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Federazione Imprese Siderurgiche Italiane

FEDERACCIAI

Federacciai is the main federation representing the Italian steel industry.

Lobbying Activity

Italian steel industry urges broader scope for trade safeguards

16 Dec 2025
Topic — The consultation addresses trade measures to mitigate global steel overcapacity and protect EU producers.
Message — Federacciai demands the urgent inclusion of other-alloy and stainless-steel wires in the new trade measure. They also seek to include forged bars and require the regulation to start by April 2026.123
Why — This expansion would shield local producers from market distortions and prevent circumvention of trade rules.45
Impact — Global exporters lose the ability to bypass tariffs by slightly modifying steel product compositions.6
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Meeting with Aleksandra Kordecka (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné), Laia Pinos Mataro (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

21 Nov 2025 · Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) – Low carbon steel label

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

10 Nov 2025 · Compétitivité et politique industrielle

Meeting with Giorgio Gori (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Nov 2025 · Steel safeguard

Meeting with Annalisa Corrado (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Nov 2025 · Steel

Meeting with Antonella Sberna (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Nov 2025 · principali preoccupazioni per il settore dell’acciaio rispetto alla politica commerciale, alle politiche industriali e di transizione energetica, discussione sull’etichettatura dell’acciaio verde.

Meeting with Aleksandra Kordecka (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

22 Oct 2025 · Low carbon Steel label – Industrial Accelerator Act

Italian steel industry calls for stricter CBAM default values

25 Sept 2025
Topic — Defining the calculation methodology for embedded emissions during the CBAM definitive period.
Message — The federation requests that levies be based on the most carbon-intensive production methods until 2030 to prevent companies from cherry-picking low-carbon exports. They also demand a "melted and poured" rule to trace steel back to its original production site.12
Why — This would protect EU producers from being undercut by importers who use loopholes to minimize their carbon costs.3
Impact — Foreign exporters and importers lose the ability to understate emissions by rerouting products or averaging carbon data.45
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Meeting with Aleksandra Kordecka (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

22 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views on the voluntary carbon intensity label for steel

Meeting with Chiara Galiffa (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič)

8 Sept 2025 · Steel market, with particular reference to the Italian market

Response to Extension of the scope of the carbon border adjustment mechanism to downstream products and anti-circumvention measures

1 Aug 2025

Federacciai, the Federation of Italian steel companies, welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the consultation on CBAM downstream extension and additional anticircumvention measures. CBAM, which works alongside the gradual phase-out of free ETS allowances for EU producers, risks to be completely ineffective or even counterproductive in tackling the risk of carbon leakage, if not thoroughly revised before it fully comes into effect in 2026. The recent simplifications approved in the omnibus package fail to address the structural issues of the mechanism. The extension of the scope to steel intensive downstream products and the addition of new effective measures to minimise the risk of circumvention are indeed two essential elements that should be part of the revision. In this respect, please refer to the attached detailed contribution of the European steel association (Eurofer) which we support. A table with the list of additional CN codes to be added to CBAM scope is included in the document. The risks of CBAM circumvention (in their various forms) are extremely high for steel, as described in detail in the attached document and need to be tackled by strengthening and simplifying the mechanism at the same time. In addition, the CBAM free allocation adjustment and the setting of CBAM benchmarks need to be designed very carefully to avoid detrimental consequences. CBAM benchmarks for long products and for stainless steel need to reflect the best environmental practices and the very high recycled content of European producers. If this is not correctly designed, in the case for instance of long products made in EU by scrap-based EAF route, the CBAM would allow, or even encourage, the replacement of recycled steel produced in the EU with imports of products made from virgin raw materials (DRI based) and with much higher carbon footprint. This would clearly contradict the very objectives for which the mechanism was created. Finally, in addition to the issues strictly covered by this consultation, it is of utmost importance to find a solution for the EU export of CBAM goods, to avoid that European products, burdened with rising ETS costs, will be completely unable to compete in international markets. Overall, if all these issues are not properly solved and CBAM proves ineffective in addressing carbon leakage, the phase-out of free ETS allowances should be reassessed, allowing businesses engaged in the transition to complete their decarbonisation without compromising competitiveness.
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Federacciai demands 50% tariffs to block global steel imports

