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PART 3Free Allocation Regulation amended

Annex 8 inserted

15.  After Annex 7 insert—

“Annex 8Benchmarks

Table A
Product benchmarks without consideration of exchangeability of fuel and electricity for 2021-2025 allocation period
Product benchmarkBenchmark value (allowances/t) for 2021-2025 allocation period
Coke0.217
Sintered ore0.157
Hot metal1.288
Pre-bake anode0.312
Aluminium1.464
Grey cement clinker0.693
White cement clinker0.957
Lime (1)0.725
Dolime0.815
Sintered dolime1.406
Float glass0.399
Bottles and jars of colourless glass0.290
Bottles and jars of coloured glass0.237
Continuous filament glass fibre products0.309
Facing bricks0.106
Pavers0.146
Roof tiles0.120
Spray-dried powder0.058
Plaster0.047
Dried secondary gypsum0.013
Short fibre kraft pulp0.091
Long fibre kraft pulp0.046
Sulphite pulp, thermo-mechanical and mechanical pulp0.015
Recovered paper pulp0.030
Newsprint0.226
Uncoated fine paper0.242
Coated fine paper0.242
Tissue0.254
Testliner and fluting0.188
Uncoated carton board0.180
Coated carton board0.207
Nitric acid0.230
Adipic acid2.12
Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM)0.155
Phenol/acetone0.230
S-PVC0.066
E-PVC0.181
Soda ash0.753
Table B
Product benchmarks with consideration of exchangeability of fuel and electricity for 2021-2025 allocation period
Product benchmarkBenchmark value (allowances/t) for 2021-2025 allocation period
Refinery products0.0228
EAF carbon steel0.215
EAF high alloy steel0.268
Iron casting0.282
Mineral wool0.536
Plasterboard0.110
Carbon black1.485
Ammonia1.570
Steam cracking0.681
Aromatics0.0228
Styrene0.401
Hydrogen6.84
Synthesis gas (syngas)0.187
Ethylene oxide/ethylene glycols0.389
Table C
Heat and fuel benchmarks for 2021-2025 allocation period
BenchmarkBenchmark value (allowances/TJ) for 2021-2025 allocation period
Heat benchmark47.3
Fuel benchmark42.6

Where no benchmarks are set out in this Annex for the 2026-2030 allocation period, the benchmarks for the 2021-2025 allocation period are to be used.”.

(1)

See article 20 of this Order in relation to the 2024 and 2025 scheme years.