LegalizeCommission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 of 19 December 2018 determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance.)
1.
Competent authorities shall publish the climate-neutrality plan submitted pursuant to Article 22b.
2.
If an operator considers that the climate-neutrality plan contains commercially sensitive elements which, if disclosed, would harm its commercial interests, the operator may request the competent authority not to publish those elements. Where the request is justified the competent authority shall publish the climate-neutrality plan without those elements.
Article 23
Changes to the allocation of an installation
1.
Operators shall inform the relevant competent authority of any change related to the operation of an installation which has an impact on the installation's allocation. Member States may set a time-limit for that notification and may require the use of electronic templates or specific file formats.
2.
After assessing the relevant information, the competent authority shall submit to the Commission all relevant information, including the revised final annual amount of emission allowances allocated free of charge for the installation concerned.
The competent authority shall submit the relevant information pursuant to the first subparagraph using an electronic system operated by the Commission.
3.
The Commission may reject the revised final annual amount of emission allowances allocated free of charge for the installation concerned.
4.
The Commission shall adopt a Decision based on the notification received, shall inform the relevant competent authority and shall introduce the changes, where appropriate, into the Union Registry set up pursuant to Article 19 of Directive 2003/87/EC and the transaction log, referred to in Article 20 of that Directive.
Article 24
Renunciation of free allocation of allowances
1.
An operator that has been granted free allocation of allowances may renounce it in respect of all or certain sub-installations at any time during the relevant allocation period by submitting an application to the competent authority.
2.
After assessing the relevant information, the competent authority shall submit to the Commission the revised final annual amount of emission allowances allocated free of charge for the installation concerned as described in Article 23(2).
The revised allocation shall concern the calendar years following the year of the application referred to in the paragraph 1.
3.
The Commission shall adopt a Decision as regards the renunciation and shall follow the procedure referred to Article 23(4).
4.
The operator shall have no right to withdraw its application referred to in paragraph 1 the same allocation period.
Article 25
Mergers and splits
1.
The operators of new installations resulting from a merger or a split shall provide the following documentation to the competent authority, as appropriate:
- (a) names, addresses and contact data of the operators of the previously separate or single installations;
- (b) names, addresses and contact data of the operators of the newly formed installation;
- (c) a detailed description of the boundaries of the installation parts concerned if applicable;
- (d) the permit identifier and the identification code of the newly formed installation(s) in the Union Registry.
2.
Installations resulting from mergers or splits shall submit to the competent authority the reports referred to in Article 4(2). If the installations before the merger or split were new entrants, operators shall report to the competent authority the data from the start of normal operation.
3.
Mergers or splits of installations, including splits within the same corporate group shall be assessed by the competent authority. The competent authority shall notify the Commission of the change of operators.
Based on the data received pursuant to paragraph 2, the competent authority shall determine the historical activity levels in the baseline period for each sub-installation of each newly formed installation after the merger or split. In the case that a sub-installation is split into two or more sub-installations, the historical activity level and allocation to the sub-installations after the split shall be based on the historical activity levels in the baseline period of the respective technical units of the installation before the split.
5.
The Commission shall review each allocation of allowances of the installations after mergers or splits and communicate the results of that assessment to the competent authority.
Article 26
Cessation of operations of an installation
1.
An installation is deemed to have ceased operations where any of the following conditions is met:
- (a) the relevant greenhouse gas emissions permit has expired or been withdrawn, including if the installation no longer meets the thresholds of the activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC;
- (b) the installation is no longer operating and it is technically impossible to resume operation.
2.
Where an installation has ceased operations, the Member State concerned shall not issue emission allowances to that installation for the remainder of the calendar year following the day of cessation of operations. Such adjustments shall be made on a pro-rata basis.
3.
Member States may suspend the issuance of the emission allowances to installations that have suspended operations as long as it is not established whether they will resume operations.
CHAPTER IV Final provisions
Article 27
Repeal of Decision 2011/278/EU
Decision 2011/278/EU is repealed with effect from 1 January 2021. However, it shall continue to apply to allocations relating to the period prior to 1 January 2021.
Article 28
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX I
Benchmarks
1. Definition of product benchmarks and system boundaries without collection of data on electricity consumption
| Product benchmark | Definition of products covered | Definition of processes and emissions covered (system boundaries) | Starting point for determination of annual reduction rate for benchmark value update (allowances/t) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coke | Coke-oven coke (obtained from the carbonisation of coking coal, at high temperature) or gas-works coke (by-product of gas-works plants) expressed in tonnes of dry coke, determined at the discharge of the coke oven or gas-works plant. Lignite coke is not covered by this benchmark. Coking in refineries is not included but covered by the CWT methodology for refineries. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the process units coke ovens, H2S/NH3 incineration, coal preheating (defreezing), coke gas extractor, desulphurisation unit, distillation unit, steam generation plant, pressure control in batteries, biological water treatment, miscellaneous heating of by-products and hydrogen separator are included. Coke oven gas cleaning is included. | 0,286 |
| Agglomerated iron ore | Agglomerated iron-bearing product containing iron ore fines, fluxes and possibly iron-containing recycling materials with the chemical and physical properties such as the level of basicity, mechanical strength and permeability required to deliver iron and necessary flux materials into iron ore reduction processes. Expressed in tonnes of agglomerated ore as leaving the agglomerated iron ore production plant. Agglomerated iron ore returned to the production process is not to be considered as part of the product. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production of agglomerated iron ore are included. | 0,171 |
| Hot metal | Iron produced from iron ores for primary steelmaking including (a) liquid iron saturated with carbon for further processing, considered as product of blast furnaces, and expressed in tonnes of liquid iron at the exit point of the blast furnace, excluding liquid iron produced from sponge iron under (b); (b) sponge iron at the exit point of a direct reduced iron reactor, and expressed in tonnes of sponge iron at the exit point of the direct reduced iron reactor. Similar products such as ferroalloys are not covered by this product benchmark. Residual material and by-products are not to be considered as part of the product. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the process units blast furnace, hot metal treatment units, blast furnace blowers, blast furnace hot stoves, direct reduced iron reactor, electric arc furnace and electric smelting furnace for sponge iron, basic oxygen furnace, secondary metallurgy units, vacuum ladles, casting units (including cutting), slag treatment unit, burden preparation, BF and other gas treatment units, dedusting units, scrap pre-heating, coal drying for PCI, vessels preheating stands, casting ingots preheating stands, compressed air production, dust treatment unit (briquetting), sludge treatment unit (briquetting), steam injection in BF unit, steam generation plant, converter BOF gas cooling and miscellaneous are included. | 1,328 |
