ANNOUNCEMENT: Green Steel Strategies 2025 conference

On November 13, Brussels (Belgium) will host the Green Steel Strategies 2025 conference, organized by Kallanish.

Decarbonization of steel production seems to have taken a back seat recently amid geopolitical issues and the emergence of defense issues as priorities. Europe, which is leading the industry’s energy transition, has faced a critical obstacle: insufficient renewable energy infrastructure and a lack of green hydrogen supplies. Political support for leading green steel markets has also been slow.

In 2025, the European Commission published the Steel and Metals Action Plan and the Clean Industry Agreement. These documents were designed to help industry regain competitiveness while decarbonizing production processes. A key element of the plan is to amend the CBAM, while another is to consider an export duty on scrap. The EC also aims to speed up grid connection and get the European hydrogen project back on track. The implementation of the EC’s measures will have a direct impact on metallurgists’ investments in decarbonization and the future of the industry.

Other regions (Brazil, Australia, the Middle East, North Africa, etc.) have been touted as potential leaders in steel decarbonization thanks to renewable energy sources and access to raw materials. Various projects have already been announced, and India has become the first country to define “green” steel at the government level.

At the same time, efforts to reduce emissions in the US have stalled due to other priorities of the Donald Trump administration.

The Green Steel Strategies 2025 conference will bring together a range of stakeholders involved in industrial decarbonization to discuss pressing issues.

The event’s agenda includes the following topics:

• CBAM and European regulation,
• changing requirements for iron ore,
• tightening EU requirements for scrap,
• creating green markets,
• the role of renewable energy sources,
• hydrogen supply issues,
• global challenges facing the industry,
• steel supply chain issues.

The detailed agenda is available at the link.

Speakers at the event include:

• Erika Mink, Head Governmental Affairs at thyssenkrupp Steel,
• Alexander M. Julius, President of EUROMETAL,
• Carmen Ostwald, Secretary General of the LESS aisbl,
• Stanislav Zinchenko, CEO of GMK Center,
• Alessandro Sciamarelli, CEO of Economic and Market Analysis at EUROFER.

The information partner of the event is GMK Center.

Registration is available at the link.