Paragraph 14 Emission limit values: vehicle coating industryF1
Emission limit values for installations in the vehicle coating industry are to be calculated in accordance with this paragraph.
Total emission limit values are expressed in terms of grams of organic solvent emitted in relation to the surface area of product in square metres and in kilograms of organic solvent emitted in relation to the car body.
The surface area of any product included in Table 3 is defined as the surface area calculated from the total electrophoretic coating area, and the surface area of any parts that might be added in successive phases of the coating process which are coated with the same coatings as those used for the product in question, or the total surface area of the product coated in the installation.
The surface of the electrophoretic coating area is calculated using the following formula—
The method in sub-paragraph (4) is to be applied for other coated parts made out of sheets.
Computer aided design or other equivalent methods are to be used to calculate the surface area of the other parts added, or the total surface area coated in the installation.
The total emission limit values in Table 3 below refer to all process stages carried out at the same installation from electrophoretic coating, or any other kind of coating process, through to the final wax and polish of top-coating inclusive, as well as solvent used in cleaning of process equipment, including spray booths and other fixed equipment, both during and outside of production time.
Vehicle coating installations below the solvent consumption thresholds mentioned in Table 3 must meet the requirements for the vehicle refinishing sector set out in Table 2—
Table 3
| Activity (solvent consumption threshold in tonnes/year) | Production threshold (refers to annual production of coated item) | Total Emission New installations | Limit Value Existing installations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coating of new cars (>15) | >5000 | 45 g/m2 or 1.3 kg/body + 33 g/m2 | 60 g/m2 or 1/9 kg/body + 41 g/m2 |
| ≤ 5000 monocoque or > 3500 chassis-built | 90 g/m2 or 1.5 kg/body + 70 g/m2 | 90 g/m2 or 1.5 kg/body + 41 g/m2 | |
| Total emission limit | Value (g/m2) | ||
| Coating of new | ≤ 5000 | 65 | 85 |
| truck cabins (>15) | >5000 | 55 | 75 |
| Coating of new vans | ≤ 2500 | 90 | 120 |
| and trucks (>15) | <2500 | 70 | 90 |
| Coating of new | ≤ 2000 | 210 | 290 |
| Buses (>15) | >2000 | 150 | 225 |
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Sch. 23 inserted (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 14 (with sch. 23)