EU targets steel and furniture in new plan to make sustainable products "the norm"

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. Photo: Virginia Mayo/AP/TT.
21 apr. 2025
23:47
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. Photo: Virginia Mayo/AP/TT.
Steel, textiles and furniture are under the spotlight as the EU rolls out new five-year plan for more circular and sustainable products.

Steel and aluminium, textiles (with a focus on apparel), furniture, tyres and mattresses.

These are the product categories being prioritised by the European Commission as it rolls out its new five-year working plan for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and the Energy Labelling Regulation.

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