Appendix 6 - Annex of Directive 2003/87/EC 

Installations obligated under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme

Energy Activities

· Activities of combustion installations with a rated thermal input exceeding 20 megawatts (excluding hazardous or municipal waste installations).

· Activities of mineral oil refineries.

· Activities of coke ovens

Production and processing of ferrous metals

· Activities of metal ore (including sulphide ore) roasting and sintering installations.

· Activities of installations for the production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary fusion), including continuous casting, with a capacity of more than 2.5 tonnes per hour

Mineral Industries

· Activities of installations for the production of cement clinker in rotary kilns with a production capacity of more than 500 tonnes per day.

· Activities of installations for the production of lime in rotary kilns or other furnaces with a production capacity of more than 50 tonnes per day.

· Activities of installations for the manufacture of glass including glass fibre where the melting capacity of the plant is more than 20 tonnes per day.

· Activities of installations for the manufacture of ceramic products (including roofing tiles, bricks, refractory bricks, tiles, stoneware or porcelain) by firing in kilns where:

  • the kiln production capacity is more than 75 tonnes per day; or
  • the kiln capacity is more than 4m3 and the setting density is more t than 300 kg/m3.

Other activities

· Activities of industrial plants for the production of pulp from timber or other fibrous materials.

· Activities of industrial plants for the production of paper and board with a production capacity of more than 20 tonnes per day.

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