As European industry advances toward full decarbonisation, a unified approach to measuring CO₂e emissions across global value chains is essential. In this joint letter, we welcome the European Commission’s initiative under the Clean Industrial Deal to streamline CO₂e reporting and call for a harmonised methodology across EU services—aligned with international standards. Simplification, coordination, and consistency will be key to ensuring effective compliance and supporting the EU’s long-term climate goals.

A new one-pager developed for the 2025 G7 highlights how massive Chinese state subsidies continue to distort the global aluminium market, placing European and global producers at a serious disadvantage. Drawing on OECD data, the paper reveals how non-market practices fuel overcapacity, disrupt fair competition, and increase carbon emissions. The document calls on G7 governments to strengthen trade enforcement, remove barriers to clean production, and boost recycling to ensure a level playing field and safeguard strategic industries..

European Aluminium strongly condemns the U.S. administration’s decision to raise Section 232 tariffs on aluminium imports from 25% to 50%. This escalation risks destabilising transatlantic trade, disrupting established supply chains, and triggering a surge in aluminium scrap outflows from Europe—further distorting an already fragile global trade environment.