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SSAB

SSAB is a global steel company specializing in high-strength steels and sustainable steel production solutions.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Katri Kulmuni (Member of the European Parliament) and Outokumpu Oyj

4 Dec 2025 · Terästeollisuuden näkymät EU:ssa

Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament) and Outokumpu Oyj

4 Dec 2025 · Steeel industry measures

Meeting with Stefan Fuehring (Head of Unit Secretariat-General)

4 Dec 2025 · Exchange of views on Europe’s industrial and climate policy

Meeting with Karin Karlsbro (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Stegra (formerly H2GS AB) and Outokumpu Oyj

1 Dec 2025 · Stålmarknaden

Meeting with Sofie Eriksson (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

6 Nov 2025 · Synpunkter på Kommissionens förslag om ståltullsmekanism

Meeting with Jörgen Warborn (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Nov 2025 · EU trade steel instrument

Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament) and Stegra (formerly H2GS AB) and

4 Nov 2025 · Steel industry

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

4 Nov 2025 · The meeting covered three key topics: an exchange of views on driving competitive transformation and addressing investment barriers, a discussion on the Industrial Accelerator Act, including the low carbon Steel Label.

Meeting with Alice Teodorescu Måwe (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Oct 2025 · Steel policies, preparedness

Meeting with Willem Van Ierland (Head of Unit Climate Action)

2 Oct 2025 · Exchange of views on the EU climate policies for the steel sector

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Commissioner) and

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

Steel producer SSAB backs EU 90% emissions cut by 2040

15 Sept 2025
Topic — Amending European Climate Law to include 2040 climate target toward 2050 neutrality.
Message — SSAB supports enshrining a 90% emissions reduction target by 2040 into EU law. They emphasize implementation of existing Fit-for-55 policies without delay, including phasing out ETS free allocations and starting the definitive CBAM period in 2026. They request careful consideration of carbon removals, noting steel production will need biomass as a carbon source even when fossil-free.123
Why — This provides certainty for their €5 billion Swedish production transformation and protects biomass access.45
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Meeting with Dan Jørgensen (Commissioner) and

15 Sept 2025 · Competitiveness

Meeting with Jessika Roswall (Commissioner) and

15 Sept 2025 · current priorities

SSAB backs new trade measures to protect steel decarbonisation

18 Aug 2025
Topic — The consultation seeks new trade measures to address record global steel overcapacity.
Message — SSAB calls for a measure on all basic steel products. They support tariff-rate quotas to ensure capacity utilization and profitability.12
Why — New protections would provide financial stability for the company's green transition.3
Impact — Foreign producers will face restricted access to the European internal market.4
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Meeting with Kamil Talbi (Cabinet of Commissioner Dan Jørgensen)

16 Jul 2025 · Steel

SSAB urges streamlined permitting and harmonized EU decarbonization support

8 Jul 2025
Topic — This initiative aims to accelerate industrial decarbonization while maintaining European economic competitiveness.
Message — SSAB requests binding permitting timetables and centralized EU evaluation for priority projects to ensure fairness. They also propose mandatory environmental criteria in public procurement to stimulate demand for fossil-free steel.123
Why — This would protect SSAB’s massive investments from being undermined by national state aid imbalances.4
Impact — Subsidized international producers lose the ability to flood European markets with cheap, carbon-intensive steel.5
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SSAB Urges EU to Maintain Ambitious Carbon Trading Schedule

8 Jul 2025
Topic — The European Commission is reviewing the Emissions Trading System and market reserve rules.
Message — SSAB calls for maintaining the current schedule for phasing out free emission allowances. They advocate for expanding the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to include indirect emissions and downstream products. They also request a centralized, harmonized EU approach to indirect cost compensation.123
Why — Predictable carbon pricing protects SSAB’s multi-billion euro investments in fossil-free steel production.45
Impact — High-emission competitors and non-EU exporters face increased costs from faster subsidy phase-outs.67
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Meeting with Aleksandra Kordecka (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné), Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and

23 Jun 2025 · Aspects related to enhancing the competitiveness participants companies

Meeting with Jessika Roswall (Commissioner) and

23 Jun 2025 · Public procurement, the Clean Industrial Deal, Embodied Carbon Product Standards

Meeting with Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner) and

12 Jun 2025 · Roundtable meeting on clean industrial deal

Meeting with Jessika Roswall (Commissioner) and

12 Jun 2025 · EU’s Industrial and Sustainability Agenda

Meeting with Pierre Schellekens (Director Energy)

11 Jun 2025 · Exchange on the Commission’s upcoming initiative

Meeting with Jörgen Warborn (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Jun 2025 · Steel and industry

