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Metlen

Metlen Energy & Metals is a leading Greek industrial company specializing in metallurgy and energy.

Lobbying Activity

Metlen Energy demands revision of unachievable EU taxonomy criteria

5 Dec 2025
Topic — This initiative reviews technical criteria used to classify economic activities as environmentally sustainable.
Message — The company calls for a major overhaul of environmental thresholds they describe as unachievable. They also want to prevent these standards from blocking investments in other funding programs.12
Why — Lower thresholds would allow their industrial and energy projects to access green financing.3
Impact — Climate advocates would see the weakening of strict standards designed to prevent greenwashing.4
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Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action) and EUROMETAUX and

14 Nov 2025 · Impact of EU climate policies on non-ferrous metals production

Metlen Energy & Metals urges state aid for large companies

6 Oct 2025
Topic — Revision of rules exempting specific state aid categories from prior Commission approval.
Message — Metlen requests extending eligibility to all companies regardless of size and including critical raw materials. They also suggest basing aid on total investment costs for green projects.123
Why — These changes would unlock state funding for Metlen's large-scale raw material investments.45
Impact — Environmental objectives suffer because current rules prioritize industrial waste disposal over recycling.6
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Metlen Energy & Metals Demands Higher Regional Subsidies

5 Sept 2025
Topic — EU consultation on updating state aid rules for energy-intensive industry electricity costs.
Message — Metlen requests a regional emission factor for Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania. They want the 25% compensation cap removed and efficiency benchmarks maintained.123
Why — These changes would secure larger financial subsidies to offset electricity price spikes.45
Impact — National governments would face greater fiscal strain from providing higher industrial subsidies.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) and EUROMETAUX

3 Jun 2025 · Discussion on the competitiveness of the European metal industry.

Meeting with Myriam Ferran (Deputy Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)

22 May 2025 · Exchange on the state of play of the Integrated Bauxite and Aluminium Project in Ghana.

Meeting with Kamil Talbi (Cabinet of Commissioner Dan Jørgensen), Stella Kaltsouni (Cabinet of Commissioner Dan Jørgensen)

16 May 2025 · Energy Intensive Industries

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

27 Mar 2025 · Visit to the mine and processing facility of bauxite, alumina, aluminium and gallium.

Meeting with Teresa Ribera Rodríguez (Executive Vice-President) and

25 Mar 2025 · Impact of energy prices on the metal industry

Meeting with Apostolia Karamali (Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius), Ramunas Stanionis (Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius)

16 Jan 2025 · Presentation of Melten Energy&Metals, a Greek company from the defense sector active in aluminum production, defense technologies, energy and construction.

Meeting with Anna Panagopoulou (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas)

16 Jan 2025 · Introductory meeting

Metlen urges new alumina benchmarks to protect industrial competitiveness

2 Jan 2024
Topic — This consultation addresses the update of rules for free allocation of emission allowances.
Message — The company proposes creating a specific product benchmark for alumina to reflect technical realities. They also suggest a new benchmark for recycling aluminium to avoid high costs.12
Why — This would lower compliance costs and ensure the survival of European plants.34
Impact — Non-EU producers would lose the competitive advantage gained from Europe's carbon costs.5
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Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and

30 Nov 2023 · Clean Transition Dialogue on Energy Intensive Industries

Metlen Energy urges realistic EU Taxonomy criteria for industry

18 Dec 2020
Topic — This consultation defines which economic activities qualify as environmentally sustainable for investment purposes.
Message — Metlen requests technical screening criteria that are ambitious yet realistic and based on science. They argue current thresholds for aluminium are unachievable and criticize the lack of transparency.12
Why — Realistic thresholds would prevent an increase in capital costs and protect finance access.3
Impact — Foreign competitors would lose the market advantage gained from burdensome European industrial regulations.4
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Metlen Energy & Metals urges decoupling State aid from Taxonomy

10 Dec 2020
Topic — Revision of European rules on state aid for energy and environmental protection.
Message — Metlen argues that the EU Taxonomy is an inappropriate tool for determining state aid eligibility. They believe proposed environmental thresholds are unrealistic and could block support for vital projects.12
Why — This ensures the company remains eligible for financial relief without meeting impossible targets.34
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Metlen Energy & Metals urges ETS reform to prevent leakage

26 Nov 2020
Topic — The European Commission is reviewing the Emissions Trading System for 2030 climate targets.
Message — Metlen argues that the ETS review must account for impacts on global emissions. They highlight that shifting aluminium production outside Europe significantly increases total carbon output.12
Why — This focus helps protect the company's European metallurgy assets from high carbon-related costs.34
Impact — Non-EU producers with higher carbon intensities could face new barriers or competitive disadvantages.5
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Response to Trade policy review, including WTO reform initiative

14 Jul 2020

Please find attached Mytilineos SA's contribution to the Inception Impact Assessment on the EU's trade and investment policy review.
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Response to Strategy for smart sector integration