| Pre-bake anode | Anodes for aluminium electrolysis use consisting of petrol coke, pitch and normally recycled anodes, which are formed to shape specifically intended for a particular smelter and baked in anode baking ovens to a temperature of around 1 150 °C. Söderberg anodes are not covered by this product benchmark. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production of pre-bake anodes are included. | 0,324 |
| Aluminium | Unwrought non-alloy liquid aluminium from electrolysis. Expressed in tonnes measured between the electrolysis section and the holding furnace of the cast house, before alloys and secondary aluminium are added. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production step electrolysis are included. Emissions resulting from holding furnaces and casting, and emissions related to anode productions are excluded. | 1,514 |
| Grey cement clinker | Grey cement clinker or alternative hydraulic binders for the production of cement, as total amount of hydraulic binder produced. Products produced within the system boundaries of other product benchmarks or as by-product or waste of other production processes are not covered by this benchmark, including fly ash, blast-furnace slag, steel slag, silica fume, paper sludge. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production of grey cement clinker or alternative hydraulic binders are included. | 0,766 |
| White cement clinker | White cement clinker or alternative hydraulic binders for use as main binding component in the formulation of materials such as joint filers, ceramic tile adhesives, insulation, and anchorage mortars, industrial floor mortars, ready mixed plaster, repair mortars, and water-tight coatings with maximum average contents of 0,4 mass-% Fe2O3, 0,003 mass-% Cr2O3 and 0,03 mass-% Mn2O3. Expressed in tonnes of hydraulic binders (as 100 % clinker/alternative hydraulic binders). Products produced within the system boundaries of other product benchmarks or as by-product or waste of other production processes are not covered by this benchmark, including fly ash, blast-furnace slag, steel slag, silica fume, paper sludge. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production of white cement clinker or alternative hydraulic binders are included. | 0,987 |
| Lime | Quicklime: calcium oxide (CaO) produced by the decarbonation of limestone (CaCO3). Expressed in tonnes of ‘standard pure’ defined as lime with a free CaO content of 94,5 %. Lime produced and consumed in the same installation for purification processes is not covered by this product benchmark. The internal lime production of the pulp sector is already covered by the respective pulp benchmarks and is therefore not eligible for additional allocation based on the lime benchmark. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production of lime are included. | 0,954 |
| Dolime | Dolime or calcined dolomite as mixture of calcium and magnesium oxides produced by the decarbonation of dolomite (CaCO3 · MgCO3) with a residual CO2 exceeding 0,25 %, a free MgO content between 25 % and 40 % and a bulk density of the commercial product below 3,05 g/cm3. Dolime shall be expressed as ‘standard pure dolime’ quality with a free CaO content of 57,4 % and a free MgO content of 38,0 %. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production of dolime are included, in particular fuel preparation, calcination/sintering and flue gas treatment. | 1,072 |
| Sintered dolime | Mixture of calcium and magnesium oxides used solely for the production of refractory bricks and other refractory products with a minimum bulk density of 3,05 g/cm3. Expressed in tonnes of saleable sintered dolime. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production of sintered dolime are included. | 1,449 |
| Float glass | Float/ground/polish glass. (as tons of glass exiting the lehr). | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production steps melter, refiner, working end, bath and lehr are included. Finishing workshops that can be physically separated from the upstream process, such as offline coating, laminating and toughening are excluded. | 0,453 |
| Bottles and jars of colourless glass | Bottles of colourless glass of a nominal capacity < 2,5 litres, produced in a furnace where there is no deliberate addition of colour for beverages and foodstuffs (excluding bottles covered with leather or composition leather; infant's feeding bottles) except extra-white flint products with an iron oxide content expressed as percent Fe2O3 by weight lower than 0,03 % and colour co-ordinates of L in the range 100 to 87, of a in the range 0 to – 5 and of b in the range 0 to 3 (using the CIELAB advocated by the Commission Internationale d'éclairage) expressed as tonnes of packed product. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production steps materials handling, melting, forming, downstream processing, packaging and ancillary processes are included. | 0,382 |
| Bottles and jars of coloured glass | Bottles of coloured glass of a nominal capacity < 2,5 litres, for beverages and foodstuffs (excluding bottles covered with leather or composition leather; infant's feeding bottles), not meeting the definition of the product benchmark for bottles and jars of colourless glass, expressed as tonnes of packed product. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production steps materials handling, melting, forming, downstream processing, packaging and ancillary processes are included. | 0,306 |
| Continuous filament glass fibre products | Melted glass for the production of continuous filament glass fibre products namely chopped strands, rovings, yarns and staple glass fibre and mats, expressed as tonnes of melted glass exiting the forehearth calculated from the quantity of raw material input into the furnace after subtraction of the volatile gaseous emissions. Mineral wool products for thermal, acoustic and fire insulation are not covered by this benchmark. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production processes glass melting in the furnaces and glass refining in the forehearths are included, in particular direct CO2 emissions associated to these process CO2 emissions resulting from the decarbonatisation of the glass mineral raw materials during the melting process. Downstream processes to convert the fibres into sellable products are not included in this product benchmark. Supporting processes such as material handling are ragarded as utilities and are outside the system boundaries. | 0,406 |
| Facing bricks | Facing bricks with a density > 1 000 kg/m3 used for masonry based on EN 771-1, excluding pavers, clinker bricks and blue braised facing bricks. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production processes raw material preparation, component mixing, forming and shaping of ware, drying of ware, firing of ware, product finishing and flue gas cleaning are included. | 0,139 |
| Pavers | Clay bricks of any color used for flooring according to EN 1344. Expressed in tonnes of paves as net saleable product. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production processes raw material preparation, component mixing, forming and shaping of ware, drying of ware, firing of ware, product finishing and flue gas cleaning are included. | 0,192 |
| Roof tiles | Clay roofing tiles as defined in EN 1304:2005 excluding blue braised roof tiles and accessories. Expressed in tonnes of saleable roof tiles. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production processes raw material preparation, component mixing, forming and shaping of ware, drying of ware, firing of ware, product finishing and flue gas cleaning are included. | 0,144 |
