This project aims to provide environmental and techno-economic background on steel products to support future discussion on EU product policies with scientific evidence and lay the ground for a possible future Delegated Act for iron and steel products within the framework of the Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) (Regulation (EU) 2024/1781).
The ESPR supports the commitments made in both the European Green Deal (COM(2019) 640 final) and the Circular Economy Action Plan (COM(2020) 98 final), and it replaces the Ecodesing Directive 2009/125/EC. This new regulation establishes a comprehensive legislative frameworks for a wider range of products, ensuring that products placed on the EU market become increasingly sustainable with a reduced negative life cycle impact.
Steel is an intermediate product used to produce many other goods, with applications in a wide range of sectors such as automotive, building and infrastructure, mechanical engineering, packaging, etc. This project is unique as it is the first intermediate product addressed within the ESPR framework.
The study adopts a cradle-to-gate approach, analysing the environmental performance of iron and steel products from raw material extraction (such as iron ore and coal) to the factory gate. As a result of this work, a set of suitable requirements (both performance and information) applicable to this product group will be identified.
Stakeholder involvement is crucial to this study for data collection and joint analysis. For that reason, you are encouraged to participate by registering as stakeholder in the project website. Instructions on how to register as a stakeholder are provided in the Register section.
