Unwrought aluminium, bars, rods, wire, plates, and tubes exported to the EU.
Calculate my Aluminium exposure →Emissions scope
Direct only
GHGs covered
CO₂ + PFCs
Functional unit
Tonnes product
Indirect electricity
Excluded — Annex II
Aluminium exporters must report direct embedded emissions only. This includes fuel combustion, process emissions, and PFC emissions from anode effects in primary smelting. Indirect electricity emissions are excluded under Annex II of the applicable EU regulation.
Indicative typical intensities, for comparing routes at an order of magnitude. These are not regulated values and not the EU default values: those are published per country and per CN code in IR (EU) 2026/1740 Annex I, are generally higher, and are the figures a declarant actually uses. Look up the published default for your CN code →
~8.50 tCO₂e/t indicative
Highest emissionsVirgin aluminium produced from bauxite via the Hall-Héroult process. High energy intensity and PFC emissions from anode effects.
~0.60 tCO₂e/t indicative
Low emissionsAluminium produced from recycled scrap. Dramatically lower direct emissions than primary production.
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