| Spray dried powder | Spray-dried powder for the production of dry-pressed wall and floor tiles. Expressed in tonnes of powder produced. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production of spray-dried powder are included. | 0,076 |
| Plaster | Plasters consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate (including for use in building, for use in dressing woven fabrics or surfacing paper, for use in dentistry, for use in land remediation), in tonnes of stucco (saleable production). Alpha plaster, plaster that is further processed to plasterboard and the production of the intermediate product dried secondary gypsum are not covered by this product benchmark. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production steps milling, drying and calcining are included. | 0,048 |
| Dried secondary gypsum | Dried secondary gypsum (synthetic gypsum produced as a recycled by-product of the power industry or recycled material from construction waste and demolition) expressed as tonnes of product. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the drying of secondary gypsum are included | 0,017 |
| Short fibre kraft pulp | Short fibre kraft pulp is a wood pulp produced by the sulphate chemical process using cooking liquor, characterised by fibre lengths of 1 – 1,5 mm, which is mainly used for products which require specific smoothness and bulk, as tissue and printing paper, expressed as net saleable production in air dried tonnes, measured at the end of the production process, Air dry metric tonne of pulp meaning dry solids content of 90 %. | All processes which are part of the pulp production process (in particular the pulp mill, recovery boiler, pulp drying section and lime kiln and connected energy conversion units (boiler/CHP)) are included. Other activities on site that are not part of this process such as sawmilling activities, woodworking activities, production of chemicals for sale, waste treatment (treating waste onsite instead of offsite (drying, pelletising, incinerating, landfilling), PCC (precipitated calcium carbonate) production, treatment of odorous gases, and district heating are not included. | 0,12 |
| Long fibre kraft pulp | Long fibre kraft pulp is a wood pulp produced by the sulphate chemical process using cooking liquor, characterised by fibre lengths of 3 – 3,5 mm, including bleached and unbleached pulp, expressed as net saleable production in air dried tonnes, measured at the end of the production process. Air dry metric tonne of pulp meaning dry solids content of 90 %. | All processes which are part of the pulp production process (in particular the pulp mill, recovery boiler, pulp drying section and lime kiln and connected energy conversion units (boiler/CHP)) are included. Other activities on site that are not part of this process such as sawmilling activities, woodworking activities, production of chemicals for sale, waste treatment (treating waste onsite instead of offsite (drying, pelletising, incinerating, landfilling), PCC (precipitated calcium carbonate) production, treatment of odorous gases, and district heating are not included. | 0,06 |
| Sulphite pulp, thermo-mechanical and mechanical pulp | Sulphite pulp produced by a specific pulp making process, e.g. pulp produced by cooking wood chips in a pressure vessel in the presence of bisulphite liquor expressed as net saleable production in air dried metric tonnes measured at the end of the production process. Air dry metric tonne of pulp meaning dry solids contents of 90 %. Sulphite pulp can be either bleached or unbleached. Mechanical pulp grades: TMP (thermomechanical pulp) and groundwood as net saleable production in air dried metric tonnes measured at the end of the production process. Air dry metric tonne of pulp meaning dry solids contents of 90 %. Mechanical pulp can be either bleached or unbleached. Not covered by this group are the smaller subgroups of semichemical pulp CTMP – chemi-thermomechanical pulp and dissolving pulp. | All processes which are part of the pulp production process (in particular the pulp mill, recovery boiler, pulp drying section and lime kiln and connected energy conversion units (boiler/CHP)) are included. Other activities on site that are not part of this process such as sawmilling activities, woodworking activities, production of chemicals for sale, waste treatment (treating waste onsite instead of offsite (drying, pelletising, incinerating, landfilling), PCC (precipitated calcium carbonate) production, treatment of odorous gases, and district heating are not included. | 0,02 |
| Recovered paper pulp | Pulps of fibres derived from recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard or of other fibrous cellulosic material expressed in tonnes of saleable production in air dried metric tonnes measured at the end of the production process. Air dry metric tonne of pulp meaning dry solids contents of 90 %. In case of pulp production, the production is defined as the total pulp produced including both pulp for internal delivery to a paper mill and market pulp. | All processes which are part of the production of pulp from recovered paper and connected energy conversion units (boiler/CHP)) are included. Other activities on site that are not part of this process such as sawmilling activities, woodworking activities, production of chemicals for sale, waste treatment (treating waste onsite instead of offsite (drying, pelletising, incinerating, landfilling), PCC (precipitated calcium carbonate) production, treatment of odorous gases, and district heating are not included. | 0,039 |
| Newsprint | Specific paper grade (in rolls or sheets) expressed as net saleable production in air dried tonnes, defined as paper with 6 % moisture content. | All processes which are part of the paper production process (in particular paper or board machine and connected energy conversion units (boiler/CHP) and direct process fuel use) are included. Other activities on site that are not part of this process such as sawmilling activities, woodworking activities, production of chemicals for sale, waste treatment (treating waste onsite instead of offsite (drying, pelletising, incinerating, landfilling), PCC (precipitated calcium carbonate) production, treatment of odorous gases, and district heating are not included. | 0,298 |
| Uncoated fine paper | Uncoated fine paper, covering both uncoated mechanical and uncoated woodfree expressed as net saleable production in air dried tonnes, defined as paper with 6 % moisture content. 1. Uncoated woodfree papers covers papers suitable for printing or other graphic purposes made from a variety of mainly virgin fibre furnishes, with variable levels of mineral filler and a range of finishing processes. 2. Uncoated mechanical papers cover the specific paper grades made from mechanical pulp, used for packaging or graphic purposes/magazines. | All processes which are part of the paper production process (in particular paper or board machine and connected energy conversion units (boiler/CHP) and direct process fuel use) are included. Other activities on site that are not part of this process such as sawmilling activities, woodworking activities, production of chemicals for sale, waste treatment (treating waste onsite instead of offsite (drying, pelletising, incinerating, landfilling), PCC (precipitated calcium carbonate) production, treatment of odorous gases, and district heating are not included. | 0,318 |
| Coated fine paper | Coated fine paper covering both coated mechanical and coated woodfree papers expressed as net saleable production in air dried tonnes, defined as paper with 6 % moisture content. | All processes which are part of the paper production process (in particular paper or board machine and connected energy conversion units (boiler/CHP) and direct process fuel use) are included. Other activities on site that are not part of this process such as sawmilling activities, woodworking activities, production of chemicals for sale, waste treatment (treating waste onsite instead of offsite (drying, pelletising, incinerating, landfilling), PCC (precipitated calcium carbonate) production, treatment of odorous gases, and district heating are not included. | 0,318 |
