EUROMETAL Board Member Tayfun İşeri at SteelRadar Steel Summit in Çeşme
EUROMETAL proudly participated in the Steel Summit 2025, organized by SteelRadar on 15-16 May in Çeşme/İzmir, where our Board Member Tayfun İşeri represented the association in a high-level panel on the future of green steel.
The summit gathered key stakeholders from across the steel value chain, addressing pressing challenges and opportunities in a rapidly transforming industry. Tayfun İşeri took part in Session 3: Green Steel Panel, which focused on the transformation of the European steel industry in light of climate goals, energy dynamics, and new regulatory frameworks.
The session, explored the current state of the European steel market, recent consumption and price trends, and future forecasts. Discussions also addressed the role of European steel scrap exports in the global market, including the implications of export restrictions and raw material price volatility on the circular economy. Panelists examined the competitiveness of the European steel industry in international markets, particularly in light of high energy costs, and considered the steps needed to improve resilience and sustainability.
A key focus of the session was the European Union’s regulatory landscape. The panel analyzed the impact of EU policies on steel trade, tariffs, and quotas, including the European Green Deal and the challenges posed by these transformation processes. The discussion also covered the implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the difficulties that developing countries may face during their adaptation processes.
In his remarks, Tayfun İşeri shared EUROMETAL’s perspective on how the European distribution and service center sector is responding to decarbonisation pressures, increasingly complex regulatory requirements, and changes in global supply chains. He emphasized EUROMETAL’s goal of highlighting the importance of protecting the EU market against unrestricted imports of steel derivatives, which risk undermining the efforts of European producers and distributors to comply with stringent climate and trade regulations. In this context, he referred to the upcoming launch of a Call to Action regarding steel derivatives. With growing concern over their potential inclusion in tariff measures, he stressed the need for a strong and coordinated signal from the sector to ensure fair competition and preserve the integrity of the steel value chain.
The session was moderated by Muammer Bilgiç, Executive Board Member of Bilecik Demir Çelik (Türkiye), and opened by Stanislav Zinchenko, CEO of GMK Center (Ukraine). Panelists included Fatih Gökçe (Diler Holding, Türkiye), Josu Pina Bilbao (SSAB, Spain), Tsanislav Kolev (NLMK Europe, Belgium), Tuğba Çimenci (Flatsteel Hub, Italy), and Tayfun İşeri, representing EUROMETAL.
