10 Amendments of Adam GIEREK related to 2013/2177(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas steel will remain a key material for Europe’s industrial value chains, and, thanks to its durability and flexibility, is a key construction material in the production of semi-finished products, such as: steel sections, including rods, wires, thick and thin sheets, and, in particular, deep-drawing sheets for the automotive sector; it is therefore in the interest of the European Union to maintain its domestic production;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. Notes that large metallurgical companies operating in the EU are geared towards maximising their exploitation of current technological potential and to minimising innovative investments in the deep drawing of steel, thereby reducing their industrial policy to activities of a temporary character; expresses its surprise that, in the face of the collapse of individual industrial sectors (automotive, steelmaking and others), the Commission is restricting itself to drawing up ‘action plans’ and appointing ‘high-level groups’ instead of developing a forward-looking and comprehensive EU industrial policy;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the production of steel for construction may rely to a large extent on fusion metallurgy, using recycled, segregated scrap metal and maintaining European standards that include criteria of durability and plasticity margin; believes that the role of fusion metallurgy based on scrap metal should not be overestimated, as it cannot be used effectively in the production of all varieties of steel, especially deep-drawn flat products;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Asserts that the European manufacture of deep-drawn steel sheets using innovative metallurgical and processing technologies may become an important prerequisite for achieving a sustainable competitive price advantage for Europe’s car industry;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls the Commission’s attention to the fact that semi-finished steel products, as market products, may play a decisive role in achieving a sustainable competitive advantage for many machine industries, including car production;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that the absence of an appropriate industrial policy is leading to European industry losing its long-term competitiveness as a result of exceptionally high energy costs; notes that high energy and raw material costs are a consequence not only of the need to import such products from third countries, but also of internal factors; agrees with the Commission that the current restructuring of the steel industry has given rise to social problems by cutting the number of jobs;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Takes the view that emissions of technological CO2 in the blast furnace process as a result of reduction could be significantly diminished or eliminated through innovative processes of reduction using gases, particularly hydrogen;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Agrees with the Commission that steel may be recycled multiple times, thereby reducing significantly technological emissions of CO2; believes, however, that consideration must be given to the fact that the detrimental presence of copper – an element which causes brittleness in steel – in the chemical composition of scrap iron (steel and iron) has been increasing for years;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Believes that the production of high-quality flat steel semi-finished products, and in particular sheet metal with anti-corrosion coatings for car bodies, requires particular support;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Feels that innovative technologies for the effective and environmentally friendly scrapping of used passenger cars are becoming a necessity;