UNESID

The revision of the EU public procurement framework represents an important opportunity to further develop procurement practices that support the green transition, industrial competitiveness and economic resilience, while ensuring value for money.

UNESID welcomes the European Commissions proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), which represents an important step towards creating lead markets for low-carbon industrial products and strengthening Europes competitiveness, resilience and strategic autonomy.

Spains steel industry feedback on the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act (IDAA) The Spanish steel sector strongly supports the objectives of the IDAA and the need to rapidly create effective lead markets for low-carbon industrial products.

UNESID is the trade association of the Spanish steel Industry and the first tier of downstream activities. It gathers 46 companies that employ 50,000 people, in addition to more than 20,000 related to scrap recovery. Every tonne of steel produced in Spain carries out 7 in environmental investments. The Spanish steel industry is the recycling champion, as every year 11 m tonnes of ferrous scrap become new steel.

The Spanish Steel Association, UNESID, in representation of the Spanish Steel Industry welcomes the opportunity to give feedback on the initiative which aims to define a framework to regulate and harmonize the environmental claims and, as a result, to boost the participation and empowerment of costumer in the ecological transition through the disposal of accurate and comparable environmental information for their…

The Spanish Steel Association, UNESID, in representation of the Spanish Steel Industry welcomes the opportunity to give feedback on the Inception Impact Assessment of the Sustainable Products Initiative. The European Green Deal has defined ambitious aspirations that will entail a converging point in the European economic system.

UNESID, the Spanish Steelmaking and Primary Steel Processing Association views in relation with the proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) (Several other aspects has been/are going to be commented by Eurofer, the European Steelmaking Association, and the alliance of the Energy Intensive Industries) UNESID welcomes the Commission tying to reduce carbon leakage and a higher impact in climate change by a…

UNESID, the Spanish Steelmaking and Steel transforming Association views in relation with the proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) (Several other aspects has been/are going to be commented by Eurofer, the European Steelmaking Association, and the alliance of the Energy Intensive Industries) UNESID welcomes the Commission tying to reduce carbon leakage and a higher impact in climate change by a proposal…

Contribution of UNESID Spanish Steelmaking and Steel Transforming Association UNESID welcomes the opportunity to comment on the draft Commission Implementing Regulation revising the ETS benchmark values for free allocation in 2026-2030. The full UNESID position is attached as an annex. This summary focuses on one issue: the proposed fuel fallback benchmark.

UNESID, the Spanish Steelmaking and Steel transforming Association views in relation with a future improvement of the EU Emission Trading Scheme Promoting the electrification, either direct or indirect instead of hamper it.

The Cobalt, except for very specific alloys, is a component that enters steel in an inadvertent mode, both in virgin raw materials, and in recycled origin, making it extremely difficult to separate the nickel due to its chemical affinity. In stainless steel content up to 0.3 % by weight of cobalt metal is frequent and next to it remains after the recycling process in the electric furnaces.

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UNESID, the Spanish Steel Association, welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2486. Our comments on specific provisions of the draft acts are set out in the attached document.

Carbon price paid in third countries. A fair and detailed view is needed. UNESID supports the principle that CBAM should recognise carbon prices already paid abroad, but this must be applied with extreme caution. Our main concerns are: 1. Only net, effective carbon costs. Recognition should be limited to explicit and verifiable CO prices that apply equally to all domestic producers in the exporting country.

UNESID, the Spanish Steel Association, understands the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the effort that shall be made by the European Union to ensure its alignment with the EU Green Deal’s objectives. Taking the opportunity to give feedback, we should start by saying that this revision comes amid very difficult economic panorama.

Unesid, representing the steel and first steel processing industry, supports the increase in the maximum mass of lorries to 44 tonnes and the free transit between Member States of vehicles of this tonnage. There are several reasons for this: On the one hand, climate efficiency: each journey by which the load carried increases from the current approximately 22 t in different MSs to 26 t represents a very significant…

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CBAM Methodology (definitive period from 2026) UNESID values the opportunity to comment on the CBAM methodology. We believe several elements require clarification or reinforcement: 1. Melted and poured + mechanical transformation. CBAM must require proof of the plant where the steel was melted and poured, complemented with information on subsequent thermo-mechanical transformation (rolling, coating, etc.).

The Spanish Steel Association, UNESID, in representation of the Spanish Steel Industry welcomes the opportunity to give feedback on the initiative which aims to strength Europes net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem. We advocate for common, solid and reasonable cost-benefit based regulatory criteria agreed at European level.

The European Commission has committed in the Steel and Metals Plan a new trade mechanism that needs to be highly effective. To design it, it is necessary to analyse the weaknesses in the design of the safeguard that have prevented the measures still in force, despite repeated reviews, from becoming highly effective. Increase in quotas while reducing consumption.

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The Spanish Steel Association, UNESID, in representation of the Spanish Steel Industry welcomes the opportunity to give feedback on the initiative which aims to assess the suitability of reviewing the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive.

The Commissions initiative to ensure sufficient availability of aluminium scrap within the EU is fully consistent with the Unions renewed approach to economic security, industrial resilience and the effective implementation of the circular economy, in line with the objectives of the Steel and Metals Action Plan and the EU agenda to safeguard strategic inputs for the green and digital transitions.

CBAM Benchmarks (ETS references) CBAM Benchmarks should reflect the best environmental practices and reducing the risk of circumvention. UNESID welcomes the Commissions consultation on CBAM benchmarks. We agree that benchmarks must reflect the principles of the ETS, ensuring both environmental integrity and a fair level playing field. However, several points deserve stronger emphasis: 1.

See ESPR Iron and Steel Questionnaire UNESID Final including rational v4 Harmonised definition of \"green steel\". Methodological Principles [1] agreed by UNESID partners UNESID Low-carbon steel labelling reference values EN v4 (non-paper) The three documents has been integrated in the first one in a row.

The Spanish Steel Association, UNESID, in representation of the Spanish Steel Industry welcomes the opportunity to give feedback on the Inception Impact Assessment of the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR).

Unesid, representing the steel and first steel processing industry, supports the increase in the maximum mass of lorries to 44 tonnes and the free transit between Member States of vehicles of this tonnage. Each journey by which the load carried is increased from the current approximately 18 t in different MSs to 22 t results in a reduction of CO2 and other pollutants (NOx, SO2, PM2,5...) of 18 % per voyage.

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