22 Jul 2025
Topic — New trade measures tackling global steel overcapacity and protecting the European industry.
Message — Federacciai calls for an early implementation of a 50% tariff on imports exceeding specific quotas. The new system should cover all steel derivatives and apply to every foreign country without exception.12
Why — This would limit foreign competition to restore the profitability and sustainability of Italian production.3
Impact — International trading partners lose market access as the proposal ignores existing trade agreements.4
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Meeting with Elena Donazzan (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Jul 2025 · Incontro sulle problematiche del settore, discussione relativa ai prossimi file rilevanti e alla gestione dei rottami

Federacciai urges carbon labels based on actual footprints

8 Jul 2025
Topic — The initiative aims to accelerate industrial decarbonization while maintaining EU competitiveness.
Message — Federacciai demands that green steel labels reflect actual carbon footprints using a technology-neutral approach. They reject 'scrap sliding scale' schemes that fail to reward recycling. The group also supports public procurement rules requiring a minimum amount of EU-made content.123
Why — This would safeguard the market position of Italian circular, scrap-based steel producers.4
Impact — Importers of products using primary iron would lose their ability to mask higher footprints.5
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Meeting with Vincenzo Matano (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto)

27 Mar 2025 · Short exchange of views on the current challenges of the steel sector

Federacciai Urges Green Public Procurement Rules Favoring European Steel

6 Mar 2025
Topic — Evaluation of EU directives governing public procurement and concession contracts.
Message — Introduce binding non-price criteria favoring sustainable European steel over foreign competitors. These rules should extend to private procurement and use simple carbon footprint metrics.123
Why — This would protect Italian producers who utilize efficient scrap-based electric furnace technology.4
Impact — Foreign steel producers with lower environmental standards would lose their price advantage.5
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Meeting with Mariateresa Vivaldini (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

29 Jan 2025 · Meeting

Meeting with Giorgio Gori (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

28 Jan 2025 · Presentation of priorities on upcoming Resolution on Energy Intensive Industries and Steel and Metal Action Plan

Response to Establishment of the CBAM Registry

28 Nov 2024

Federacciai, the Federation of the Italian Steel Companies, fully supports the attached joint paper by Eurofer and other European associations.
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Meeting with Stefano Bonaccini (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Oct 2024 · Meeting with FederAcciai

Meeting with Elisabetta Gualmini (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2024 · ITRE Committee

Meeting with Erik Burckhardt (Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni)

28 Sept 2023 · topics related to the implementation of CBAM

Response to European Critical Raw Materials Act

24 Nov 2022

Federacciai, the Federation of the Italian Steel Companies, fully supports the Eurofer contribution to the call for evidence / public consultation on the European Critical Raw Materials Act, which can be found here attached.
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Meeting with Gints Freimanis (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and European Aluminium AISBL and

7 Jul 2022 · Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

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

Federacciai demands free carbon quotas until 2030

18 Nov 2021
Topic — A consultation regarding the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and emissions trading system revision.
Message — Federacciai argues the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism must be complementary to, not a replacement for, existing free allowances. They demand that no phase-out of free quotas occurs before 2030. They also request an export adjustment tool to protect international competitiveness.123
Why — This would lower compliance costs and preserve capital for technological investments during the transition.4
Impact — Non-EU exporters would face maximum costs if their products are assessed using high-pollution defaults.5
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Federacciai urges stronger carbon leakage protection for steel

5 Nov 2021
Topic — Updating the EU Emissions Trading System to meet higher 2030 climate targets.
Message — The federation wants to keep full free carbon permits for industrial sectors until at least 2030. They also oppose one-off emission limit reductions and stricter market stability rules to avoid higher costs.12
Why — Retaining free allowances would protect their profit margins and provide more time for technical transitions.3
Impact — The Innovation Fund loses resources if more allowances are allocated for free rather than auctioned.4
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Meeting with Antoine Colombani (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and The European Steel Association and

7 Jun 2021 · Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

7 Jun 2021 · Pact for skills: re/upskilling needs for a successful green and digital transition in the energy intensive industries ecosystem

Meeting with Aliénor Margerit (Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni)

4 Jun 2021 · CBAM

Meeting with Gints Freimanis (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and The European Steel Association and

3 May 2021 · Carbon Borden Adjustment Mechanism

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

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

Response to Climate change mitigation and adaptation taxonomy

18 Dec 2020

Please find attached Federacciai’s response to the EU public consultation on Sustainable finance - EU classification system for green investments 2020 12 18
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Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

10 Sept 2020 · EU industrial strategy