Meeting with Heiko Kunst (Head of Unit Climate Action), Mette Koefoed Quinn (Head of Unit Climate Action) and

3 Jun 2025 · Exchange of views on EU climate policy and challenges faced by the represented Swedish industries.

Meeting with Merja Kyllönen (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Apr 2025 · Terästeollisuus ajankohtaiset asiat

Meeting with Mika Aaltola (Member of the European Parliament) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and Schibsted

8 Apr 2025 · EU Affairs

Steelmaker SSAB urges stricter state aid and green procurement rules

31 Jan 2025
Topic — This consultation addresses the development of a strategy to strengthen the EU Single Market.
Message — SSAB requests stricter state aid rules to ensure a level playing field. They advocate for common standards and green procurement to boost demand.12
Why — Stricter rules and green procurement protect SSAB's investments from subsidised competitors.3
Impact — Member States with large budgets lose the ability to provide flexible national subsidies.4
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Meeting with Ville Niinistö (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Dec 2024 · Climate policy

Meeting with Sofie Eriksson (Member of the European Parliament) and Talga Group

27 Nov 2024 · Gruvpolitik i industriutskottet

Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Nov 2024 · Suomen ja pohjoismaisen teollisuuden kilpailukyky

Meeting with Ville Niinistö (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Nov 2024 · Climate policy

Meeting with Isabella Lövin (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Nov 2024 · Policy dinner on the Clean Industrial Deal: How the mining industry can deliver on climate-neutral economy

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 Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Nov 2024 · SSAB's views on EUROFER's open letter to Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the European Union

Meeting with Radan Kanev (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Oct 2024 · EU legislation on steel

Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament) and Metallinjalostajat ry - Finnish Steel and Metal Producers

9 Oct 2024 · Reception

Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Sept 2024 · EU:n ja suomalaisten yritysten kilpailukyvyn parantaminen

Meeting with Anna-Maja Henriksson (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Jul 2024 · Upcoming mandate

Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament) and Emergent

17 Apr 2024 · Topical issues

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 Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and

22 Mar 2024 · Clean Transition Dialogue with the Steel Sector

Meeting with Tomas Tobé (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Mar 2024 · Industry Policy

Meeting with Jakop G. Dalunde (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Mar 2024 · Solutions in the transition to a fossil-free future

Meeting with Linus Glanzelius (Member of the European Parliament) and Gothenburg European Office

20 Mar 2024 · Möte

Meeting with Aleksandra Baranska (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

19 Mar 2024 · Decarbonization

Meeting with Dino Toljan (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

19 Mar 2024 · Decarbonization of the steel industry and clean transition dialogues

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Feb 2024 · Development of the operating conditions of European industry

Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Feb 2024 · Sustainability of the steel industry

Meeting with Ville Niinistö (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Feb 2024 · EU affairs, industry policy

Meeting with Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Feb 2024 · Teräsalan ajankohtaiset aiheet

Meeting with Nils Torvalds (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Nov 2023 · Factory visit

Meeting with Mauri Pekkarinen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

22 Sept 2023 · Discussion on Net Zero Industry Act

Meeting with Rosa D'Amato (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Sept 2023 · Green Hydrogen

Meeting with Christian Ehler (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and ArcelorMittal and Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V.

3 May 2023 · NZIA

Meeting with Mauri Pekkarinen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

27 Apr 2023 · Discussion on Net Zero Industry Act

Meeting with Nils Torvalds (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Apr 2023 · Critical Raw Materials, Hydrogen

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Diederik Samsom (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and

28 Feb 2023 · IRA package and GD Industrial Plan, EU Green Deal

Meeting with Thomas Woolfson (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and Wärtsilä Corporation and

28 Feb 2023 · European competitiveness and the Green Deal Industrial Plan

Meeting with Jakop G. Dalunde (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Oct 2022 · Industry policy

Meeting with Rosa D'Amato (Member of the European Parliament)

31 Aug 2022 · Green H

Meeting with Mauri Pekkarinen (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Aug 2022 · Meeting on ETS and energy efficiency in the EU

Meeting with Mauri Pekkarinen (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Aug 2022 · Visit at SSAB Raahe, discussion on fossile free steel production

