of State and government
We, the undersigned CEOs of the EU steel industry, are writing to you ahead of the European
Council meeting on 20-21 October.
During this meeting, you will be taking decisions that could help preserve an innovative,
sustainable, and globally competitive steel industry in Europe. Making the right choices should
ensure that our sector and its value chains flourish, investment continues, and the jobs of the
men and women who work in our sector are sustained.
We urgently ask for your support on a number of issues:
Market Economy Status of China: Alignment with the US
A revised EU anti-dumping regulation which includes the EU’s five market economy
criteria, with the burden of proof in dumping cases staying with exporters to the EU. The
EU’s anti-dumping methodology should be closely aligned with the non-standard
methodology applied by the US.
Trade Defence: More effective, faster measures to re-establish fair trade
EU Trade Defence Instruments are very slow to deploy compared to our trade partners. In
addition, the effectiveness of the EU anti-dumping instrument is uncertain, producing
measures which are significantly below the calculated size of the dumping, often not even
a tenth of US measures.
The EU is the only major region to systematically apply the Lesser Duty Rule (LDR). Under
certain conditions it must be possible to lift the LDR. These conditions must be achievable
and workable, accompanied by a duty calculation based on improved injury margins.
Emissions Trading: No cost burden beyond economic and technological feasibility
The EU ETS is the largest and most ambitious carbon market in the world. The European
steel industry is committed to CO2 reductions and works hard on low carbon technologies.
However, the Commission proposal creates an overall shortage in free allowances for our
sector of almost 50% in 2030. About 65% of indirect carbon costs will not be compensated
for. There will be no global level playing field for steel if free allocation and compensation
for indirect costs are at lower than technically and economically feasible levels. Large
added EU ETS costs would make EU steel uncompetitive, ultimately leading to the import
of higher CO2-footprint steel into the EU.
We need your support in this final phase of the EU ETS negotiations, as this legislation has
the potential to make or break the European steel industry.
We trust that you can make progress on the above issues so that steel will be able to
contribute to the transition to a competitive, low carbon European economy.
Yours faithfully,
Aditya Mittal
Francesc Rubiralta Rubio
Andreas J. Goss
CEO
Chairman and CEO
CEO
ArcelorMittal Europe
CELSA Group
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
Claudio Riva
Heinz Jörg Fuhrmann
Hans Fischer
President
CEO
CEO and CTO
Riva Forni Elettrici SpA
Salzgitter AG
Tata Steel Europe Ltd
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Herbert Eibensteiner
Martin Lindqvist
Antonio Gozzi
Head of the Steel Division and Member of the
President & CEO
CEO
Management Board
SSAB AB
Duferco Industrial Group
voestalpine AG
Francisco Javier Sanchez
Giovanni Arvedi
Bernardo Velazquez Herreros
CEO
Chairman
CEO
Grupo Gallardo Balboa
Acciaieria Arvedi S.p.A.
Acerinox SA
Claire de Langeron
Timoteo Di Maulo
Michel Hamy
Déléguée Générale
CEO
CEO
Alliance des Minerais Minéraux et Métaux -
Aperam
Badische Stahlwerke GmbH
A3M
Markus Menges
Politimi Paunova
Jerzy Kozicz
CEO
Executive Director
President of Management Board
Badische Stahlwerke GmbH
Bulgarian Association of the Metallurgical
CMC Poland
Industry
Alex Jürgen
Simeon Zarev
Alexandros Tiktopoulos
Member of the Board
Manager
President
Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH
El Stomana Ltd
ENXE - Hellenic Steelmakers Union
Hans Lammert
Antonius Deelen
Roman Stiftner
Managing Director
CEO
Director
Edelstahl-Vereinigung E.V.
FNsteel bv
Fachverband Bergwerke und Stahl
Antonio Gozzi
Michael Suess
Robert Joos
President
CEO
Directeur Général
Federacciai
Georgsmarienhütte Group
Groupement de la Sidérurgie asbl
George Skindilias
Vasil Vasilev
John Manessis
Vice-President & CEO
Manager
Managing Director
Halyvourgiki Inc.
Helios Metalurgs Ltd
Hellenic Halyvourgia
Piero Gnudi
Evgeny Tankhilevich
Anatolii Fediaiev
Extraordinary Commissioner
CEO
President of the Board
ILVA SpA in Amministrazione Straordinaria
ISD Dunaferr Group
ISD Huta Czestochowa
Bo-Erik Pers
Ben de Vos
Kimmo Järvinen
President
CEO
Managing Director
Jernkontoret - The Swedish Steel Producer's
NLMK Europe
Metallinjalostajat - Association of the Finnish
Association
Steel and Metal Producers
Filippo Gottardis
Carlos Alvarez
Roeland Baan
International Sales Director
CEO
President & CEO
Officine Tecnosider
Olarra
Outokumpu Oyj
Stefan Dzienniak
Viktor Dembitski
Anton Chernykh
President of the Board
Executive Director
President of the Management Board & CEO
Polish Steel Association
Promet Steel JSC
SIJ Slovenian Steel Group
Nikolaos Mariou
José A. Jainaga
José Enrique Freire Arteta
General Manager
Chairman & CEO
Chairman & CEO
Sidenor Group
Sidenor - Spain
Grupo Megasa
Markus Ritter
Marjan Mackosek
Michele Della Briotta
Managing Director
Managing Director
Area Manager Europe
Marienhütte Stahl- und Walzwerk GmbH
Store Steel
Tenaris
Jan Czudek
Jesus Esmoris
Enrique Arriola
CEO
CEO
CEO
Trinecke Zelezarny AS
Tubacex
Tubos Reunidos
Scott D. Buckiso
Gareth Stace
Gonzalo Urquijo
President
Director
President
U.S. Steel Kosice
UK Steel - EEF
UNESID Spanish Steel Association
Dmitrij Scuka
Hans Jürgen Kerkhoff
Nikolaos Mariou
CEO and Chairman of the Board
President
General Manager
Vitkovice Steel a.s.
Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl
Stomania Bulgaria
Geert Van Poelvoorde
President
The European Steel Association
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