Capturing the Potential of the Circular Economy Transition in the EU Steel Industry
Factsheet
- Climate Change Mitigation: By 2050, implementing Circular Economy strategies can save 64-81 Mt CO2-eq. emissions annually in the steel sector, compared to relying solely on decarbonisation strategies
- Reduced Resource Dependency: These strategies can reduce the direct input of metal ore for the EU steel industry by 27%
- Lower Energy Demand: They can significantly decrease the EU steel industry’s demand for fossil energy carriers by 28% and electricity by 36%
- Higher Economic Security: The EU’s trade balance can be boosted by EUR 7 billion through reduced imports
WAGNER Aymara;
WALKER Anna;
ALBIZZATI Paola Federica;
MILIOS Leonidas;
BESLER Malte;
PEDAUGA Luis;
ROSTEK Leon;
KERAMIDAS Kimon;
PINERO MIRA Pablo;
CHRISTIS Maarten;
FONTEYN Pieter;
PETSINARIS Foivos;
ZIBELL Laurent;
TONINI Davide;
2025-09-24
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC143444
978-92-68-31754-9 (online),
OP KJ-01-25-477-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC143444,
10.2760/3418709 (online),
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