Response to Sustainable Products Initiative

22 Jun 2022

SSAB COMMENTS ON THE ECODESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS SSAB welcomes the European Commission’s work on the proposal to set Ecodesign requirements for sustainable products (ERSP) and that steel products might be among the first group of products to be regulated. This will promote sustainable innovations, encourage investments in related technology and level the playing field in the steel sector. As the worlds most recycled industrial material, steel is unique in that it retains its properties no matter how many times it is recycled. Using recycled steel scrap in steel production saves natural resources, while also reducing CO2 emissions. In this regard, it should be pointed out that scrap cannot meet all future steel demand. Iron ore based steel production will therefore still be needed in the future. And the fact that the climate footprint of steel production using virgin raw material (iron ore) can be reduced to near zero emissions with fossil-free steel production (using fossil-free electricity and hydrogen, and non-fossil fuels) needs to be taken into consideration in the ERSP. Environmental sustainability should be assessed using a cradle-to-cradle LCA approach in order to take into account the full life cycle of the product. In particular, the recyclability and the recycled content both have to be considered together, as done in the Circular Footprint Formula (CFF) of the Environmental Footprint approach, used in the PEF. The environmental performance of products needs to be assessed using common and robust lifecycle assessment (LCA)-based methodologies that are consistent across all product groups. Then, based on a common methodology, each product group can further detail its requirements. SSAB believes that the product environmental footprint (PEF) is an excellent methodology to achieve this, and therefore welcomes the European Commission’s intention to keep using this as one of the main methodologies. In article 4, it is proposed that the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 66 to supplement this Regulation by establishing ecodesign requirements for, or in relation to, products to improve their environmental sustainability. Comment: It is important that the Commission allows industry to be part of the process in working out the requirements. Innovation and technological development go very fast and it is impossible to keep up with developments, if you are not directly involved in business development. To ensure that the regulatory framework that is currently being developed is up to date, industry representatives need to be closely involved and consulted. -------------------------------------------- SSAB is a Nordic and US-based steel company. SSAB offers value added products and services developed in close cooperation with its customers to create a stronger, lighter and more sustainable world. SSAB has employees in over 50 countries. SSAB has production facilities in Sweden, Finland and the US. SSAB is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm and has a secondary listing on the NASDAQ OMX in Helsinki. www.ssab.com.
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Meeting with Jerzy Buzek (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Climate Action Network Europe and

19 May 2022 · Meeting on gas and hydrogen regulation

Meeting with Jessica Polfjärd (Member of the European Parliament) and Kreab Worldwide

10 May 2022 · ETS

Response to Revision of EU rules on Gas

12 Apr 2022

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Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and Vattenfall and

31 Mar 2022 · Signing ceremony for Innovation Fund contributions to decarbonisation projects

Meeting with Antoine Colombani (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Sarah Nelen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and Kreab Worldwide

10 Mar 2022 · EU’s Hydrogen and Gas Decarbonisation Package

Meeting with Mauri Pekkarinen (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Feb 2022 · SSAB HYBRIT-project

Response to Agronomic efficiency and safety criteria for by-products in EU fertilising products

14 Jan 2022

SSAB EMEA AB welcome the opportunity to leave comments on the initiative concerning criteria for by-products in EU fertiliser regulation. SSAB EMEA AB is a steel company in Sweden within the SSAB group. SSAB EMEA AB produces different slags in the iron- and steel production and ammonium sulphate in the coke production. The proposed demands on the by-product ammonium sulphate appears reasonable and functional. The conclusion is that the by-product can continue to be used as a fertiliser, as it has been since the production started in the early 1900s. The proposed limits on chromium and vanadium for the slags will probably result in that most of them can not be used as fertiliser within the EU any longer. To apply total content limits on metals in inorganic slags without consideration of their real form and how this affects their mobility in different soils and the uptake in different corps, suggests a rather conservative measure. There are many, both historical and modern investigations, and field tests on the slags that combined give a rather comprehensive picture of the benefits. A lot of knowledge about the European ferrous slags are collected within EUROSLAG. Hopefully the limits for the slags will be reconsidered, so the use of ferrous slags as fertiliser/limning material within the EU will not be disrupted.
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Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

