On 15 September 2026 in Strasbourg, the European Parliament adopted, with 464 votes in favour, its position on extending the CBAM – Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to downstream products and on anti-circumvention measures. The proposed scope goes beyond basic materials to include steel- and aluminium-intensive manufactured products such as fasteners, wires, springs and household articles. The legislative process will now continue through interinstitutional negotiations.
On the same day, Parliament also adopted its position on the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund, with 433 votes in favour, aimed at temporarily supporting European producers affected by CBAM and mitigating carbon leakage risks.
For Orange1 and the electromechanical supply chain, this represents a significant step. Together with ESN – Electromechanics Synergy Network, we have been highlighting for months the need to look beyond raw materials and protect the entire industrial value chain.
Since 1 July 2026, the new EU Steel Regulation has also been in force, setting annual duty-free import quotas at 18.3 million tonnes and applying a 50% duty to imports exceeding those quotas. Duty-free volumes were reduced by 47% compared with the 2024 reference quotas.
For companies that transform steel and other materials every day into motors, components and industrial solutions, the key issue therefore remains consistency across the entire value chain: ensuring competitive conditions not only for primary production, but also for the companies that create value through industrial transformation.
In the new video, Orange1 President Armando Donazzan discusses the significance of the Strasbourg vote and the path Orange1 is pursuing together with ESN to support the competitiveness of European manufacturing.