The change in the EU’s public procurement rules for lower-emission metals will likely include at least steel and move forward by the end of the month as part of the Industrial Accelerator Act, Valère Moutarlier, deputy director general for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at the European Commission, said.

Moutarlier hinted at the much-awaited update on procurement rules on Thursday January 15 during a panel discussion at the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Talking about the willingness to pay for a green premium metal and how regulation could help incentivize the uptake of lower-carbon-emission metals that often come with a higher price tag, the official said the EC is looking at this now.

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