EUROMETAL was proudly represented at the Steel Summit 2026, organised by SteelRadar and held from 13 to 15 May 2026 in İzmir, Türkiye.
The event gathered leading representatives from the international steel industry to discuss market developments, sustainability, trade, decarbonisation, and the future competitiveness of the steel sector in an increasingly complex geopolitical and regulatory environment.
EUROMETAL President Alexander Julius and EUROMETAL Board Member Tayfun İşeri actively participated in the conference, contributing to high-level discussions on the evolving carbon economy and the impact of European climate policies on the steel market.
On 14 May 2026, both representatives took part in the “Carbon Economy Panel”, dedicated to the theme “Impact of Carbon Costs on Competition and Pricing in the European Steel Market”. The session focused on the growing influence of carbon costs on pricing structures, competitiveness, and trade flows within the European steel industry, including the implementation of CBAM, the EU ETS, safeguard quotas, and the implications for producers, importers, and Turkish-origin steel exports in the 2026–2027 market environment.
The panel was moderated by Tayfun İşeri, Chairman of the Board of YİSAD and Board Member of EUROMETAL, and featured Alexander Julius, President of EUROMETAL and Managing Partner at Macrometal, alongside Fatih Gökçe, CSO of Iron & Steel Group at Diler Holding, Gabriel Rozenberg, Founder & CEO of CBAMBOO, and Tsanislav Kolev, Chief Business Development & Decarbonisation Officer at NLMK Europe.
During the debate, Alexander Julius was asked about the future of the European steel industry in a context where the European Union is increasingly moving towards a more protective market environment for steel production. He stressed that Europe must not only protect primary steelmaking capacity, but also safeguard the entire steel processing, distribution, and manufacturing ecosystem that depends on a competitive and secure steel supply chain.
He explained that the future competitiveness of the European steel industry will depend on Europe’s ability to reconcile decarbonisation ambitions with industrial competitiveness, fair trade conditions, and effective protection against carbon leakage across the full value chain. According to EUROMETAL, maintaining a strong industrial base in Europe requires balanced policies capable of protecting both upstream steel production and downstream manufacturing industries.
In this context, he presented EUROMETAL’s most recent advocacy actions aimed at protecting Europe’s steel processing and manufacturing industries. EUROMETAL has repeatedly warned European institutions that insufficient protection of downstream sectors could seriously undermine the competitiveness of European industry and place millions of industrial jobs at risk across the continent.
The discussion also highlighted the strategic importance of extending effective trade and carbon measures to steel derivatives and manufactured goods in order to avoid the displacement of industrial production outside Europe.
