CBAM Is Expanding – Your PPGI Order Is Now Directly Affected. CNB Group Prepares You for the New Carbon Reality

Good news? Not exactly. The European Union is doubling down on its carbon border policy — and this time, it is coming for your finished steel products.

On June 12, 2026, EU finance ministers agreed on a strengthened Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) framework at their Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting in Luxembourg.The new agreement significantly expands the scope of CBAM to cover a wider range of downstream products — including steel-intensive finished goods.

 Under the newly agreed position, CBAM will be extended from raw materials (iron, steel, aluminium) to downstream steel- and aluminium-intensive products. The Council went beyond the Commission‘s original proposal and agreed to roughly double the number of goods covered — meaning more importers will be brought into the scheme.

 The new framework brings pre-consumer metal scrap into CBAM’s scope and empowers the Commission to act when deceptive reporting practices are detected by high-risk companies.

 The Council also agreed to extend CBAM to scrap iron and aluminium, closing another loophole.

 Formal negotiations between the Council, the Commission, and the European Parliament are expected to begin soon after the Parliament adopts its own position, with a vote provisionally scheduled for September.

CBAM has been fully operational since January 1, 2026. But until now, its scope was largely limited to basic raw materials. The expansion to downstream products means that if you are exporting PPGI coils, galvanized sheets, aluminized tubes, or any other finished steel product to the EU, you will soon need to declare — and pay for — the embedded carbon emissions.

The cost impact is real. With carbon prices in the EU Emissions Trading System hovering at elevated levels, the CBAM charge on a typical steel container could add €60–100 per ton of CO₂.

✅ We are now capable of providing Product Carbon Footprint (CFP) data for PPGI, GI, GL, and aluminized steel tube products, fully aligned with EU CBAM reporting guidelines.

✅ We maintain strong relationships with state-owned mills that offer lower carbon intensity production — helping you minimize your CBAM exposure.

✅ We track all CBAM legislative developments in real time and will keep you informed as the regulatory landscape evolves.

📩 Contact CNB Group today to request CFP data for your target products and start preparing your supply chain for the carbon-constrained future.