Annex XVIII

The following Annex XXIII is added:

ANNEX XXIII

Activity-specific guidelines for the production or processing of ferrous and non-ferrous metals as listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC

1.

BOUNDARIES AND COMPLETENESS

The activity-specific guidelines in this Annex shall be applied for emissions from the production or processing of ferrous and non-ferrous metals as listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC except for production of pig iron and steel and primary aluminium.

2.

DETERMINATION OF CO₂ EMISSIONS

In installations for the production or processing of ferrous and non-ferrous metals emission sources and source streams for CO₂ emissions include:

• conventional fuels (e.g. natural gas, coal and coke, or fuel oil),

• other fuels (plastics, e.g. from recycling of batteries, or granulated (organic) material from post shredder plants),

• reducing agents (e.g. coke or graphite electrodes),

• raw materials (e.g. calcination of limestone, dolomite, and carbon containing metal ores and concentrates),

• secondary feed materials (e.g. organic materials contained in scrap).

2.1.

CALCULATION OF CO₂ EMISSIONS

In installations where carbon stemming from fuels or input materials used at this installation remains in the products or other outputs of the production, e.g. for the reduction of metal ores, a mass balance approach shall be applied (see Section 2.1.1). In installations where this is not the case combustion emissions and process emissions shall be calculated separately (see Sections 2.1.2 and 2.1.3).

2.1.1.

MASS-BALANCE APPROACH

The mass-balance approach shall consider all carbon in inputs, stocks, products and other exports from the installation to determine the level of emissions of greenhouse gases over the reporting period, using the following equation:

Emissions [t CO₂] = (input – products – export – stock changes) * conversion factor CO₂/C

With:

— input [t C]

all carbon entering the boundaries of the installation,

— products [t C]

all carbon in products and materials, including by-products, leaving the boundaries of the installation,

— export [t C]

carbon exported from the boundaries of the installation, e.g. discharged to sewer, deposited into landfill or through losses. Export does not include the release of greenhouse gases or carbon monoxide into the atmosphere,

— stock changes [t C]

stock increases of carbon within the boundaries of the mass balance.

The calculation shall then be as follows:

CO₂ emissions [t CO₂] = (Σ (activity data_input * carbon content_input) – Σ (activity data_products * carbon content_products) – Σ (activity data_export * carbon content_export) – Σ (activity data_{stock changes} * carbon content_{stock changes})) * 3,664

With:

(a)

activity data

The operator shall analyse and report the mass flows into and from the installation and respective stock changes for all relevant fuels and materials separately. Where the carbon content of a mass flow is usually related to energy content (fuels), the operator may determine and use the carbon content related to the energy content [t C/TJ] of the respective mass flow for the calculation of the mass balance.

Tier 1

Activity data over the reporting period are determined with a maximum uncertainty of less than ± 7,5 %.

Tier 2

Activity data over the reporting period are determined with a maximum uncertainty of less than ± 5 %.

Tier 3

Activity data over the reporting period are determined with a maximum uncertainty of less than ± 2,5 %.

Tier 4

Activity data over the reporting period are determined with a maximum uncertainty of less than ± 1,5 %.

(b)

carbon content

Tier 1

The carbon content of input or output streams is derived from reference emission factors for fuels or materials named in Section 11 of Annex I or in other activity-specific Annexes to these Guidelines. The carbon content is derived as follows:

C content [t/t or TJ] = Emission factor [t CO₂/t or TJ]/3,664 [t CO₂/t C]

Tier 2

The operator applies country-specific carbon content for the respective fuel or material as reported by the respective Member State in its latest national inventory submitted to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Tier 3

The carbon content of input or output stream shall be derived following the provisions of Section 13 of Annex I in respect to representative sampling of fuels, products and by-products, the determination of their carbon contents and biomass fraction.

2.1.2.

COMBUSTION EMISSIONS

Emissions from combustion processes taking place at installations for the production or processing of ferrous and non-ferrous metals that are not monitored using a mass balance approach, shall be monitored and reported in accordance with Annex II.

2.1.3.

PROCESS EMISSIONS

For each type of input material used the amount of CO₂ shall be calculated as follows:

CO₂ emissions = Σ activity data_{process input} * emission factor * conversion factor

With:

(a)

activity data

Tier 1

Amounts [t] of input material and process residues used as input material in the process not reported under Section 2.1.2 of this Annex over the reporting period are determined with a maximum uncertainty of less than ± 5,0 %.

Tier 2

Amounts [t] of input material and process residues used as input material in the process not reported under Section 2.1.2 of this Annex over the reporting period are determined with a maximum uncertainty of less than ± 2,5 %.

(b)

emission factor

Tier 1

For carbonates, use of stoichiometric ratios given in the following Table:

Table

Stoichiometric emission factors

Carbonate	Ratio [t CO2/t Ca-, Mg- or other Carbonate]	Remarks
CaCO3	0,44
MgCO3	0,522
general: XY(CO3)Z	Emission factor = [MCO2 ]/{Y * [Mx] + Z * [MCO3 2-]}	X metal Mx molecular weight of X in [g/mol] MCO2 molecular weight of CO2 in [g/mol] MCO3- molecular weight of CO3 2- in [g/mol] Y stoichiometric number of X Z stoichiometric number of CO3 2-

These values shall be adjusted for the respective moisture and gangue content of the applied carbonate material.

For process residues and other input materials than carbonates not reported under Section 2.1.2 of this Annex, activity-specific factors shall be determined according to the provisions of Section 13 of Annex I.

(c)

conversion factor

Tier 1

Conversion factor: 1,0.

Tier 2

Activity-specific factors determined according to the provisions of Section 13 of Annex I, determining the amount of carbon in the sinter, slag or other relevant output as well as in filtered dust. In case filtered dust is re-employed in the process, the amount of carbon [t] contained shall not be accounted for in order to avoid double counting.

2.2.

MEASUREMENT OF CO₂ EMISSIONS

The measurement guidelines contained in Annexes I and XII shall be applied.