| Tissue | Tissue papers, covering a wide range of tissue and other hygienic papers for use in households or commercial and industrial premises such as toilet paper and facial tissues, kitchen towels, hand towels and industrial wipes, the manufacture of baby nappies, sanitary towels, etc. TAD – Through Air Dried Tissue is not part of this group. Expressed as tonnes of net saleable production of parent reel in air dried tonnes, defined as paper with 6 % moisture content. | All processes which are part of the paper production process (in particular paper or board machine and connected energy conversion units (boiler/CHP) and direct process fuel use) are included. Other activities on site that are not part of this process such as sawmilling activities, woodworking activities, production of chemicals for sale, waste treatment (treating waste onsite instead of offsite (drying, pelletising, incinerating, landfilling), PCC (precipitated calcium carbonate) production, treatment of odorous gases, and district heating are not included. The conversion of parent reel to finished products is not part of this product benchmark. | 0,334 |
| Testliner and fluting | Testliner and fluting expressed as net saleable production in air dried tonnes defined as paper with 6 % moisture content. 1. Testliner covers types of paperboard that meet specific tests adopted by the packaging industry to qualify for use as the outer facing layer for corrugated board, from which shipping containers are made. 2. Fluting refers to the centre segment of corrugated shipping containers, being faced with linerboard (testliner/kraftliner) on both sides. Fluting covers mainly papers made from recycled fibre but this group also holds paperboard that is made from chemical and semi-chemical pulp. Kraftliner is not inluded in this product benchmark. | All processes which are part of the paper production process (in particular paper or board machine and connected energy conversion units (boiler/CHP) and direct process fuel use) are included. Other activities on site that are not part of this process such as sawmilling activities, woodworking activities, production of chemicals for sale, waste treatment (treating waste onsite instead of offsite (drying, pelletising, incinerating, landfilling), PCC (precipitated calcium carbonate) production, treatment of odorous gases, and district heating are not included. | 0,248 |
| Uncoated carton board | Various uncoated products (expressed as net saleable production in air dried tonnes, defined as paper with 6 % moisture content) which may be single or multiply. Uncoated carton board is mainly used for packaging applications which the main needed characteristic is strength and stiffness, and for which the commercial aspects as information carrier are of a second order of importance. Carton board is made from virgin and/or recovered fibres, has good folding properties, stiffness and scoring ability. It is mainly used in cartons for consumer products such as frozen food, cosmetics and for liquid containers; also known as solid board, folding box board, boxboard or carrier board or core board. | All processes which are part of the paper production process (in particular paper or board machine and connected energy conversion units (boiler/CHP) and direct process fuel use) are included. Other activities on site that are not part of this process such as sawmilling activities, woodworking activities, production of chemicals for sale, waste treatment (treating waste onsite instead of offsite (drying, pelletising, incinerating, landfilling), PCC (precipitated calcium carbonate) production, treatment of odorous gases, and district heating are not included. | 0,237 |
| Coated carton board | This benchmark covers a wide range of coated products (expressed as net saleable production in air dried tonnes, defined as paper with 6 % moisture content) which may be single or multiply. Coated carton board is mainly used for commercial applications that need to bring commercial information printed on the packaging to the shelf in the store in applications such as food, pharma, cosmetics, and other. Carton board is made from virgin and/or recovered fibres, and has good folding properties, stiffness and scoring ability. It is mainly used in cartons for consumer products such as frozen food, cosmetics and for liquid containers; also known as solid board, folding box board, boxboard or carrier board or core board. | All processes which are part of the paper production process (in particular paper or board machine and connected energy conversion units (boiler/CHP) and direct process fuel use) are included. Other activities on site that are not part of this process such as sawmilling activities, woodworking activities, production of chemicals for sale, waste treatment (treating waste onsite instead of offsite (drying, pelletising, incinerating, landfilling), PCC (precipitated calcium carbonate) production, treatment of odorous gases, and district heating are not included. | 0,273 |
| Nitric acid | Nitric acid (HNO3), to be recorded in tonnes HNO3 (100 % purity). | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production of the benchmarked product as well as the N2O destruction process are included except the production of ammonia. | 0,302 |
| Adipic acid | Adipic acid to be recorded in tonnes of dry purified adipic acid stored in silos or packed in (big)bags. Salts and esters of adipic acid are not covered by this product benchmark. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production of the benchmarked product as well as the N2O destruction process are included. | 2,79 |
| Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) | Vinyl chloride (chloroethylene). Expressed in tonnes of vinyl chloride (saleable product, 100 % purity). | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production steps direct chlorination, oxychlorination and EDC cracking to VCM are included. Direct chlorination refers to chlorination of ethylene. Oxychlorination refers to chlorination of ethylene with hydrogen chloride (HCl) and oxygen. The incineration of chlorinated hydrocarbons contained in the vent gases of EDC/VCM production is included in the benchmark. The production of oxygen and compressed air used as raw materials in VCM manufacture are excluded from the benchmark. | 0,204 |
| Phenol/acetone | Sum of phenol, acetone and the by-product alpha-methyl styrene as total production, expressed in tonnes of saleable product at 100 % purity. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production of phenol and acetone are included, in particular air compression, hydroperoxidation, cumene recovery from spent air, concentration & cleavage, production fractionation & purification, tar cracking, acetophenone recovery & purification, AMS recovery for export, AMS hydrogenation for ISB recycle, initial waste water purification (1st waste water stripper), cooling water generation (e.g., cooling towers), cooling water utilisation (circulation pumps),flare & incinerators (even if physically located OSB) as well as any support fuel consumption. | 0,266 |
| S-PVC | Polyvinyl chloride; not mixed with any other substances consisting of PVC particles with a mean size between 50 and 200 μm. Expressed in tonnes of S-PVC (saleable product, 100 % purity). | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production of S-PVC are included except the production of VCM. | 0,085 |
| E-PVC | Polyvinyl chloride; not mixed with any other substances consisting of PVC particles with a mean size between 0,1 and 3 μm. Expressed in tonnes of E-PVC (saleable product, 100 % purity). | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production of E-PVC are included except the production of VCM. | 0,238 |
| Soda ash | Disodium carbonate, expressed in tonnes of soda ash as total gross production except dense soda ash obtained as by-product in a caprolactam production network. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the process units brine purification, limestone calcination and milk of lime production, carbon dioxide reactors, absorption of ammonia, precipitation of NaHCO3, filtration or separation of NaHCO3 crystals from mother liquor, decomposition of NaHCO3 to Na2CO3, recovery of ammonia and densification or production of dense soda ash are included. | 0,843 |
If no other reference is given, all product benchmarks refer to 1 ton of product produced expressed as saleable (net) production and to 100 % purity of the substance concerned.
All definitions of processes and emissions covered (system boundaries) include flares where they occur.
