Cersaie 2025 - Bologna, 22nd / 26th September 2025
CO2: From Inevitable Cost to Competitive Advantage.
ETS regulations are changing the rules of the game once again. At CERSAIE, let's start a dialogue to draft your future strategy.
ETS regulations are changing the rules of the game once again. At CERSAIE, let's start a dialogue to draft your future strategy.
"Our approach is founded on dialogue. We don't offer off-the-shelf solutions, but rather sit down with you to analyze potential scenarios and craft the right strategy tailored to your unique situation."
Strategy
The ceramics sector and the European manufacturing industry are at a turning point. The energy transition is a reality of rising costs and complex regulations. In this scenario, compliance is no longer a mere administrative task: you can either react passively, eroding your margins, or manage it actively to turn a constraint into an opportunity for innovation and a competitive advantage. Navigating this strategic crossroads requires a partner with a clear market vision. This is Nvalue's role. As pioneers in the environmental markets, our unique position gives us a bird's-eye view, allowing us to translate the complexity of regulations and prices into a strategic path. Our goal is to help you turn an obligation into a tangible competitive advantage.
Compliance
For ETS1-Obligated Producers: Act, Don't React.
The reduction of free allowances starting in 2026 is a mathematical certainty. A wait-and-see approach risks exposing you to volatile and unpredictable costs. Now is the time to analyze future scenarios for your facility together, with quantitative projections, evaluating a range of options from optimal allowance trading to reconsidering technological investments whose profitability may shift in light of expected price dynamics.
For Energy-Intensive Producers: The real cost isn't what you see today.
The introduction of ETS2 is a silent game-changer. From 2027, the CO2 costs associated with your natural gas consumption will be passed on by suppliers directly to your bills, becoming a new and significant expense. Acting in advance is the only winning move. Together, we can map these future costs, re-evaluate energy efficiency projects (whose profitability can change significantly in this new context), and develop hedging strategies.
For Other Actors in the Supply Chain: Your chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
The increase in CO2 costs for producers will not stop at their factory gates; it will ripple throughout the entire supply chain. The sustainability and resilience of your partners become your own. An ESG strategy that concretely analyzes supply chain risks is no longer an optional extra. It is a fundamental asset to protect your business, improve dialogue with the banking system, and strengthen your position as a reliable partner.
Ets
To fully understand the dynamics that will drive cost increases, it's essential to start with the details. Our guides analyze the mechanisms of "product benchmarks" and ETS 2 in a clear and direct way.
A document that analyzes one of the main factors set to drive up your compliance costs. No form to fill out, just crucial information to act with awareness.
A complete introduction to the European Union's new emission trading system, to understand how it will affect all users of natural gas and other fossil fuels.
Nvalue
Our global perspective is born from our strategic presence in Europe and North America, with offices in Lucerne, Amsterdam, Varna, Genoa, and New York. However, we believe that a global vision only translates into value through direct dialogue and vertical expertise.
We want our clients to be certain they are speaking with an expert who deeply understands their industry. Our approach is built on dialogue, and we do not offer pre-packaged solutions. We want to open a working session with you to analyze possible scenarios and build the right strategy for your specific reality. For this reason, your reference for decarbonization strategies in the ceramics sector is:
Massimiano Capobianchi
Head of Sales and Business Development Climate Markets
massimiano.capobianchi@nvalue.com
Phone: +41 76 619 44 30
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