International Copper Association Europe
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2025 | Kurt Vandenberghe Director-General | Impact of EU climate policies on non-ferrous metals production | SRC |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Kurt Vandenberghe Director-General | Impact of EU climate policies on non-ferrous metals production | — |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Aleksandra Kordecka Cabinet member | Implementation of Critical Raw Materials Act | — |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Aleksandra Kordecka Cabinet member | Implementation of Critical Raw Materials Act | SRC |
| 06 Jun 2025 | Veronica Manfredi Director | The participants discussed the importance of the EU copper industry to the Green transition, environmental protection measures and the Commission’s intention to develop a harmonised environmental quality standard for copper in surface waters. | SRC |
| 06 Jun 2025 | Veronica Manfredi Director | The participants discussed the importance of the EU copper industry to the Green transition, environmental protection measures and the Commission’s intention to develop a harmonised environmental quality standard for copper in surface waters. | — |
| 23 May 2025 | Léon Delvaux Director | Discussion on the availability of copper scrap in the EU market | — |
| 23 May 2025 | Léon Delvaux Director | Discussion on the availability of copper scrap in the EU market | SRC |
| 13 May 2025 | Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea Director | Exchange of views on the Circular Economy Act | SRC |
| 13 May 2025 | Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea Director | Exchange of views on the Circular Economy Act | — |
| 09 Apr 2025 | Joan Canton Head of Unit | Operations in the EU and decarbonisation challenge, Discussion on Clean industrial Deal and the Steel and Metals Action Plan | — |
| 09 Apr 2025 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | Operations in the EU and decarbonisation challenge, Discussion on Clean industrial Deal and the Steel and Metals Action Plan | — |
| 09 Apr 2025 | Joan Canton Head of Unit | Operations in the EU and decarbonisation challenge, Discussion on Clean industrial Deal and the Steel and Metals Action Plan | SRC |
| 09 Apr 2025 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | Operations in the EU and decarbonisation challenge, Discussion on Clean industrial Deal and the Steel and Metals Action Plan | SRC |
| 07 Apr 2025 | Aleksandra Kordecka Cabinet member | Clean Industrial Deal, Electrification Action Plan, Affordable Energy Plan, CISAF | SRC |
| 07 Apr 2025 | Aleksandra Kordecka Cabinet member | Clean Industrial Deal, Electrification Action Plan, Affordable Energy Plan, CISAF | — |
| 07 Apr 2025 | Laia Pinos Mataro Cabinet member | Clean Industrial Deal, Electrification Action Plan, Affordable Energy Plan, CISAF | SRC |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Anne-Maud Orlinski Cabinet member | Clean Industrial Deal, Affordable Energy Action Plan and new State aid Framework (CISAF), Electrification Action Plan | — |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Anne-Maud Orlinski Cabinet member | Clean Industrial Deal, Affordable Energy Action Plan and new State aid Framework (CISAF), Electrification Action Plan | SRC |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Nicolo Brignoli Cabinet member | Omnibus | — |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Nicolo Brignoli Cabinet member | Omnibus | SRC |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Felix Fernandez-Shaw Director | Meeting of the South America Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Coalition of the Willing – Dialogue with private and public sector stakeholders, and financial institutions on sustainable critical raw materials value chains in Latin America. | SRC |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Felix Fernandez-Shaw Director | Meeting of the South America Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Coalition of the Willing – Dialogue with private and public sector stakeholders, and financial institutions on sustainable critical raw materials value chains in Latin America. | — |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Exchange of views on proposals on crucial aspects for the competitiveness of the copper industry: energy prices, state aid, decarbonization and circular economy. | — |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Aleksandra Kordecka Cabinet member | Exchange of views on proposals on crucial aspects for the competitiveness of the copper industry: energy prices, state aid, decarbonization and circular economy. | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Based in Brussels, the International Copper Association Europe (ICA Europe) is the leading advocate for the copper industry in Europe. With 32 members globally, ICA represents more than half of the world’s copper production and most of the EU’s production. As ICA’s European branch, the organisation represents companies that mine, smelt and recycle copper for use across the economy, in the electricity system, buildings, transport and industry. Through a team of policy, industry and scientific experts, ICA Europe promotes copper as an essential material for achieving the EU’s ambition of a resilient, climate-neutral Europe and seeks to ensure that EU policies enable the sustainable production of copper to serve Europe’s future needs. ICA Europe also serves as the secretariat of the REACH Copper Consortium, which provides a coordinated answer to EU requirements on chemical registration, evaluation and authorisation.
EU Legislative Interests
EU Emission Trading System Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism EU 2040 Climate target (revision of Climate law) Clean Industrial Deal Affordable Energy Action Plan new State aid and competition framework Critical Raw Materials Act Steel and Metals Action Plan Batteries Regulation Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation Waste Shipment Regulation / Basel Convention End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation New Circular Economy Act Revision of e-waste Directive Endocrine disruptor assessment (Biocidal Products Regulation, CLP) Product Environmental Footprint /Organisational Environmental Footprint Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive Copper OEL under Chemicals Agents Directive Implementation of Industrial Emissions Directive Revision of Water Directives Soil Monitoring Law Water Resilience Strategy Nature credits system EU Taxonomy ‘Omnibus’ proposal to simplify CSRD, CS3D, Taxonomy and CBAM Classification, Labelling and Packaging regulation implementation REACH revision / Chemicals Industry Package Water Framework Directive
Communication Activities
Bilateral meetings. Organisation and participation to events in the European Parliament and with policy makers, industry roundtables. ICA Europe's positions and inputs to various public consultations can be found at https://www.internationalcopper.org/eu
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Eurométaux Electrification Alliance European Solar Thermal Industry Federation Metals for Buildings Platform for Electromobility Europacable Construction Products Europe European Association for Wastewater Heat Recovery (WWHR Europe) European Heat Pump Association
Organisation Members
https://internationalcopper.org/about-ica/ica-members/