LegalizeCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447 of 12 March 2021 determining revised benchmark values for free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025 pursuant to Article 10a(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1
The revised benchmark values listed in the Annex shall apply for the harmonised free allocation of emission allowances for the period from 2021 to 2025.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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
For the purposes of this Annex, the definitions of products covered and of processes and emissions covered (system boundaries) set out in Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 shall apply.
1. Product benchmarks without consideration of exchangeability of fuel and electricity
| Product benchmark | Average value of the 10 % most efficient installations in 2016 and 2017 (t CO2 equivalents/t) | Benchmark value (allowances/t) for 2021-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Coke | 0,144 | 0,217 |
| Sintered ore | 0,163 | 0,157 |
| Hot metal | 1,331 | 1,288 |
| Pre-bake anode | 0,317 | 0,312 |
| Aluminium | 1,484 | 1,464 |
| Grey cement clinker | 0,722 | 0,693 |
| White cement clinker | 0,973 | 0,957 |
| Lime | 0,746 | 0,725 |
| Dolime | 0,881 | 0,815 |
| Sintered dolime | 1,441 | 1,406 |
| Float glass | 0,421 | 0,399 |
| Bottles and jars of colourless glass | 0,323 | 0,290 |
| Bottles and jars of coloured glass | 0,265 | 0,237 |
| Continuous filament glass fibre products | 0,290 | 0,309 |
| Facing bricks | 0,094 | 0,106 |
| Pavers | 0,140 | 0,146 |
| Roof tiles | 0,130 | 0,120 |
| Spray-dried powder | 0,050 | 0,058 |
| Plaster | 0,048 | 0,047 |
| Dried secondary gypsum | 0,008 | 0,013 |
| Short fibre kraft pulp | 0,000 | 0,091 |
| Long fibre kraft pulp | 0,001 | 0,046 |
| Sulphite pulp, thermo-mechanical and mechanical pulp | 0,000 | 0,015 |
| Recovered paper pulp | 0,000 | 0,030 |
| Newsprint | 0,007 | 0,226 |
| Uncoated fine paper | 0,011 | 0,242 |
| Coated fine paper | 0,043 | 0,242 |
| Tissue | 0,139 | 0,254 |
| Testliner and fluting | 0,071 | 0,188 |
| Uncoated carton board | 0,009 | 0,180 |
| Coated carton board | 0,011 | 0,207 |
| Nitric acid | 0,038 | 0,230 |
| Adipic acid | 0,32 | 2,12 |
| Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) | 0,171 | 0,155 |
| Phenol/acetone | 0,244 | 0,230 |
| S-PVC | 0,073 | 0,066 |
| E-PVC | 0,103 | 0,181 |
| Soda ash | 0,789 | 0,753 (applicable 2021-2024) 1,168 (applicable 2025) |
2. Product benchmarks with consideration of exchangeability of fuel and electricity
| Product benchmark | Average value of the 10 % most efficient installations in 2016 and 2017 (t CO2 equivalents/t) | Benchmark value (allowances/t) for 2021-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Refinery products | 0,0255 | 0,0228 |
| EAF carbon steel | 0,209 | 0,215 |
| EAF high alloy steel | 0,266 | 0,268 |
| Iron casting | 0,299 | 0,282 |
| Mineral wool | 0,595 | 0,536 |
| Plasterboard | 0,119 | 0,110 |
| Carbon black | 1,141 | 1,485 |
| Ammonia | 1,604 | 1,570 |
| Steam cracking | 0,693 | 0,681 |
| Aromatics | 0,0072 | 0,0228 |
| Styrene | 0,419 | 0,401 |
| Hydrogen | 4,09 | 6,84 |
| Synthesis gas (syngas) | 0,009 | 0,187 |
| Ethylene oxide/ethylene glycols | 0,314 | 0,389 |
3. Heat and fuel benchmarks
| Benchmark | Average value of the 10 % most efficient installations in 2016 and 2017 (t CO2 equivalents/TJ) | Benchmark value (allowances/TJ) for 2021-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Heat benchmark | 1,6 | 47,3 |
| Fuel benchmark | 34,3 | 42,6 |
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