European Aluminium calls on EU institutions to adopt decisive trade measures to safeguard the viability of the European aluminium sector, a strategic industry for Europe’s economic security, competitiveness and resilience. The sector is facing increasing pressure from global market disruptions, making targeted and effective policy action essential. This paper outlines European Aluminium’s key trade concerns and proposes concrete measures to protect a critical industry for Europe’s future.

European Aluminium welcomes the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on trade measures to ensure sufficient availability of aluminium scrap on the EU market. The sector’s transition towards climate neutrality is structurally dependent on increased use of recycled aluminium, which generates around 95% fewer CO₂ emissions than primary production. Ensuring access to adequate quantities of aluminium scrap at competitive prices within the EU is therefore a prerequisite for maintaining a resilient, low-carbon aluminium value chain in Europe.

Aluminium is essential to clean energy technologies and strategic industrial sectors including automotive, construction, packaging, aerospace, digital infrastructure and defence. Meeting Europe’s growing demand for low-carbon, circular and securely sourced aluminium requires the rapid deployment of a new generation of production technologies. This Innovation Agenda identifies the key technologies, research priorities and enabling conditions needed to advance low-carbon production routes, improve resource efficiency and strengthen the resilience of the European aluminium value chain.