Take transformation seriously—and act now!

The steel industry is at once the backbone, a driver of the future, and key to climate action. It supports hundreds of thousands of jobs, drives the hydrogen economy forward, and is strategically indispensable for Europe. But global overcapacity, rising price pressures, and new U.S. tariffs threaten its very existence. Why we urgently need a level playing field, clear political signals, and investment certainty—and what this has to do with Duisburg.