Industrial Accelerator Act: the Commission proposes "Made in EU" in public procurement

2026-03-04 · Publisher : Commission européenne · Domain : Industry 4.0 & 5.0

The Commission proposes the Industrial Accelerator Act: "Made in EU" and low-carbon criteria in public procurement (steel, cement, aluminium, cars, clean tech), single digital permitting and manufacturing at 20% of GDP by 2035.

### Background On 4 March 2026, the European Commission adopted a legislative proposal, the **Industrial Accelerator Act** (press release IP/26/515), to boost demand for low-carbon, European-made products and technologies. It delivers the "accelerator" announced in the February 2025 Clean Industrial Deal, in line with the Draghi report. ### Timeline - **26 February 2025**: future industrial decarbonisation accelerator announced in the Clean Industrial Deal. - **4 March 2026**: Commission proposal, sent to Parliament and Council. - **2035**: goal to raise manufacturing to **20% of EU GDP**, versus 14.3% in 2024. ### Why it matters The text introduces **"Made in EU"** and/or **low-carbon** requirements in public procurement and support schemes for strategic sectors: steel, cement, aluminium, cars and net-zero technologies (batteries, solar, wind, heat pumps). Each state will have to offer a **single digital permitting process** for industrial projects. Foreign investments over EUR 100 million in these sectors, where one third country controls over 40% of global capacity, will face conditions (technology transfer, local content, at least 50% European employment). For manufacturers, proving product origin and carbon footprint becomes a direct commercial argument, reinforcing the need for production traceability. ### Key takeaway The EU embraces a European preference in its purchasing to reach a quantified reindustrialisation goal.

Tags : Réglementation, UE, Compétitivité, Durabilité, Made in EU