Between climate protection and competitive fears: EU emissions trading under the microscope
New timeline, laxer rules, dissatisfied pioneers: What companies need to know.
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CO₂ border adjustment – Driving green change in the steel industry
Since the beginning of 2026, CO₂ taxes have been levied on steel imports into the EU for the first time. Helge Langheim, Head of Foreign Trade Policy, Markets, and Statistics at Salzgitter AG, considers the CBAM to be necessary in creating climate protection incentives, not only for domestic producers but also for international competitors – despite criticism voiced concerning bureaucracy and potential loopholes.
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CBAM: Green steel needs fair rules
Too bureaucratic, too expensive, too protectionist opine the opponents – not consistent enough counter the advocates: Criticism of the CO₂ compensation mechanism CBAM, which has been in place since the beginning of 2026, continues unabated. Find out here why the instrument nevertheless remains indispensable for preventing carbon leakage and driving the decarbonization of industry forward.
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Modular principle
Cutting, rolling, welding: Salzgitter AG is expanding its defense business with a modular system and a new, group-wide sales organization.
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Setting the course to the future in Lower Saxony
Why Benedikt Hüppe, Managing Director of the Unternehmerverbände Niedersachsen (UVN) (Lower Saxony Business Associations), is strongly convinced of the adaptability, flexibility and sustainable future viability of Lower Saxony as a business location. And what he is demanding from policy makers.
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