2. Definition of product benchmarks and system boundaries with collection of data on electricity consumption
| Product benchmark | Definition of products covered | Definition of processes and emissions covered (system boundaries) | Starting point for determination of annual reduction rate for benchmark value update (allowances/t) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refinery products | Mix of refinery products with more than 40 % light products (motor spirit (gasoline) including aviation spirit, spirit type (gasoline type) jet fuel, other light petroleum oils/light preparations, kerosene including kerosene type jet fuel, gas oils) expressed as CO2 weighted tonne (CWT). Refineries with other product mixes are not covered by this product benchmark. | All processes of a refinery matching the definition of one of the CWT process units as well as ancillary non-process facilities operating inside the refinery fence-line such as tankage, blending, effluent treatment, etc. are included. Lube oils and bitumen processing units located in mainstream refineries are also included in the refinery CWT and emissions envelope. Process units pertaining to other sectors, such as petrochemicals, are sometimes physically integrated with the refinery. Such process units and their emissions are excluded from the CWT approach. For the purpose of data collection, the total electricity consumption within the system boundaries shall be considered. | 0,0295 |
| EAF carbon steel | Steel containing less than 8 % metallic alloying elements and tramp elements to such levels limiting the use to those applications where no high surface quality and processability is required and if none of the criteria for the content of the metal alloying elements and the steel quality for high alloy steel are met. Expressed in tonnes of crude secondary steel ex-caster. Steel produced from sponge iron already covered under the hot metal benchmark is not covered by this benchmark. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the process units electric arc furnace, secondary metallurgy, casting and cutting, post-combustion unit, dedusting unit, vessels heating stands, casting ingots preheating stands, scrap drying and scrap preheating are included. Processes downstream of casting are not included. For the purpose of data collection, the total electricity consumption within the system boundaries shall be considered. | 0,283 |
| EAF high alloy steel | Steel containing 8 % or more metallic alloying elements or where high surface quality and processability is required. Expressed in tonnes of crude secondary steel ex-caster. Steel produced from sponge iron already covered under the hot metal benchmark is not covered by this benchmark. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the process units electric arc furnace, secondary metallurgy, casting and cutting, post-combustion unit, dedusting unit, vessels heating stands, casting ingots preheating stands, slow cooling pit, scrap drying and scrap preheating are included. The process units FeCr converter and cryogenic storage of industrial gases are not included. Processes downstream of casting are not included. For the purpose of data collection, the total electricity consumption within the system boundaries shall be considered. | 0,352 |
| Iron casting | Casted iron expressed as tonnes of liquid iron ready alloyed, skinned, and ready for casting. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the process steps melting shop, casting shop, core shop and finishing are included. The process step ‘finishing’ refers to operations like fettling but not general matching, heat treatment or painting which are not covered by the system boundaries of this product benchmark. For the purpose of data collection, only the electricity consumption of melting processes within the system boundaries shall be considered. | 0,325 |
| Mineral wool | Mineral wool insulation products for thermal, acoustic and fire applications manufactured using glass, rock or slag. Expressed in tonnes of mineral wool (saleable product). | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production steps melting, fiberizing and injection of binders, curing and drying and forming are included. For the purpose of data collection, the total electricity consumption within the system boundaries shall be considered. | 0,682 |
| Plasterboard | The benchmark covers boards, sheets, panels, tiles, similar articles of plaster/compositions based on plaster, (not) faced/reinforced with paper/paperboard only, excluding articles agglomerated with plaster, ornamented (in tonnes of stucco, saleable product). High-density gypsum fibreboards are not covered by this product benchmark. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production steps milling, drying, calcining and board drying are included. For the purpose of data collection, only the electricity consumption of heat pumps applied in the drying stage shall be considered. The production of the intermediary product dried secondary gypsum is not covered by this benchmark. | 0,131 |
| Carbon black | Furnace carbon black, expressed in tonnes of furnace carbon black, saleable product, purity above 96 %. Gas- and lamp black products are not covered by this benchmark. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production of furnace carbon black as well as finishing, packaging and flaring are included. For the purpose of data collection, the total electricity consumption within the system boundaries shall be considered. However, only electricity driven devices like pumps and compressors with a rated power of 2 MW or more should be considered. | 1,954 |
| Ammonia | Ammonia (NH3), expressed in tonnes produced, 100 % purity. Ammonia produced from hydrogen produced by chloralkali electrolysis or by chlorate production is not covered by this benchmark. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production of the ammonia and the intermediate product hydrogen are included. Ammonia production from other intermediate products is not covered. For the purpose of data collection, the total electricity consumption within the system boundaries shall be considered. | 1,619 |
| Steam cracking | Mix of high value chemicals (HVC) expressed in tonnes as total mass of acetylene, ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene and hydrogen exported out of the cracker perimeter excluding HVC from supplemental feed (hydrogen, ethylene, other HVC) with an ethylene content in the total product mix of at least 30 mass-percent and a content of HVC, fuel gas, butenes and liquid hydrocarbons of together at least 50 mass-percent of the total product mix. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production of high value chemicals as purified product or intermediate product with concentrated content of the respective HVC in the lowest tradable form (raw C4, unhydrogenated pygas) are included except C4 extraction (butadiene plant), C4-hydrogenation, hydrotreating of pyrolysis gasoline & aromatics extraction and logistics/storage for daily operation. For the purpose of data collection, the total electricity consumption within the system boundaries shall be considered. | 0,702 |
| Aromatics | Mix of aromatics expressed as CO2 weighted tonne (CWT). | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the aromatics sub-units pygas hydrotreater, benzene/toluene/xylene (BTX) extraction, TDP, HDA, xylene isomerisation, P-xylene units, cumene production and Cyclo-hexane production are included. For the purpose of data collection, the total electricity consumption within the system boundaries shall be considered. | 0,0295 |
| Styrene | Styrene monomer (vinyl benzene, CAS number: 100-42-5). Expressed in tonnes of styrene (saleable product). | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the production of styrene as well as the intermediate product ethylbenzene (with the amount used as feed for the styrene production) are included. For installations producing both propylene oxide and styrene monomer, the facilities exclusively dedicated to propylene and propylene oxide unit operations are excluded from this benchmark, and shared facilities are covered in proportion to the production in tonnes of the styrene monomer production. For the purpose of data collection, the total electricity consumption within the system boundaries shall be considered. | 0,527 |
| Hydrogen | Pure hydrogen and mixtures of hydrogen and carbon monoxide having a hydrogen content ≥ 60 % volume fraction of total contained hydrogen plus carbon monoxide based on the aggregation of all hydrogen and carbon-monoxide-containing product streams exported from the sub-installation concerned expressed as tonnes of 100 % pure hydrogen, as net saleable product. Hydrogen used for ammonia production is not covered by this benchmark but under the ammonia benchmark. Hydrogen produced by chloralkali electrolysis or by chlorate production or released from chemical conversion from hydrogen carriers used to transport hydrogen from production facilities is not covered by this benchmark. | All relevant process elements directly or indirectly linked to the production of hydrogen and the separation of hydrogen and car bon monoxide are included. These elements lie between: (a) the point(s) of entry of feedstock(s) and, if separate, fuel(s); (b) the points of exit of all product streams containing hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide; (c) the point(s) of entry or exit of import or export heat. For the purpose of data collection, the total electricity consumption within the system boundaries shall be considered. | 8,85 |
| Synthesis gas (syngas) | Mixtures of hydrogen and carbon monoxide having a hydrogen content < 60 % volume fraction of total contained hydrogen plus carbon monoxide based on the aggregation of all hydrogen and carbon-monoxide-containing product streams exported from the sub-installation concerned. Expressed in tonnes of synthesis gas referred to 47 volume-percent hydrogen as net saleable product. | All relevant process elements directly or indirectly linked to the production of syngas and the separation of hydrogen and carbon monoxide are included. These elements lie between: (a) the point(s) of entry of feedstock(s) and, if separate, fuel(s); (b) the points of exit of all product streams containing hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide; (c) the point(s) of entry or exit of import or export heat. For the purpose of data collection, the total electricity consumption within the system boundaries shall be considered. | 0,242 |
| Ethylene oxide/ethylene glycols | The ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol benchmark covers the products ethylene oxide (EO, high purity), monoethylene glycol (MEG, standard grade + fibre grade (high purity)), diethylene glycol (DEG), triethylene glycol (TEG). The total amount of products is expressed in terms of tonnes of EO-equivalents (EOE), which are defined as the amount of EO (in mass) that is embedded in one mass unit of the specific glycol. | All processes directly or indirectly linked to the process units EO production, EO purification and glycol section are included. For the purpose of data collection, the total electricity consumption within the system boundaries shall be considered. | 0,512 |
If no other reference is given, all product benchmarks refer to 1 tonne of product produced expressed as saleable (net) production and to 100 % purity of the substance concerned.
All definitions of processes and emissions covered (system boundaries) include flares where they occur.
