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CELSA Group

CELSA Group is a leading Spanish steel manufacturer using recycled scrap metal.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Susana Solís Pérez (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Nov 2025 · Steel and Steel Safeguards

CELSA Group wants ferrous scrap labeled a strategic resource

6 Nov 2025
Topic — The European Commission is preparing a Circular Economy Act to boost sustainability and competitiveness.
Message — CELSA Group wants ferrous scrap recognized as a strategic resource to support European steel decarbonization. They advocate for restricting exports of scrap metal to ensure it is recycled within the EU. Additionally, they call for public procurement rules to favor low-carbon steel made from recycled materials.1234
Why — Restricting scrap exports and favoring recycled steel would lower costs and guarantee future sales.56
Impact — Global scrap metal traders and non-European steel mills would lose access to EU raw materials.7
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CELSA Group calls for EU-made steel in building calculations

30 Oct 2025
Topic — The Commission is developing a framework to calculate global warming potential for buildings.
Message — CELSA argues the framework should promote green public procurement by prioritizing low-carbon materials. They request material-specific policies that highlight the environmental performance of European steel.12
Why — This would boost demand for CELSA's products while protecting them from international competition.34
Impact — Non-EU steel manufacturers would face higher barriers when exporting carbon-intensive products to Europe.56
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Meeting with Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner) and

28 Oct 2025 · High Level Dialogue with Industry executives on the implementation of CBAM

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

28 Oct 2025 · High Level Dialogue with Industry executives on the implementation of CBAM.

Celsa Group urges EU to prioritize low-carbon steel procurement

13 Oct 2025
Topic — The Commission is defining sustainability criteria for public procurement of net-zero technologies.
Message — Celsa recommends expanding requirements to include life-cycle carbon footprints and recycled material content. They call for explicit recognition of Made in EU materials that meet high environmental standards. Furthermore, they seek harmonized methodologies for calculating carbon footprints to ensure consistency.12
Why — Prioritizing local, low-carbon materials would increase market demand for Celsa’s high-recycled-content steel products.3
Impact — Foreign manufacturers of high-emission steel would face reduced access to European public markets.4
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CELSA Group urges life-cycle carbon footprints in car labels

10 Oct 2025
Topic — The EU is updating car labelling rules for fuel consumption and emissions.
Message — CELSA Group demands that labels show full life-cycle emissions including embedded carbon from materials. They propose eco-innovation credits for manufacturers using low-carbon, European-made steel in production.12
Why — These changes would drive market demand for CELSA's low-carbon European steel products.3
Impact — Manufacturers using high-carbon materials would lose their current competitive advantage under these rules.4
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CELSA Group pushes for life-cycle carbon accounting in car regulations

10 Oct 2025
Topic — This consultation reviews CO2 emission standards for new cars and vans to meet climate goals.
Message — CELSA calls for including full life-cycle emissions in vehicle standards to reflect embedded carbon in materials. They suggest eco-innovation credits for manufacturers using European low-carbon steel and mandatory environmental labeling.123
Why — This would increase demand for CELSA's low-carbon steel in the European automotive sector.4
Impact — Non-EU material suppliers might lose market share to lower-carbon, European-made steel alternatives.5
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CELSA Group demands strict penalties for carbon-intense steel imports

22 Sept 2025
Topic — Establishing the methodology for calculating embedded emissions during the CBAM definitive period.
Message — CELSA Group recommends that default values reflect the highest carbon intensity to incentivize reporting actual emissions. They also call for a "melted and poured" approach to prevent producers from bypassing carbon levies.12
Why — This ensures their low-carbon scrap-based steel plants are not undercut by high-emission imports.3
Impact — Importers of DRI-EAF steel would lose the competitive advantage of paying zero levies.4
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CELSA Group urges EAF-based benchmarks for all steel imports

22 Sept 2025
Topic — Regulation detailing how CBAM certificates are adjusted to reflect EU ETS free allowances.
Message — CELSA Group proposes introducing a Free Allocation Adjustment so that EAF steel benchmarks are used for all steel long product imports. They also state that benchmarks must consider fuel and electricity exchangeability to ensure consistency with emissions scope.12
Why — This would eliminate the unintended competitive advantage currently enjoyed by specific steel imports.3
Impact — Importers of DRI-EAF products lose their competitive advantage over EU-based scrap plants.4
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CELSA Group urges strict rules for CBAM carbon price deductions

