Recital 33

(33) The automotive sector is one of the biggest users of steel and the current uptake of recycled steel in new vehicles remains low. In order to contribute to lowering the carbon footprint linked to the production of new vehicles and support the move of the automotive industry towards climate neutrality, a minimum share of steel recycled from post-consumer steel waste and, where relevant, ferrous scrap in new vehicles should be set. The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should therefore be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing a minimum share of steel recycled from post-consumer steel waste and, where relevant, ferrous scrap including flat and long carbon steel and possibly stainless-steel product families, to be present in and incorporated into vehicle types. The establishment of a future target should be preceded by a dedicated study by the Commission covering all relevant technical, environmental and economic factors linked to the feasibility of such target, including impacts on other steel using sectors and global greenhouse gas emissions. It is important to distinguish between various steel product families within the vehicle, as they are produced using different technologies that have various constraints for the utilisation of ferrous scrap regarding their ability to tolerate copper content and other tramp elements. In order to supplement certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of establishing a methodology for the calculation and verification of the share of steel recovered from post-consumer steel waste and, where relevant, ferrous scrap present in and incorporated into the vehicle type.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-14 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.