Metals industry working to maintain essential operations and withstand the COVID-19 crisis

Europe’s non-ferrous metals industry is committed to ensure the health and safety of its employees throughout the COVID-19 health crisis, while maintaining essential operations to the extent possible. 

An early survey of European metals companies reveals that the economic impacts from COVID-19 are already severe, and expected to worsen due to slowdown and closure in major value chains.

EU leadership is called for to sustain key materials suppliers like the metals industry, address supply disruptions, and ensure frictionless cross-border transport of key goods.