CBAM: "There is still time to expand it to ensure a level playing field, also for the appliance sectors"

A letter to the European Commission has been sent by 8 CEOs and executives of major companies from the steel-intensive appliance sector on 25/11/2025, expressing their concerns about the CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) in its current form.

The CBAM is scheduled to start its financial phase on 01/01/2026, following a transitional period from 2023 to 2025. Its gradual introduction is aligned with the phase-out of free allowances under the EU ETS to support the decarbonisation of EU industry. The Commission is expected to present measures in December to address the risk of CBAM circumvention.

"Our companies fully support the mechanism to gradually expand the carbon pricing scope through removal of the free allowances of the EU ETS, starting from 2026. We also support the CBAM aim to ensure the carbon price of imports is equivalent to the carbon price of domestic production, preventing carbon leakage and ensuring that the EU's climate goals and competitiveness of EU companies are not undermined. While we fully support the aim of CBAM, we are concerned as CBAM in its current…