3. Heat and fuel benchmarks
| Benchmark | Starting point for determination of annual reduction rate for benchmark value update (allowances/TJ) |
|---|---|
| Heat benchmark | 62,3 |
| Fuel benchmark | 56,1 |
ANNEX II
Specific product benchmarks
1. Refineries benchmark: CO2 weighted tonne (CWT) functions
| CWT function | Description | Basis (kt/a) [^E0005] | CWT factor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric Crude Distillation | Mild Crude Unit, Standard Crude Unit | F | 1,00 |
| Vacuum Distillation | Mild Vacuum Fractionation, Standard Vacuum Column, Vacuum Fractionating Column Vacuum distillation factor also includes average energy and emissions for Heavy Feed Vacuum (HFV) unit. Since this is always in series with the Mild Vacuum Unit (MVU), HFV capacity is not counted separately. | F | 0,85 |
| Solvent Deasphalting | Conventional Solvent, Supercritical Solvent | F | 2,45 |
| Visbreaking | Atmospheric Residuum (w/o a Soaker Drum), Atmospheric Residuum (with a Soaker Drum), Vacuum Bottoms Feed (w/o a Soaker Drum), Vacuum Bottoms Feed (with a Soaker Drum) Visbreaking factor also includes average energy and emissions for Vacuum Flasher Column (VAC VFL) but capacity is not counted separately. | F | 1,40 |
| Thermal Cracking | Thermal cracking factor also includes average energy and emissions for Vacuum Flasher Column (VAC VFL) but capacity is not counted separately. | F | 2,70 |
| Delayed Coking | Delayed Coking | F | 2,20 |
| Fluid Coking | Fluid Coking | F | 7,60 |
| Flexicoking | Flexicoking | F | 16,60 |
| Coke Calcining | Vertical-Axis Hearth, Horizontal-Axis Rotary Kiln | P | 12,75 |
| Fluid Catalytic Cracking | Fluid Catalytic Cracking, Mild Residuum Catalytic Cracking, Residual Catalytic Cracking | F | 5,50 |
| Other Catalytic Cracking | Houdry Catalytic Cracking, Thermofor Catalytic Cracking | F | 4,10 |
| Distillate/Gasoil Hydrocracking | Mild Hydrocracking, Severe Hydrocracking, Naphtha Hydrocracking | F | 2,85 |
| Residual Hydrocracking | H-Oil, LC-Fining™ and Hycon | F | 3,75 |
| Naphtha/Gasoline Hydrotreating | Benzene Saturation, Desulfurisation of C4–C6 Feeds, Conventional Naphtha H/T, Diolefin to Olefin Saturation, Diolefin to Olefin Saturation of Alkylation Feed, FCC Gasoline hydrotreating with minimum octane loss, Olefinic Alkylation of Thio S, S-Zorb™ Process, Selective H/T of Pygas/Naphtha, Pygas/Naphtha Desulfurisation, Selective H/T of Pygas/Naphtha Naphtha hydrotreating factor includes energy and emissions for Reactor for Selective H/T (NHYT/RXST) but capacity is not counted separately. | F | 1,10 |
| Kerosene/Diesel Hydrotreating | Aromatic Saturation, Conventional H/T, Solvent aromatics hydrogenation, Conventional Distillate H/T, High Severity Distillate H/T, Ultra-High Severity H/T, Middle Distillate Dewaxing, S-Zorb™ Process, Selective Hydrotreating of Distillates | F | 0,90 |
| Residual Hydrotreating | Desulfurisation of Atmospheric Residuum Desulfurisation of Vacuum Residuum | F | 1,55 |
| VGO Hydrotreating | Hydrodesulphurisation/denitrification, Hydrodesulphurisation | F | 0,90 |
| Hydrogen Production | Steam Methane Reforming, Steam Naphtha Reforming, Partial Oxidation Units of Light Feeds Factor for hydrogen production includes energy and emissions for purification (H2PURE), but capacity is not counted separately. | P (referred to 100 % hydrogen) | 300,00 |
| Catalytic Reforming | Continuous Regeneration, Cyclic, Semi-Regenerative, AROMAX | F | 4,95 |
| Alkylation | Alkylation with HF Acid, Alkylation with Sulfuric Acid, Polymerisation C3 Olefin Feed, Polymerisation C3/C4 Feed, Dimersol Factor for alkylation/polymerisation includes energy and emissions for acid regeneration (ACID), but capacity is not counted separately. | P | 7,25 |
| C4 Isomerisation | C4 Isomerisation Factor also includes energy and emissions related to average EU27 special fractionation (DIB) correlated with C4 isomerisation. | R | 3,25 |
| C5/C6 Isomerisation | C5/C6 Isomerisation Factor also includes energy and emissions related to average EU27 special fractionation (DIH) correlated with C5 isomerisation. | R | 2,85 |
| Oxygenate Production | MBTE Distillation Units, MTBE Extractive Units, ETBE, TAME, Isooctene Production | P | 5,60 |
| Propylene Production | Chemical Grade, Polymer grade | F | 3,45 |
| Asphalt Manufacture | Asphalt & Bitumen Manufacture Production figure should include Polymer-Modified Asphalt. CWT factor includes blowing | P | 2,10 |
| Polymer-Modified Asphalt Blending | Polymer-Modified Asphalt Blending | P | 0,55 |
| Sulphur Recovery | Sulphur Recovery Factor for sulfur recovery includes energy and emissions for tail gas recovery (TRU) and H2S Springer Unit (U32), but capacity is not counted separately. | P | 18,60 |
| Aromatic Solvent Extraction | ASE: Extraction Distillation, ASE: Liquid/Liquid Extraction, ASE: Liq/Liq w/Extr. Distillation CWT factor cover all feeds including Pygas after hydrotreatment. Pygas hydrotreating should be accounted under naphtha hydrotreatment. | F | 5,25 |
| Hydrodealkylation | Hydrodealkylation | F | 2,45 |
| TDP/TDA | Toluene Disproportionation/Dealkylation | F | 1,85 |
| Cyclohexane production | Cyclohexane production | P | 3,00 |
| Xylene Isomerisation | Xylene Isomerisation | F | 1,85 |
| Paraxylene production | Paraxylene Adsorption, Paraxylene Crystallisation Factor also includes energy and emissions for Xylene Splitter and Orthoxylene Rerun Column. | P | 6,40 |
| Metaxylene production | Metaxylene production | P | 11,10 |
| Phtalic anhydride production | Phtalic anhydride production | P | 14,40 |
| Maleic anhydride production | Maleic anhydride production | P | 20,80 |
| Ethylbenzene production | Ethylbenzene production Factor also includes energy and emissions for Ethylbenzene distillation. | P | 1,55 |
| Cumene production | Cumene production | P | 5,00 |
| Phenol production | Phenol production | P | 1,15 |
| Lube solvent extraction | Lube solvent extraction: Solvent is Furfural, Solvent is NMP, Solvent is Phenol, Solvent is SO2 | F | 2,10 |
| Lube solvent dewaxing | Lube solvent dewaxing: Solvent is Chlorocarbon, Solvent is MEK/Toluene, Solvent is MEK/MIBK, Solvent is propane | F | 4,55 |
| Catalytic Wax Isomerisation | Catalytic Wax Isomerisation and Dewaxing, Selective Wax Cracking | F | 1,60 |
| Lube Hydrocracker | Lube Hydrocracker w/Multi-Fraction Distillation, Lube Hydrocracker w/Vacuum Stripper | F | 2,50 |
| Wax Deoiling | Wax Deoiling: Solvent is Chlorocarbon, Solvent is MEK/Toluene, Solvent is MEK/MIBK, Solvent is Propane | P | 12,00 |
| Lube/Wax Hydrotreating | Lube H/F w/Vacuum Stripper, Lube H/T w/Multi-Fraction Distillation, Lube H/T w/Vacuum Stripper, Wax H/F w/Vacuum Stripper, Wax H/T w/Multi-Fraction Distillation, Wax H/T w/Vacuum Stripper | F | 1,15 |
| Solvent Hydrotreating | Solvent Hydrotreating | F | 1,25 |
| Solvent Fractionation | Solvent Fractionation | F | 0,90 |
| Mol sieve for C10+ paraffins | Mol sieve for C10+ paraffins | P | 1,85 |
| Partial Oxidation of Residual Feeds (POX) for Fuel | POX Syngas for Fuel | SG (referred to 47 % hydrogen) | 8,20 |
| Partial Oxidation of Residual Feeds (POX) for Hydrogen or Methanol | POX Syngas for Hydrogen or Methanol, POX Syngas for Methanol Factor includes energy and emissions for CO Shift and H2 Purification (U71) but capacity is not counted separately. | SG (referred to 47 % hydrogen) | 44,00 |
| Methanol from syngas | Methanol | P | – 36,20 |
| Air Separation | Air Separation | P (MNm3 O2) | 8,80 |
| Fractionation of purchased NGL | Fractionation of purchased NGL | F | 1,00 |
| Flue gas treatment | DeSOx and deNOx | F (MNm3) | 0,10 |
| Treatment and Compression of Fuel Gas for Sales | Treatment and Compression of Fuel Gas for Sales | kW | 0,15 |
| Seawater Desalination | Seawater Desalination | P | 1,15 |
Net fresh feed (F), Reactor feed (R, includes recycle), Product feed (P), Synthesis gas production for POX units (SG)
2. Aromatics benchmark: CWT functions
