Recommendation for the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on EU-China political relations

Tabled by Daniel Obajtek, Adam Bielan, Sebastian Tynkkynen

Added: ha) note with concern the surge in imports of silicon metal into the EU market from China and from third countries where Chinese production capacity has been established, which has contributed to a severe decline in EU production and profitability and is putting the viability of European production at risk; recall that silicon metal is classified as both a critical and a strategic raw material under Regulation (EU) 2024/12521a, and stress that the loss of EU production capacity would increase external dependencies and weaken the EU’s resilience, including in relation to the energy and digital transitions; note with concern that the definitive safeguard measures on certain ferro-alloys adopted by the Commission in November 2025 do not cover silicon metal; underline that silicon metal exported from China is used by industrial consumers as a substitute for ferrosilicon, thereby undermining the effectiveness of the safeguard measures applicable to ferrosilicon; further note that major trading partners, including the United States, Canada and Australia, have already introduced trade defence measures against imports of Chinese silicon metal, and stress that this situation risks increasing trade diversion towards the EU market; react without delay and adopt the effective trade defence measures necessary to address dumped and subsidised imports in order to preserve viable EU production capacity for silicon metal and ferro-alloys; -------- 1a Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020 (OJ L, 2024/1252, 3.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1252/oj).

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE788.288