# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 of 19 December 2018 determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance), Annex 8: Benchmarks


Table A
Product benchmarks without consideration of exchangeability of fuel and electricity for 2021-2025 allocation period , 2026 allocation period and 2027 scheme year
Product benchmark
Benchmark value (allowances/t) for 2021-2025 allocation period , 2026 allocation period and 2027 scheme year
Coke
0.217
Sintered ore
0.157
Hot metal
1.288
Pre-bake anode
0.312
Aluminium
1.464
Grey cement clinker
0.693
White cement clinker
0.957
Lime
0.725
Dolime
0.815
Sintered dolime
1.406
Float glass
0.399
Bottles and jars of colourless glass
0.290
Bottles and jars of coloured glass
0.237
Continuous filament glass fibre products
0.309
Facing bricks
0.106
Pavers
0.146
Roof tiles
0.120
Spray-dried powder
0.058
Plaster
0.047
Dried secondary gypsum
0.013
Short fibre kraft pulp
0.091
Long fibre kraft pulp
0.046
Sulphite pulp, thermo-mechanical and mechanical pulp
0.015
Recovered paper pulp
0.030
Newsprint
0.226
Uncoated fine paper
0.242
Coated fine paper
0.242
Tissue
0.254
Testliner and fluting
0.188
Uncoated carton board
0.180
Coated carton board
0.207
Nitric acid
0.230
Adipic acid
2.12
Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM)
0.155
Phenol/acetone
0.230
S-PVC
0.066
E-PVC
0.181
Soda ash
0.753
Table B
Product benchmarks with consideration of exchangeability of fuel and electricity for 2021-2025 allocation period , 2026 allocation period and 2027 scheme year
Product benchmark
Benchmark value (allowances/t) for 2021-2025 allocation period , 2026 allocation period and 2027 scheme year
Refinery products
0.0228
EAF carbon steel
0.215
EAF high alloy steel
0.268
Iron casting
0.282
Mineral wool
0.536
Plasterboard
0.110
Carbon black
1.485
Ammonia
1.570
Steam cracking
0.681
Aromatics
0.0228
Styrene
0.401
Hydrogen
6.84
Synthesis gas (syngas)
0.187
Ethylene oxide/ethylene glycols
0.389
Table C
Heat and fuel benchmarks for 2021-2025 allocation period , 2026 allocation period and 2027 scheme year
Benchmark
Benchmark value (allowances/TJ) for 2021-2025 allocation period , 2026 allocation period and 2027 scheme year
Heat benchmark
47.3
Fuel benchmark
42.6
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/331/annex/VIII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-331/annex-VIII
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