22 Sept 2025
Topic — The consultation defines how carbon prices paid abroad are deducted from CBAM costs.
Message — Only effective, explicit and net carbon costs should be recognised for CBAM deductions. Direct or indirect rebates must be fully accounted for. Energy taxation should not be recognised.12
Why — Stronger rules would provide the group with more robust protection against carbon leakage.3
Impact — Importers from countries using energy taxes instead of carbon prices will face disadvantages.45
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Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Commissioner) and

19 Sept 2025 · The implementation of the Steel and Metals Action Plan and the upcoming steel measure

Celsa Group demands full compensation for indirect carbon costs

5 Sept 2025
Topic — The consultation updates rules for compensating energy-intensive industries for carbon-related electricity costs.
Message — CELSA Group requests removing the 75% aid intensity cap to enable full compensation for electricity costs. They advocate for eliminating conditionality criteria and extending compensation beyond 2030 to ensure long-term predictability.123
Why — The group would receive higher financial payouts while removing obligations to meet specific efficiency targets.45
Impact — New sectors seeking compensation might face funding shortages if existing budgets are not increased.6
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CELSA Group urges tougher measures against global steel overcapacity

31 Jul 2025
Topic — The consultation addresses trade measures to tackle global excess capacity in EU steel.
Message — CELSA Group supports a new trade measure to protect European steel production starting January 2026. They propose a quota system covering all steel products and a 50% tariff on excess imports. They want these rules applied to all foreign countries to prevent trade distortions.123
Why — This would shield the firm from foreign competition and help maintain its profit margins.4
Impact — Non-EU steel exporters and European manufacturers would face much higher costs for essential materials.56
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Steelmaker CELSA Group urges wider EU carbon border tax

29 Jul 2025
Topic — EU consultation on extending carbon taxes to downstream products and preventing circumvention.
Message — CELSA Group wants the carbon tax extended to downstream products to prevent industrial erosion. They demand high default values for emissions to stop high-polluting importers from gaining advantages.12
Why — Strengthening these rules protects their market share against cheaper, high-emission foreign imports.3
Impact — High-emission exporters outside the EU would face significantly higher costs to access European markets.4
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CELSA Group urges mandatory carbon labeling for clean steel

8 Jul 2025
Topic — This consultation addresses strategies to accelerate industrial decarbonization and enhance industrial competitiveness.
Message — The group requests mandatory carbon intensity labels and the use of public procurement to boost demand. They reject methodologies that could inadvertently favor more polluting steel products.123
Why — This would create a secure market and competitive edge for their low-carbon steel.4
Impact — High-emission international producers would find it harder to sell products into the European market.5
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Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

14 Mar 2025 · Visit to the Factory and discussion of Main challenges of the Steel Industry

Meeting with Dan Nica (Member of the European Parliament) and The European Steel Association and

20 Nov 2024 · Debate on the European Steel Industry

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and

22 Mar 2024 · Clean Transition Dialogue with the Steel Sector

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President) and

22 Mar 2024 · Discussion of current challenges facing the European Steel sector attended by private industry as well as Ministers and official representatives of Italy, Romania, Poland, Czechia, Belgium, Hungary and Luxembourg

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Jan 2024 · End-of-life vehicles

Meeting with Jordi Solé (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

4 Jul 2023 · Law of Critical Raw Materials

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

26 Apr 2023 · Green steel, ecodesign for sustainable products, trade distortions

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and The European Steel Association and

28 Mar 2023 · Decarbonisation of the steel sector, circular economy, trade aspects

Meeting with Pernille Weiss-Ehler (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

6 Oct 2022 · Waste Shipment Regulation

Meeting with Izaskun Bilbao Barandica (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Jul 2022 · Acero

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

2 Feb 2022 · Exchange on energy price surges, investment needs and support to decarbonisation objectives

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and The European Steel Association and

26 Jan 2021 · EU ETS, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, Circular economy

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

10 Sept 2020 · EU industrial strategy

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

12 Nov 2015 · Steel Sector and Circular Economy