Agenda

The European steelmaking sector is facing rising energy costs, regulatory pressure and global competition. At the same time, steelmaking remains crucial to Europe’s industrial security and to building value chains for the energy transition. Poland has a particularly important role here – as one of the leading producers of copper and non-ferrous metals in the CEE region.

Main themes:

• Competitiveness of European and Polish steelmaking
• Energy prices and CO2 costs
• The future of copper and non-ferrous metal smelting
• EU regulations and industrial policy
• Modernisation of smelters and industrial security

Key questions:

• Can Europe maintain its steelmaking and metallurgical capacity?
• How are high energy prices affecting the future of Polish smelters?
• Is EU climate policy weakening Europe’s metals processing industry?
• What role can Poland play in the European value chain for strategic metals?