• Wienerberger backed the European Commission’s proposed EU ETS changes, citing improved industrial competitiveness and support for decarbonization investment.
• Highlighted proposed benchmark revisions for 2026-2030 that could raise free allocations for clay blocks, clay pipes, ceramic tiles, lowering ETS carbon costs.
• Pointed to a post-2030 trajectory with a slower reduction path, extended free allocation, improving planning certainty for long-term capital spending.
• Flagged sector-specific fallback fuel benchmarks from 2031 as a potential boost to future free allocation for ceramics versus cross-sector benchmarks.
• Sought clearer, practical conditions tying future free allocation to company decarbonization investments, citing many small plants and uneven green power availability.

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