Polish Steel Association (HIPH)

Polish Steel Association (HIPH) supports the objectives of the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) and the European Unions defined goals aimed at strengthening the European industrial base, enhancing economic resilience, and reducing strategic dependencies, particularly in sectors considered critical to the EUs economic transformation and economic security.

The proposed regulation on Clean Corporate Fleets presents an opportunity to accelerate the decarbonisation of the entire automotive ecosystem, beyond tailpipe emissions. The European steel industry is ready to deliver on decarbonisation, but investment decisions hinge on whether Europe creates the market conditions to match its climate ambition.

On behalf of the Polish steel sector, I hereby submit our contribution in response to the European Commissions public consultation on the revision of benchmark values for the allocation of free emission allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) for the period 20262030.

The Polish Steel Association (HIPH), representing the Polish steel industry, welcomes the opportunity to provide comments in the context of the consultation on the draft Implementing Regulation laying down rules on the carbon price paid in third countries under the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

The Polish Steel Association supports EUROFERs position regarding the carbon price deduction mechanism under CBAM. To ensure fairness and environmental integrity, only effective, explicit and net carbon costs paid in the country of origin should be recognised. Recognised carbon costs must apply to the entire domestic production and be part of a transparent, robust and ambitious climate policy framework.

The Polish Steel Association (HIPH) supports the European Commissions objective to simplify environmental legislation and reduce administrative burdens, while maintaining a high level of environmental protection.

The Polish Steel Association, supporting EUROFERs position, welcomes the EUs efforts to implement CBAM as a tool to reduce carbon leakage and ensure fair competition. For the mechanism to be effective, several adjustments are needed: During the transitional phase (e.g.

Polish Steel Association (HIPH) emphasizes that the Digital Product Passport (DPP), together with the related registry, must be designed and implemented in a manner that ensures that the scope of data collected and processed is strictly limited to information genuinely necessary for the attainment of the applicable regulatory objectives.

ELECTRIFICATION ACTION PLAN POLISH STEEL ASSOCIATION STATEMENT The Polish Steel Association is a non-profit trade organization representing steel manufacturers and processing plants in Poland. Below we present our position in the context of the public consultation on the EU Electrification Action Plan, which aims to accelerate the shift from fossil fuels to clean electricity across sectors such as industry…

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

The Polish Steel Association supports EUROFERs position on CBAM benchmarks and welcomes the Commissions efforts to ensure a fair and climate-effective implementation. CBAM benchmarks should reflect the best available environmental practices, consistent with the objective of reducing global emissions and ensuring a level playing field with third countries.

The Polish Steel Association (HIPH) welcomes the launch of the consultation process concerning the preparation of the delegated act for iron and steel products under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR).