Highlights from the EUROMETAL & ASSOFERMET Southern Europe Meeting in Milano
Following the successful EUROMETAL & ASSOFERMET Southern Europe Meeting in Milan, we are pleased to share a series of interview videos produced by Siderweb featuring key voices from across the European steel value chain.
The conference brought together distributors, service centres, traders, manufacturers, and industry experts to discuss one of the most pressing challenges facing Europe today: “Europe: Last Call – Deindustrialisation and the Green Deal: an increasingly irreversible scenario?”
The discussions focused on:
▪ European industrial competitiveness
▪ CBAM and safeguard measures
▪ Rising energy and regulatory costs
▪ Global trade flows and industrial resilience
▪ The future of downstream steel industries in Europe
Watch the interviews by Siderweb:
Alarm bells ringing across Europe: industry comes to a standstill
On 28 April 2026, the heart of European manufacturing stopped beating for an hour. ESN organised a coordinated walkout at 19 plants: a wake-up call from those who build Europe with steel and hard work.
From France to Slovakia, via Germany, Spain and Italy, they switched off the machines:
R.Bourgeois
ESTAMODE
Gebr. Waasner Elektrotechnische Fabrik Gmbh.
LAGOR Srl
Malvestiti Group
Oiki Acciai Inossidabili Spa
ORANGE1 HOLDING
STEMA TECH SRL
thyssenkrupp
TRANCERIE EMILIANE S.p.A.
VALTARO MOTORI SRL
VMF
Many other companies joined in symbolically. The message to politicians is clear: competitiveness is at risk. We need concrete strategies, support for the transition and protection of production.
The machines stopped for an hour so that they would not have to stop forever. Industry needs answers. Now.
Read more: esnnetwork.eu