• Wienerberger backed the European Commission’s EU ETS reform package, citing improved investment certainty for industrial decarbonization.
• Proposed 2026-2030 benchmark revisions would raise free allocations for clay blocks, clay pipes, ceramic tiles, lowering ETS carbon costs.
• Plans include a slower post-2030 emissions reduction path, extending free allocation to support long-term capital spending.
• Commission proposals also feature an ETS Investment Booster for 2027-2030, an Industrial Decarbonization Bank for 2031-2040, carbon credits from 2036.
• Wienerberger flagged unresolved conditions tying future free allocation to company decarbonization investments, seeking practical, proportionate rules for small sites.

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