5 Jun 2020

Please find attached the contribution of MYTILINEOS SA to the consultation on a strategy for energy system integration.
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Response to Climate Law

1 May 2020

Please find attached the contribution of MYTILINEOS SA to the consultation on the European climate law - achieving climate neutrality by 2050.
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Metlen urges realistic aluminium standards in EU taxonomy

27 Apr 2020
Topic — The consultation defines technical criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities.
Message — Mytilineos requests using industry-led standards instead of the current carbon intensity targets. They propose a single emission threshold that considers both direct and indirect footprints.12
Why — These changes would prevent the aluminium industry from being excluded from green investment opportunities.3
Impact — Competing metal producers face market disadvantages if aluminium receives more flexible sustainability rules.4
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Response to 2030 Climate Target Plan

15 Apr 2020

Please find attached the contribution of MYTILINEOS SA to the Inception Impact Assessment on the 2030 Climate Target Plan.
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Response to Revision of the Energy Tax Directive

1 Apr 2020

[extract] As identified in the Inception Impact Assessment for the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD), significant developments across numerous fields (e.g. energy, technology, climate change) since the adoption of the Directive in 2003 mean that the ETD is no longer in line with EU policy objectives and should therefore be revised. In particular, the EU is currently in the process of evaluating the possibility to further raise its climate goals under the European Green Deal, including efforts to enshrine the ambitious target for climate neutrality by 2050 into EU law. In this regard (and as already reflected in recital 8 of the ETD), energy taxation has a crucial dual role to play. Namely, the ETD should: (i) enable the energy transition by incentivising the consumption of low-carbon energy in the most efficient way possible, (ii) while also preserving the global competitiveness of European industry, in order to prevent disastrous carbon leakage. The core principle of the ETD, still valid today, is that “energy products and electricity are only taxed when they are used as motor or heating fuel, and not when they are used as raw materials or for the purposes of chemical reduction or in electrolytic and metallurgical processes” . Therefore, for the purpose of ensuring a level-playing field, such uses (electrolysis and metallurgical processes) should be expressly exempt from excise tax, rather than leaving it to the discretion of each Member State whether to tax them or not. This would also comply with the current practice adopted in every Member-State (where energy products & electricity are used in the metallurgical or electrolytic process of energy-intensive industries). To this end, given that “the starting point for the exercise will be continuation of the current Directive in the context of the new baseline scenario of the European Green Deal and its higher ambition for 2030” and the declared objective to “strengthen the level playing field across the EU internal market while contributing to the climate and energy policy goals of the EU” while “not creating any considerable regulatory burden or cost for the Member States, nor for economic operators”, the update of the ETD should reflect the reality across the EU and avoid compromising global competitiveness of sectors immensely exposed to power costs. Moreover, said clarifying provision would be completely aligned with the EU’s ambitious climate goals as set out in the Green Deal and the Commission’s Long Term Strategy for a Climate Neutral economy by 2050, published in November 2018, namely the need to incentivize further electrification of energy intensive industrial processes. The ETD revision should also address a discrepancy in the current Directive, which constitutes a significant hurdle for industrial sites throughout the EU that use high-efficiency cogeneration (CHP) plants to cover their demand for heat. EU Court decision in case C-31/17 stresses the significant role of CHP in achieving the EU’s environmental objectives and calls for unambiguous incentives for the promotion of this technology, including through the taxation of energy products (see point 33 of the decision). Therefore, also taking into account the significant role that CHP can play in boosting the competitiveness of energy-intensive industries, as explicitly recognized in the Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU, see Article 14 and recitals 35 & 38) as well as the massive untapped potential for this technology in the EU, the revised ETD should foresee a full and unequivocal exemption from excise tax of energy products and electricity used for high-efficiency cogeneration (as defined in Directive 2012/27/EU).
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Metlen warns CBAM must not replace existing carbon protections

30 Mar 2020
Topic — EU consultation on a carbon border price to prevent industrial leakage.
Message — Metlen argues that the mechanism should complement, rather than replace, current indirect cost compensations. They demand a system that prevents "carbon re-branding" by importers and protects the competitiveness of European exports.123
Why — This would preserve the competitiveness of their electricity-intensive aluminium production facilities.45
Impact — Trading partners may launch retaliatory measures if the mechanism is deemed protectionist.67
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Metlen urges targeted state aid to protect European aluminium production

16 Jan 2019
Topic — The Commission is revising rules for compensating industries for indirect carbon costs.
Message — Metlen recommends a flat aid intensity of 85% and a cap on indirect costs. They also advocate for regional emission factors to reflect local market realities.12
Why — This would shield their smelting operations from rising carbon prices and international competition.3
Impact — Companies not meeting the high electricity intensity threshold will receive lower compensation levels.4
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Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

7 Mar 2016 · EU energy policy