Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 May 2026 | Astrid Van Mierlo Head of Unit | discussion about CBAM, in particular the treatment of scrap in the December report. | SRC |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Willem Van Ierland Head of Unit | Discussion on carbon footprint methodologies and specificities for aluminium | SRC |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Willem Van Ierland Head of Unit | Discussion on carbon footprint methodologies and specificities for aluminium | — |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Lucia Granelli Head of Unit | Aluminium waste and scrap | SRC |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Lucia Granelli Head of Unit | Aluminium waste and scrap | — |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Inge Bernaerts Director | The Commission explained the different instruments in the competition toolbox (antitrust including horizontal cooperation, State aid, foreign subsidies), their relation to the sector/its challenges; presented the newly adopted RESourceEU action plan | — |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Ulla Schwager Head of Unit | The Commission explained the different instruments in the competition toolbox (antitrust including horizontal cooperation, State aid, foreign subsidies), their relation to the sector/its challenges; presented the newly adopted RESourceEU action plan | — |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Inge Bernaerts Director | The Commission explained the different instruments in the competition toolbox (antitrust including horizontal cooperation, State aid, foreign subsidies), their relation to the sector/its challenges; presented the newly adopted RESourceEU action plan | SRC |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Ulla Schwager Head of Unit | The Commission explained the different instruments in the competition toolbox (antitrust including horizontal cooperation, State aid, foreign subsidies), their relation to the sector/its challenges; presented the newly adopted RESourceEU action plan | SRC |
| 28 Nov 2025 | Paulina Dejmek Hack Cabinet member | Circular Economy Act – End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation | SRC |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Maria Elena Scoppio Director | Physical meeting - Discussion on upcoming CBAM revision | — |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Gerassimos Thomas Director-General | Physical meeting - Discussion on upcoming CBAM revision | SRC |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Maria Elena Scoppio Director | Physical meeting - Discussion on upcoming CBAM revision | SRC |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Dan Jørgensen Commissioner | High-level roundtable: Electrification of Energy-Intensive Industry | — |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Gerassimos Thomas Director-General | Physical meeting - Discussion on upcoming CBAM revision | — |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Dan Jørgensen Commissioner | High-level roundtable: Electrification of Energy-Intensive Industry | SRC |
| 05 Nov 2025 | Eric Mamer Director-General | Exchange on circular economy and other environmental issues | — |
| 05 Nov 2025 | Eric Mamer Director-General | Exchange on circular economy and other environmental issues | SRC |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Patrice Pillet Cabinet member | High Level Dialogue with Industry executives on the implementation of CBAM | SRC |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Wopke Hoekstra Commissioner | High Level Dialogue with Industry executives on the implementation of CBAM | SRC |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Stéphane Séjourné Executive Vice-President | High Level Dialogue with Industry executives on the implementation of CBAM. | — |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Wopke Hoekstra Commissioner | High Level Dialogue with Industry executives on the implementation of CBAM | — |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Stéphane Séjourné Executive Vice-President | High Level Dialogue with Industry executives on the implementation of CBAM. | SRC |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Sabine Weyand Director-General | Situation in the aluminium sector | — |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Sabine Weyand Director-General | Situation in the aluminium sector | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Hydro is a leading aluminium and renewable energy company that builds businesses and partnerships for a more sustainable future. We are the largest European aluminium company and one of top three recyclers of aluminium in Europe. Our purpose is to create more viable societies by developing natural resources into products and solutions in innovative and efficient ways. We have 32,000 employees in more than 140 locations and 40 countries. Hydro is present throughout the aluminium value chain, from energy to bauxite mining and alumina refining, primary aluminium, aluminium extrusions and aluminium recycling. Hydro Energy has more than 100 years of experience in production of renewable energy. Today, we are one of the three largest operators of hydropower production in Norway and a large power market player in the Nordic region and Brazil.
EU Legislative Interests
EU ETS Directive, Competition policy (state aid), long-term climate strategy, Energy Union / electricity market design, Energy Efficiency Directive, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, Green Deal, Carbon Capture and Storage & Carbon Dioxide Removals, Carbon Management, EU tariff rates, FTAs negotiations, measures on aluminium scrap exports, trade relations with China, trade relations with the US, trade defence, Circular Economy initiatives (including the ELV Regulation, ESPR, the Circular Economy Act), Green Claims Directive, CS3D, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, sustainable finance, EU industrial policy (RESourceEU, the Industrial Accelerator Act), EU innovation policy
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
European Aluminium European Non-ferrous Metals Association - Eurometaux European Round Table for Industry - ERT Business Europe AEGIS Europe International Emissions Trading Association - IETA International Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers - IFIEC European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition - ERCST Zero Emissions Platform European Battery Alliance European Raw Materials Alliance Working Group on Emissions Trading to Combat the Greenhouse Effect (AGE) – AG Emissionshandel
Organisation Members
Not applicable
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