EUROMETAL Financial Benchmark Report German and Austrian SSC

Value Metrics in German and Austrian SSC during 2018-2024 Business Cycle

Present EUROMETAL Benchmark Report on Austrian & German SSC business is based on data from a panel of 28 German and Austrian SSC companies, representing close to 50% of German & Austrian SSC sales revenue. The panel consists of 24 SSC companies based in Germany and 4 SSC companies based in Austria. The considered companies include independent SSC, mill owned SSC as well as SSC partnering with mills. This report is assessing the value metrics of German & Austrian SSC during the business cycle 2018-2024.
  • Chapter 1 – Operational Value Metrics
  • Chapter 2 – Labor Costs & Labor Efficiency Metrics
  • Chapter 3 – Cash-To-Cash-Days Metrics
  • Chapter 4 – Stock Management KPIs
  • Chapter 5 – Gearing & Leverage Metrics
  • Chapter 6 – Return on Capital Employed Metrics
  • Chapter 7 – The Weight of Income Tax Charges
  • Chapter 8 – The Shareholder View Metrics

EUROMETAL Report on Steel Imports – December 2025

We are pleased to share with you the latest report on steel imports, covering the period from January to December 2025.

Reporting countries include:

  • EU27
  • Switzerland
  • Norway
  • United Kingdom
  • Turkey
  • Serbia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • North Macedonia
  • Albania
  • Montenegro
  • Ukraine
  • Kosovo
  • Iceland

The data is sourced from DG Taxation and Customs Union declarations, as well as UKTrade, EZV, SBB, TUIK, Comtrade, Statice, Eurostat and MCI research and analysis.

EU27 and UK Steel Import Quotas – 27.04.2026

A periodic report from EUROMETAL providing members with the latest data on the utilization of EU27 and UK steel import quotas. The report is produced in collaboration with Metals Consulting International (MCI) and draws on official data from the European Commission (for EU27 quotas) and the UK Department for Business and Trade (for UK quotas).

It’s composed of 3 documents:

  • Awaiting allocation EU (xls)
  • EU Steel Tariff Quota Imports (pdf)
  • UK Steel Tariff Quota Imports (pdf)

This report is updated weekly.

EUROMETAL Financial Benchmark Report East EU SSC

Value Metrics in East EU SSC during 2016-2024 Business Cycle

Present EUROMETAL Benchmark Report on East EU SSC business is based on data from a panel of 15 East EU companies operating in Czech Republic, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
The considered companies include independent SSC, mill owned SSC as well as SSC partnering with mills.
This report is assessing the value metrics of East EU SSC during the business cycle 2016-2024.
  • Chapter 1 – Operational Value Metrics
  • Chapter 2 – Labor Efficiency Metrics
  • Chapter 3 – Traditional “Cash-to-Cash-Days” Metrics
  • Chapter 4 – Stock Management: Key Performance Indicators
  • Chapter 5 – Gearing & Leverage Ratios
  • Chapter 6 – The Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) view
  • Chapter 7 – The Shareholder View /Return on Equity (ROE)

EUROMETAL White Paper: CBAM – The Definitive Phase

EUROMETAL has been publishing an annual white paper on topics of strategic relevance for steel distributors and the wider steel value chain.

This year, we have made it our mission to address the definitive phase of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), with the objective of clarifying recent regulatory updates and their concrete implications for steel importers and downstream operators. We are pleased to present our white paper entitled “CBAM – The Definitive Phase.”

The document provides a structured and comprehensive overview of the CBAM framework and is divided into the following chapters:

  • The Background: the EU emissions trading
    • The polluter-pay principle
    • The European Emission Allowance scheme through the years
  • CBAM: the next gear
  • The mechanism
  • The process of import and the CBAM
    • The CBAM Registry
    • The CBAM Calculation
    • Complying with the CBAM
  • Some considerations on future steps
    • Downstream products
    • Anti-circumvention
    • Temporary Decarbonisation Fund
    • Article 27a: the Emergency Brake

With this white paper, EUROMETAL aims to shed light on the key challenges faced by the European steel industry and its distribution sector in the context of CBAM implementation. The document seeks to support companies in navigating an increasingly complex regulatory environment, while highlighting practical compliance issues, cost implications and the potential impact on competitiveness across the steel value chain.

More broadly, the white paper underlines the need for a balanced and workable CBAM framework that effectively supports decarbonisation objectives without undermining supply security, market stability or the competitiveness of European downstream industries.

Publication date: 30.01.2026  Number of Pages: 20

EUROMETAL Report on Steel Imports – November 2025

We are pleased to share with you the latest report on steel imports, covering the period from January to November 2025.

Reporting countries include:

  • EU27
  • Switzerland
  • Norway
  • United Kingdom
  • Turkey
  • Serbia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • North Macedonia
  • Albania
  • Montenegro
  • Ukraine
  • Kosovo
  • Iceland

The data is sourced from DG Taxation and Customs Union declarations, as well as UKTrade, EZV, SBB, TUIK, and MCI research and analysis.

EUROMETAL Steel Markets Report – Visegrad

We are pleased to share with you the latest EUROMETAL Research Report on apparent steel consumption in Visegrad steel markets, published in December 2025.

Reporting countries include:

  • Poland
  • Czech Republic
  • Slovakia
  • Hungary

The report analyzes the following steel product categories:

  • Sections, Beams, and Profiles
  • Merchant Bars
  • Rebars and Deformed Rods
  • Quarto Plates
  • Strip Mill Products (Hot Rolled, Cold Rolled, and Coated Flats)

The data is sourced from representative association statistics and EU DG Taxation and Customs Union import declarations.

Market estimates for 2025 are based on extrapolation of data available for the first 9 months of 2025.

EUROMETAL Whitepaper: Towards a CO2 neutral steel – The current situation

EUROMETAL have been publishing a whitepaper annually on topics relevant to steel distributors but also to the entire supply chain.

This year we have made it our mission to address the sustainability and decarbonization of our industry.
We are pleased to announce our Whitepaper “Towards a CO2 neutral steel – The current situation”.

This document is divided into chapters:

  • Initial considerations on green steel
  • Alternative production technologies
  • The EU emissions trading system
  • Marketing the low emission steels
  • Checking CO2 on imports with CBAM

EUROMETAL aims, with this document, to shed light on the challenges encountered by the European steel industry, both exploring some technological options and explaining the current legal framework for CO2 emissions.

Publication date: 01.12.2023  Number of Pages: 28