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Welcome to Düsseldorf

8 November 2011

Hans Jürgen KerkhoffPresident German Steel FederationChairman Steel Institute VDEh

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Stahl-Zentrum, Düsseldorf, Germany

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German Steel FederationSteel Institute VDEh

VDEh-Institute for Applied Research BFI

MPI for Iron and Steel Research

Research Association for Steel Application

Publishing House Stahleisen

Advisory Organisation for Steel Construction

Special Steel Association

Steel Information Centre

Information Centre Stainless Steel

Steel Credit Security Office

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Competence for Steel under one Roof

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World crude steel production 2009 and 2010

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The Steel Production Sites in Germany

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Outlook 2012: German steel market still growing - from an already high starting point

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Decision by the EU Commission on benchmarks in emission rights trading from 2013

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Decrease of the Benchmarks due to a climate target of 30 %

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Emissions of the Blast Furnaces in the EU

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Renewable Energy Fee(increased apportionment)

CO2-Price 2010: 15 €/t CO2

2013: 30 €/t CO2

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Renewable Energy Law (EEG) – Payments for renewables and costs for steel industry:Massive increase already before the amendment.

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2010: Renewable Fee 2,047 Cent / kWh 2011: Renewable Fee 3,5 Cent / kWh 2015: Renewable Fee 4 Cent / kWh

2010: 110 M. €

2011p: 180 M. €

Source: BDEW, own calculations

Amendment of the Renewable Energy Law:The annual burden would be doubled up to 400 million €

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Energy efficiency andCO2-emissions of the steel industry in Germany

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Reduced CO2 emission: comparison1990/2009

Equal to 4 million middle-sized automobiles

(15 000 km/year; 170 g CO2/km)

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Consumption of reducing agents of the blast furnaces in Germany

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