| CWT function | Description | Basis (kt/a) [^E0006] | CWT factor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naphtha/gasoline hydrotreater | Benzene Saturation, Desulfurisation of C4–C6 Feeds, Conventional Naphtha H/T, Diolefin to Olefin Saturation, Diolefin to Olefin Saturation of Alkylation Feed, FCC Gasoline hydrotreating with minimum octane loss, Olefinic Alkylation of Thio S, S-Zorb™ Process, Selective H/T of Pygas/Naphtha, Pygas/Naphtha Desulfurisation, Selective H/T of Pygas/Naphtha. Naphtha hydrotreating factor includes energy and emissions for Reactor for Selective H/T (NHYT/RXST) but capacity is not counted separately. | F | 1,10 |
| Aromatic solvent extraction | ASE: Extraction Distillation, ASE: Liquid/Liquid Extraction, ASE: Liq/Liq w/Extr. Distillation CWT factor cover all feeds including Pygas after hydrotreatment. Pygas hydrotreating should be accounted under naphtha hydrotreatment. | F | 5,25 |
| TDP/TDA | Toluene Disproportionation/Dealkylation | F | 1,85 |
| Hydrodealkylation | Hydrodealkylation | F | 2,45 |
| Xylene isomerisation | Xylene Isomerisation | F | 1,85 |
| Paraxylene production | Paraxylene Adsorption, Paraxylene Crystallisation Factor also includes energy and emissions for Xylene Splitter and Orthoxylene Rerun Column. | P | 6,40 |
| Cyclohexane production | Cyclohexane production | P | 3,00 |
| Cumene production | Cumene production | P | 5,00 |
Net fresh feed (F), Product feed (P)
ANNEX III
Historical activity level for specific benchmarks referred to in Articles 15(8) and 17(f)
- 1.The product-related historical activity level for the baseline period for products to which the refinery product benchmark as referred to in Annex I applies on the basis of the different CWT functions, their definitions, the basis for throughput as well as the CWT factors as listed in Annex II, shall be determined according to the following formula:
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- whereby:
| HALCWT | : | historical activity level expressed as CWT |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TPi,k | : | throughput of the CWT function i in year k of the baseline period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CWTi | : | CWT factor of the CWT function i |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TPAD,k | : | throughput of the CWT function ‘Atmospheric Crude Distillation’ in year k of the baseline period |
- 2.The product-related historical activity level for the baseline period for products to which the lime product benchmark as referred to in Annex I applies shall be determined according to the following formula:
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- whereby:
| HALlime,standard | : | historical activity level for lime production expressed in tons of standard pure lime |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mCaO,k | : | content of free CaO in the produced lime in year k of the baseline period expressed as mass-% |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mMgO,k | : | content of free MgO in the produced lime in year k of the baseline period expressed as mass-% |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HALlime,uncorrected,k | : | uncorrected historical activity level for lime production in year k of the baseline period expressed in tonnes of lime |
- 3.The product-related historical activity level for the baseline period for products to which the dolime product benchmark as referred to in Annex I applies shall be determined according to the following formula:
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- whereby:
| HALdolime,standard | : | historical activity level for dolime production expressed in tonnes of standard pure dolime |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mCaO,k | : | content of free CaO in the produced dolime in year k of the baseline period expressed as mass-% |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mMgO,k | : | content of free MgO in the produced dolime in year k of the baseline period expressed as mass-% |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HALdolime,uncorrected,k | : | uncorrected historical activity level for dolime production in year k of the baseline period expressed in tonnes of lime |
- 4.The product-related historical activity level for the baseline period for products to which the steam cracking product benchmark as referred to in Annex I applies shall be determined according to the following formula:
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- whereby:
| HALHVC,net | : | historical activity level for high value chemicals net of high value chemicals produced from supplemental feed expressed in tonnes of HVC |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HALHVC,total,k | : | historical activity level for total high value chemicals production in year k of the baseline period expressed in tonnes of HVC |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HSFH,k | : | historical supplemental feed of hydrogen in year k of the baseline period expressed in tonnes of hydrogen |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HSFE,k | : | historical supplemental feed of ethylene in year k of the baseline period expressed in tonnes of ethylene |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HSFO,k | : | historical supplemental feed of other high value chemicals than hydrogen and ethylene in year k of the baseline period expressed in tonnes of HVC |
- 5.The product-related historical activity level for the baseline period for products to which the aromatics product benchmark as referred to in Annex I applies on the basis of the different CWT functions, their definitions, the basis for throughput as well as the CWT factors as listed in Annex II shall be determined according to the following formula:
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- whereby:
| HALCWT | : | historical activity level expressed as CWT |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TPi,k | : | throughput of the CWT function i in year k of the baseline period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CWTi | : | CWT factor of the CWT function i |
- 6.Where a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide is produced, the product-related historical activity level for the baseline period for products to which the hydrogen product benchmark as referred to in Annex I applies shall be determined according to the following formula:
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- whereby:
| HALH2 | : | historical activity level for hydrogen production referred to 100 % hydrogen |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HALH2,act | : | actual hydrogen production |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HALH2, WGS | : | additional hydrogen production under theoretical complete water gas shift (WGS) reaction, calculated via the stoichiometric ratio as HALCO, act × 0,071967 t H2/tCO for the WGS reaction |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HALCO, act | : | actual carbon monoxide production |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Emact | : | actual emissions related to hydrogen production |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EmWGS | : | additional emissions related to hydrogen production from theoretical complete WGS reaction |
- The actual emissions related to hydrogen production shall be determined as follows:
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- whereby:
| Emact | : | actual emissions related to hydrogen production |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DirEmact | : | actual direct emissions excluding heat-related emissions, prior to any carbon capture for use or geological storage. For emissions stemming from biomass, the emissions shall be calculated as the energy content from biomass multiplied with the emission factor of natural gas instead of the actual emissions |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Heatexport,act | : | actual net heat export |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BMheat | : | the value of the heat benchmark for measurable heat for the relevant allocation period |
