COMMISSION 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
Article 2
ANNEX
Benchmarks
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 |
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 |