Among the six priority product groups under the ESPR, iron & steel is the first whose delegated act is targeted for adoption in 2026, with compliance expected around 2028. It’s the sector that concretely opens the sequence of category-by-category DPP requirements.
What it changes for you
For metals manufacturers and their distributors, this is the starting signal. Sustainability attributes — composition, recyclability, environmental footprint — need to be structured now: a delegated act typically allows 18 to 36 months before the deadline, but collecting and cleaning the data takes time. This is exactly the kind of per-family modelling a PIM absorbs painlessly.