1 minute read / March 5, 2026
The European Commission has adopted a legislative proposal to increase demand for low-carbon, European-made technologies and products. The Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) will boost manufacturing, grow businesses, and create jobs in the EU, while supporting industry’s adoption of cleaner, future-ready technologies.
In line with the recommendations of the Draghi report, the IAA introduces targeted and proportionate ‘Made in EU’ and/or low-carbon requirements for public procurement and public support schemes. These will apply to selected strategic sectors, notably in steel, cement, aluminium, cars, and net-zero technologies, while establishing a framework that can be extended, where appropriate, to other energy-intensive sectors such as chemicals.
This will strengthen European production capacities and boost demand for European-made clean technologies and products. The Act includes a requirement for Member States to set up a single digital permitting process to speed up and simplify manufacturing projects.
The IAA sets a goal to increase manufacturing’s share of EU GDP to 20% by 2035.
