en.Wedoany.com Reported - German steel distributors and processors recently held a meeting with the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, focusing on competitive distortions caused by imports of finished steel-based products. The meeting was chaired by Alexander Julius, President of EUROMETAL and Managing Director of German trading company macroMetal, who actively advocated for including steel processed products in EU import measures earlier this month at the Kallanish European Steel Markets Conference in Vienna.

Participants also included Michael Wasner from Gebr. Waasner, Domenico Marino from Knauf Interfer, Jan Hobert from Hettich Management Service, and representatives from the German Ministry of Economics. The discussions centered on clearer rules of origin and traceability, consideration of the "melt and pour" method, and greater attention to steel processed products in existing and future trade policy instruments.

In their appeal to the German government and the European Commission, participants called for improved rules on determining origin, traceability, and proof of origin for goods to prevent circumvention strategies. They also urged the EU to develop existing trade protection tools in a faster, more practical, and more value-chain-oriented manner.

In a joint statement, participants noted that preserving this industrial base is strategically important, as many processed products may involve infrastructure, defense, and security projects. Jiří Mravec from Trinecke Zelezarny also emphasized this point in Vienna: "We do not live in a peaceful world. No one wants to be 100% dependent on imports."

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