CBAM Goes Live Jan 1, 2026
How Does CBAM Work & What is its Financial Impact? The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a part of the “European Green Deal”, in which the EU will impose a carbon price on imports to match what domestic producers under the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) pay, aims to prevent “carbon leakage” where […]
Even Lower: Eccomelt’s EPD Numbers Released
Our new EPD numbers have been verified, and Eccomelt has achieved an even lower carbon footprint than in the past years due to a few key changes in our process. In Georgia, we’ve made incredible progress, dropping from 0.175 tons CO2e/ton of Al to our current 0.089 tons CO2e/ton of Al, as a direct result, […]
Mexican Duties will Likely Return
On April 22, the Mexican government announced the implementation of a large series of duties on over 500 product categories, including 20 – 35% on aluminum, aluminum alloys and aluminum products. This move was highly welcomed by the US, especially the Aluminum Association and others that had been accusing Mexico of unfairly circumventing US […]