- The additional emissions related to hydrogen production from theoretical complete water gas shift shall be determined as follows:
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- whereby:
| COWGS | : | the amount of CO produced prior to the additional theoretical conversion into CO2 via the WGS reaction |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MCO2 | : | molecular mass of CO2 (44,01 g/mol) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MCO | : | molecular mass of CO (28,01 g/mol) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Heatexport,WGS | : | theoretical additional net heat export after full WGS reaction assuming 99,5 % heat recovery, calculated via the reaction enthalpy of the WGS reaction (20,439 GJ/t H2 produced) multiplied with HALH2,WGS and with the 99,5 % efficiency of recovery |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BMheat | : | the value of the heat benchmark for measurable heat for the relevant allocation period |
- 7.The product-related historical activity level for the baseline period for products to which the synthesis gas (syngas) product benchmark as referred to in Annex I applies shall be determined according to the following formula:
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- whereby:
| HALsyngas | : | historical activity level for synthesis gas production referred to 47 % hydrogen |
| --- | --- | --- |
| VFH2,k | : | historical production volume fraction of pure hydrogen in the total volume of hydrogen and carbon monoxide in year k of the baseline period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HALH2+CO,k | : | historical activity level for synthesis gas production referred to historical hydrogen content expressed as norm cubic meters per year referring to 0 °C and 101,325 kPa in year k of the baseline period |
- 8.The product-related historical activity level for the baseline period for products to which the ethylene oxide/ethylene glycols product benchmark as referred to in Annex I applies shall be determined according to the following formula:
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- whereby:
| HALEO/EG | : | historical activity level for ethylene oxide/ethylene glycols production expressed in tonnes of ethylene oxide equivalents |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HALi,k: | : | historical activity level for the production of the ethylene oxide or glycol i in year k of the baseline period expressed in tonnes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CFEOE,I | : | conversion factor for the ethylene oxide or glycol i relative to ethylene oxide |
- Following conversion factors shall be applied:
Ethylene oxide: 0,926
Monoethylene glycol: 0,717
Diethylene glycol: 1,174
Triethylene glycol: 1,429
ANNEX IV
Parameters for baseline data collection
Without prejudice to the power of the competent authority to request additional particulars in accordance with Article 15(1), operators shall submit for the purposes of the baseline data report, the following data at installation and sub-installation level for all calendar years of the relevant baseline period. For new entrants, the data report shall cover the data listed in sections 1 and 2 at installation and sub-installation level.
1. GENERAL INSTALLATION DATA
1.1. Identification of the installation and the operator
This item contains at least the following information:
- (a) Name and address of the installation;
- (b) Installation identifier used in the Union Registry;
- (c) Permit identifier and issue date of the first greenhouse gas (GHG) emission permit the installation received pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 2003/87/EC;
- (d) Permit identifier and date of the most recent GHG permit, if applicable;
- (e) Name and address of the operator, contact information of an authorised representative and of a primary contact person, if different.
1.2. Verifier information
This item contains at least the following information:
- (a) Name and address of the verifier, contact information of an authorised representative and of a primary contact person, if different;
- (b) Name of the national accreditation body which accredited the verifier;
- (c) Registration number issued by the national accreditation body.
1.3. Activity information
This item contains at least the following information:
- (a) List of activities pursuant to Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC carried out in the installation;
- (b) The installation's NACE code (revision 2) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0007]);
- (c) Whether the installation falls under one or more categories which may be excluded from the EU ETS pursuant to Article 27 or Article 27a of Directive 2003/87/EC:
- — Emissions lower than 25 000 t CO2(e) per year and, where applicable, rated thermal input lower than 35 MW;
- — Hospital;
- — Emissions lower than 2 500 t CO2(e) per year;
- — Operated less than 300 hours per year;
- (d) The total rated thermal input for all relevant activities pursuant to Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC.
1.4. Implementation of the conditionality provisions in Articles 22a and 22b
This item contains at least the following information:
- (a) Whether an energy audit report has been issued or a certified energy management system has been implemented for the installation under Article 8 of Directive 2012/27/EU;
- (b) Whether there are outstanding recommendations of the energy audit report or the certified energy management system under Article 8 of Directive 2012/27/EU;
- (c) Whether the installation is a district heating installation, eligible for additional free allocation pursuant to Article 10b(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC, and its operator intends to apply for the additional free allocation;
- (d) For all product-benchmark sub-installations, whether the greenhouse gas emission levels were higher than the 80th percentile of emission levels for the relevant product benchmarks in the years 2016 and 2017;
- (e) Whether a climate-neutrality plan in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2441 has been submitted, where relevant;
- (f) Detailed information on the fulfilment of the conditions for free allocation according to Articles 22a and Article 22b.
1.5. List of sub-installations
This item contains a list of all sub-installations at the installation.
1.6. List of connections to other EU ETS installations or non-ETS entities for the transfer of measurable heat, intermediate products, waste gases or CO2 for use in that installation or permanent geological storage
This item contains at least the following information for each connected installation or entity:
- (a) Name of installation or entity connected;
- (b) Type of connection (import or export: measurable heat, waste gases, CO2);
- (c) Is the installation or entity itself under the scope of the EU ETS?
- — If yes, Registry ID and Permit ID, contact person;
- — If no, name and address of entity, contact person.
2. DETAILED ANNUAL DATA FOR EACH YEAR IN THE BASELINE PERIOD
2.1. Detailed annual verified emissions data at installation level
This item contains at least the following information:
- (a) For each source stream: Activity data, calculation factors used, fossil emissions, emissions from biomass, in case of fuels (including if used as process input) energy input calculated from the Net Calorific Value (NCV);
- (b) For each emission source for which continuous emission monitoring systems have been used: fossil emissions, emissions from biomass, annual hourly average of GHG concentration and flue gas flow; in case of CO2: proxy data for energy input associated with the emissions;
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