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Note 22 - Deferred tax assets and liabilities (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Note 22 - Deferred tax assets and liabilities  
Disclosure of deferred tax assets and liabilities [text block]

Deferred tax assets



Provisions and allowances



Inventories



Tax losses



Other



Total


At the beginning of the year

55,925



153,915



714,798



160,804



1,085,442


Translation differences

88



868



122



1,290



2,368


Increase due to business combinations (*)

-



-



3,014



-



3,014


Charged to other comprehensive income

-



-



153



1,237



1,390


Income statement (charge) / credit

7,532



11,987



(56,032

)

3,375



(33,138

)

At December 31, 2025

63,545



166,770



662,055



166,706



1,059,076




Provisions and allowances



Inventories



Tax losses



Other



Total


At the beginning of the year

31,511



199,019



634,894



185,997



1,051,421


Translation differences

(22

)

(277

)

(76

)

(829

)

(1,204

)

Changes due to business combinations (**)

-



88



(414

)

1,821



1,495


Charged to other comprehensive income

-



-



(2,006

)

885



(1,121

)

Income statement credit / (charge)

24,436



(44,915

)

82,400



(27,070

)

34,851


At December 31, 2024

55,925



153,915



714,798



160,804



1,085,442



(*)
For the year 2025, related to the acquisition of a scrap processing business in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. For more information see note 34.
(**) For the year 2024, related to Mattr’s pipe coating business unit acquisition.


Deferred tax liabilities



Fixed assets



Inventories



Intangible assets and other



Total


At the beginning of the year

568,638



75,230



114,217



758,085


Translation differences

646



-



413



1,059


Increase due to business combinations (*)

3,014



-



-



3,014


Decrease due to deconsolidation of subsidiaries (**)

(8

)

-



-



(8

)

Charged to other comprehensive income

-



-



(256

)

(256

)

Income statement credit

(35,792

)

(29,331

)

(29,615

)

(94,738

)

At December 31, 2025

536,498



45,899



84,759



667,156




Fixed assets



Inventories



Intangible assets and other



Total


At the beginning of the year

618,874



114,335



160,202



893,411


Translation differences

(194

)

(72

)

(174

)

(440

)

Changes due to business combinations(***)

1,223



-



2,033



3,256


Charged to other comprehensive income

-



-



(904

)

(904

)

Income statement credit

(51,265

)

(39,033

)

(46,940

)

(137,238

)

At December 31, 2024

568,638



75,230



114,217



758,085



(*)
For the year 2025, related to the acquisition of a scrap processing business in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. For more information see note 34.
(**) For the year 2025, related to the deconsolidation of Amaja Tubular Services Limited.
(***) For the year 2024, related to Mattr’s pipe coating business unit acquisition.
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [text block]


Year ended December 31,



2025



2024


Deferred tax assets to be recovered after 12 months

707,001



755,743


Deferred tax liabilities to be settled after 12 months

599,064



696,693


Deferred tax [text block]


Year ended December 31,



2025



2024


Deferred tax assets

834,168



831,298


Deferred tax liabilities

442,248



503,941



391,920



327,357



The movement in the net deferred income tax asset / (liability) account is as follows:



Year ended December 31,



2025



2024


At the beginning of the year

327,357



158,010


Translation differences

1,309



(764

)

Changes due to business combinations (*)

-



(1,761

)

Changes due to deconsolidation of subsidiaries (**)

8



-


Charged to other comprehensive income

1,646



(217

)

Income statement credit

61,600



172,089


At the end of the year

391,920



327,357



(*) For the year 2024, related to Mattr’s pipe coating business unit acquisitions.
(**) For the year 2025, related to the deconsolidation of Amaja Tubular Services Limited.