17 June 2026, 13:15 CET Three of Europe's leading steelmakers - ArcelorMittal Europe, thyssenkrupp Steel, and voestalpine – are today issuing a joint call for urgent, pragmatic reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), warning that without adjustments the current trajectory risks destroying Europe's industrial base. In an article published in the Financial Times, ArcelorMittal executive chairman Lakshmi Mittal articulated the companies' shared position on how the ETS needs to be reconsidered, to safeguard European steelmaking and all the industries it serves.