7 Dec 2021 · Meeting at request of SSAB to present HYBRIT – an operating Green Steel project.

Response to Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

18 Nov 2021

SSAB is committed to the European Green Deal vision and Climate Law objective to reduce the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% in 2030 and make Europe climate-neutral by 2050. Our overall goal is to be fossil-free by 2045 at the latest and, as an intermediate goal, reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent by 2032 (baseline 2018). Steel is one of the most strategic and competitive sectors in Europe. Ambitious climate policies are crucial in order to secure a fair competition between European and foreign steel producers. Fair competition should also be ensured between steel producers within the EU. Priority: Level the playing field for sustainable frontrunners Key policy asks: • Implement a well-functioning Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for all steel products as soon as 2023. To avoid double protection, CBAM sectors should have their free allowances phased out as suggested by the EC. • Consider a mechanism on how to ensure a level playing field for exports, as the current CBAM design does not address the competitive issues with exports. The EU and the rest of the world have a lot to gain from promoting fossil-free exports from the EU to third countries, which have less ambitious climate legislation, making it difficult for fossil-free products to compete with CO2-intensive products. A mechanism to create a level playing field for such fossil-free EU exports should be considered, e.g. in the form of a reversed CBAM or an “export rebate”. Just like the CBAM, this would be considered an environmental exemption under the WTO’s GATT Article XX to “protect human, animal or plant life or health”, since promoting the consumption of fossil-free products in favour of CO2-intensive products can significantly help reduce global CO2 emissions. • Include imported hydrogen under the CBAM. Not doing so would add significant risk to Europe importing hydrogen produced with fossil fuels. Also include more iron and steel technologies under the CBAM, such as sintered ore (as pig iron input), direct-reduction iron (DRI) and hot metal. • Base the CBAM on both direct and indirect emissions (i.e., including emissions from the electricity used in the steel production) for complex goods. • SSAB welcomes the European Commission’s intention to require importers to provide data on both direct and indirect emissions during the CBAM’s transitional phase (2023-2025). We hope that this enables the Commission to extend the CBAM’s to both direct and indirect emissions. Otherwise, the CBAM would not properly capture the real emissions of goods coming into the EU. • Given that the transitional phase can show that the CBAM is a well working instrument, SSAB welcomes a CBAM coming into force as early as 2026
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Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament) and Luossavaara Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag

3 Nov 2021 · Fit for 55

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and European Environmental Bureau and

10 Jun 2021 · Roundtable of the Clean Hydrogen Alliance: 3rd meeting of the co-chairs

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

Response to Revision of the Communication on important projects of common European interest

21 Dec 2020

SSAB reply to EC consultation on IPCEI roadmap and revision of the IPCEI guidelines A challenge for companies to invest in low CO2 technologies in steel, for example hydrogen-based steel-making technology, is an increase in production costs, as there is no market that would factor in the extra cost of low CO2 steel production costs, vis-à-vis conventional steel products with similar properties. Elements that would increase operational costs of low CO2 technologies are for example the use of new energy carriers and feedstock, such as fossil-free energy and hydrogen. Although such new technologies are highly innovative, this problem does not primarily arise from the risks associated with innovation. Rather, the problem is the market failure that on the global market. Thus, until regulatory frameworks are in place that address this market failure, state aid will be necessary element to contribute to a transition of the European steel industry. The IPCEI Guidelines shall allow financing of projects at industrial scale and provide adequate financial support of eligible costs, for an initial period, including both capital and reflecting in particular higher operational costs. This could be done through the development of Environment category of point 23 of the Communication. • Include a general compatibility criterion “conversion to low CO2 production”, according to which support for additional investment and operating costs is permitted • The Communication specifies that First Industrial Deployment (FIDs) does not entail “mass production” nor “commercial activities”. This is problematic, as deployment of low CO2 steel production needs testing at an industrial scale. • Synergies between public funding under an IPCEI and other funding programs could provide a necessary pool of resources; EU sources as well as national and private contributions. //.
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Response to Climate change mitigation and adaptation taxonomy

18 Dec 2020

SSAB would like to draw the attention to the input submitted by our European industry association, Eurofer, as well as our national industry associations Jernkontoret and Finnish Steel and Metal producers. In the following text, SSAB would like to point out the issues we find most important to consider. Electrification and the use of bioenergy are key pathways to reduce and eliminate emissions from steel production in the Nordics, and form the basis for the HYBRIT technology. Thus, the taxonomy must not limit or hinder the possibility to develop and increase the production of electricity from fossil free sources or from sustainable bioenergy. Biogas complying with sustainability criteria in REDII should be encouraged and considered as enabling activity, regardless of end use. In order to understand and evaluate the environmental and societal impact of activities of the steel industry, the entire life cycle needs to be assessed. The taxonomy must be able to describe, not only a sustainable activity, but also a sustainable system or value-chain. The TEG report proposed a criterion referring to investment plans that would result in actions towards decreased emissions. Such a criterion, which to some extent addresses the transition, should be included in the delegated act. In addition, the transition of the steel sector and value-chains associated with it will not be linear, but will rather require stepwise investments and adaptations. As a general observation, the taxonomy should have a more flexible approach to this fact and help direct capital to activities that can foster a sustainable and net zero emissions future, in line with the goals of the Paris agreement. The ETS benchmarks should not be used in the taxonomy to evaluate the environmental impact of the activities of the steel industry. The ETS benchmarks do not take into consideration the variation in the quality of the steel produced, nor the interconnected processes that make up the steel production value-chain. We would like to propose, as the European steel industry have suggested, using the EN 19694-2 standard for this purpose, in order to calculate emissions in a comparable way. This is also mentioned in the TEG report, but is missing from the EU Commission proposal. Please see the attached file for more details.
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Response to Updating the EU Emissions Trading System

