On 1 October, EUROMETAL Vice-President Fernando Espada participated as a keynote speaker in a webinar organized by the Unión de Almacenistas de Hierros de España (UAHE), as part of its ongoing “Perspectivas del Sector” online conference series.
In his presentation, Fernando Espada addressed the rising uncertainty facing the European steel sector, pointing to the urgent need to tackle the growing impact of imported steel derivatives.
He presented recent research conducted by EUROMETAL showing the increase of steel derivatives imports, creating serious risks of carbon leakage, unfair competition, and the erosion of Europe’s industrial base.
Espada stressed that trade policy must evolve to reflect the complexity of modern supply chains, where downstream products can circumvent existing trade defence instruments. The presentation echoed EUROMETAL’s broader call for measures such as extending CBAM and trade defence instruments (TDIs) to steel derivatives.
EUROMETAL thanks UAHE for the opportunity to contribute to this timely debate.
