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THE EUROPEAN STEEL TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM : a long term R&D vision and a great ambition for the steel sector. July, 2006 Dr J.C Charbonnier. Steel: Basic Material for European Industry. Total Deliveries Finished Prods. 144Miot.
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THE EUROPEAN STEEL TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM :a long term R&D vision and a great ambition for the steel sector July, 2006 Dr J.C Charbonnier
Steel: Basic Material for European Industry Total Deliveries Finished Prods. 144Miot Steel Industry Turnover 92.5Bln€. Employment 377KTotal Sectors 2762Bln€. Employment 22Mio
Ambition : to assume a sustainable and global leadership In the coming 30 years Main challenges Growing impact of globalisation Matching steel supply Environmental constraints Changing EU regulation Developing a successful EU-25partnership
Stakeholders • The European Commission • Major steel companies and the whole European steel industry represented by EUROFER • The steel research centres and • The whole steel R&D network coming from the ECSC (now RFCS): 8000 researchers • Industrial stakeholders linked to the priorities of the Platform: • Suppliers (EUnited) • Customers (EUCAR, CECM) • Universitiesthrough a European network (T.I.M.E) • Representatives of EU national governments • Representatives of the trades unions and the Consultative Committee for Industrial Change (CCIC)
Mirror Group Member States Steering Committee P.Erkkila Decision-making level of the Stakeholders Support Group J.C Charbonnier P. Schwab Management-levelworking body Working Groups Expert-levelworking groups . Includes ad hoc subject matter experts of the steel sector . Are open to other initiatives Profit through Innovation Patners Automotive Partners Construction Energy Planet People Mr.Ch.Marique (CRM) Mr.C.Wuppermann (Stahl Zentrum) Mr. V.Heikkinen (Rautaruukki) Mr.G.Buzzichelli (CSM) Mr.K.Buttiens (Arcelor) Mr. M.Mirabile (CSM) Organisation of the Steel Technology Platform Secretariat (Organisational & Administrative Support) Implementation group Around 120 people involved over the last 3 years period A huge European bottom up exercise
Challenges Objectives Ambition 2030 4Ps approach 6 industrial programmes with considerable impact on society Sub-programmes/ R&D themes & areas Reinforcing the leadership of the steel sector in the framework of the sustainable development approach
Six ambitious programmes to meet the ESTEP’s Ambition througha Sustainable Development Approach
Current Status of ESTEP • Initiated in December 2002 • Approved at the highest level in July 2003 • Launched onMarch 12th 2004 • SRA endorsed on December 15th 2004 • Implementation process endorsed by the steering Committee, on July 7th 2005 • Publication approved on December 21st and • Published in March 2006 • Practical implementation of the SRA : • in the FP7 • in the RFCS programme • in Eurêka, National or Regional programmes, etc.