26 Nov 2020

SSAB's overall goal is to be fossil-free by 2045. SSAB's plan is to convert to a fossil-free steelmaking process based on the hydrogen-based HYBRIT technology, developed by SSAB together with our partners within the framework of the HYBRIT initiative. SSAB's ambition is to be the first to offer fossil-free steel to the market in 2026. However, a transition to fossil-free steel operation translates into high investments and risks in the development of new technology. This in turn requires strengthened carbon leakage measures, in particular for the steel sector that faces high trade exposure and is CO2 intensive. The political decision should focus on achieving the climate targets while preserving industrial competitiveness, since a reduced competitiveness of European industry would have a detrimental effect on global CO2 emissions. Here both a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the current carbon leakage instrument in ETS, the free allocations, have an important role to play. (A future CBAM should be a complement to the existing carbon leakage measures. The most important one being free allocations under the current EU ETS system.) As a general comment, a revised ETS system must support frontrunners in the transition towards low carbon steel, and reward the most efficient steelmaking value-chains. In the context of the increased climate ambitions in the EU, it is important that all sectors of the EU economy, i.e. also non-ETS sectors, contribute fairly. There is a need of a strengthened framework of carbon leakage provisions. Carbon leakage can occur either because production is transferred from the EU to other countries with lower ambition for emission reduction, or because EU products are replaced by more carbon-intensive imports. Measures to prevent carbon and investment leakage should address both forms of risk, coming from direct and indirect carbon costs. Furthermore, the ambition should be to maintain a level playing field in the EU. For this reason the indirect cost compensation in the ETS system should be equally applied in all Member States. This is increasingly important since electrification is a major solution towards decreased emissions. The options for possibly strengthening the EU ETS should not undermine European competitiveness and jeopardize carbon leakage protection. Linear reduction factor (LRF): Increase of the LRF is a transparent tool to achieve the higher 2030 target as it can be easily compared with the current LRF. However, if applied, the free allocation share should be adjusted accordingly, in order to avoid impact on carbon leakage measures. More analysis and details are needed about the impact of the various LRF adjustments and the time for their implementation, as their effects would be significant. ETS product benchmarks: In order to take full advantage of innovative and sustainable industrial production, the ETS should promote innovation and low-carbon technologies and products cost-effectively. It is important to note that the current design of ETS product benchmarks do not fully support technology transitions to completely new low carbon steelmaking routes. Market Stability Reserve (MSR): An updated MSR should address the supply/demand balance in order to stabilize the carbon price, decrease uncertainty and trigger investments in fossil-free steel technologies. Improving funding support: The revision of the ETS should strengthen the role of funding mechanisms to provide support to breakthrough steel projects that address emission reductions at the root cause, providing a sustainable decrabonization solution to energy-intensive industries. Please see full feedback in enclosed attachment.
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Response to Sustainable Products Initiative

16 Nov 2020

SSAB supports the objectives set out in the EU Green Deal. SSAB's plan is to convert to a fossil-free steelmaking process based on the hydrogen-based HYBRIT technology, developed by SSAB together with our partners (LKAB and Vattenfall) within the framework of the HYBRIT initiative. SSAB's ambition is to be the first to offer fossil-free steel to the market as early as 2026. However, a transition to fossil-free steel operation translates into high investments and risks in the development of new technology. There is a need to stimulate demand for low-CO2 steel. SSAB would like to draw the attention to the input submitted by our European industry association, Eurofer, as well as our national industry association, Jernkontoret. Please see enclosed document for SSAB's general comments on the considered policy objectives.
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Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

10 Sept 2020 · EU industrial strategy

Response to Commission Regulation amending the CLP Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 and correcting Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/669

8 Feb 2019

SSAB welcomes the proposed carcinogen category 1B GCL 0.1% for cobalt metal as the majority of the iron ores mined within the European Union contain approximately up to 0.03 % cobalt metal by weight after reduction in the iron ore melting process, thus meaning all steel based upon those iron ores would have contained cobalt in excess of the RAC proposed SCL 0.01%. SSAB nevertheless questions the inclusion of cobalt in this ATP as more clarification is required regarding all routes of exposure, mutagenicity, the carcinogenic potency methodology and bio-elution as classification methodology for alloys.
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