Data Checklist for Unwrought aluminium | forward earth help center

🔍 Step 1: Identify Your Product and CN Code

What to do: Find out if your product falls under the aggregated good category of "unwrought aluminum."
Why it matters: CBAM compliance requires specific data based on your product type, and the product code helps you know what data to collect.
How to proceed:
1. Go to the EU's official CBAM guidance website (a link can be provided for easy access).
2. Look up your product category to find the correct CN code. This is a classification code used for tracking and compliance.
3. Write down your CN code. For example, unwrought aluminum might have the CN code 7601 00 00.

🏭 Step 2: Detail Your Production Process

What to do: Gather detailed information about your production process, whether it's primary, secondary, or mixed production.
Why it matters: Collecting production process details is essential for accurately calculating emissions and complying with CBAM.
How to proceed:
Primary Production:
- What to do: Choose an emissions tracking method and record data about anode consumption.
- Why it matters: Tracking emissions from primary production helps determine the environmental impact of your operations.
- How to proceed:
  1. PFC Emissions: Choose between the Overvoltage Method or the Slope Method for tracking emissions.
    Overvoltage Method: Track primary aluminum used (in tonnes), current efficiency (%), and anode effect overvoltage (mV).
    Slope Method: Track primary aluminum used (in tonnes), frequency (anode effects per cell day), and duration (anode effect minutes per occurrence).
  2. Anode Consumption: Record consumption of pre-baked carbon anodes or green anode paste (whether produced onsite or not). Secondary Production:
- What to do: Track data related to scrap and alloying materials used during secondary production.
- Why it matters: Using recycled materials like scrap helps reduce overall emissions and makes the production more sustainable.
- How to proceed:
  1. Track the total amount of scrap used (in tonnes).
  2. Record the share of pre-consumer scrap (%) used in the production.
  3. Record the share of alloying materials (%) used.
  4. Note the amount of unwrought aluminum used (if applicable, in tonnes). Mixed Production:
- What to do: Gather data from both primary and secondary production processes.
- Why it matters: Mixed production involves both primary and secondary processes, which require comprehensive tracking to ensure accurate emissions calculations.
- How to proceed: Track all applicable data points from both primary smelting and secondary melting, including emissions, scrap usage, and anode consumption.

🛠️ Step 3: Identify Production Inputs

What to do: Determine the materials or components that are involved in producing unwrought aluminum.
Why it matters: This step is essential to calculate the emissions linked to your product accurately.
How to proceed:
1. Make a list of all the inputs used in producing unwrought aluminum. This might include primary aluminum or recycled aluminum inputs.
2. Contact your suppliers to get specific information about the inputs or, if needed, use the default values. For default values, make sure you have the CN code for each input you procure.
3. Write down the quantities for each input used.

⚡ Step 4: Track Energy and Fuel Consumption

What to do: Monitor the energy and fuel used during production.
Why it matters: Tracking energy and fuel usage is crucial to understand the environmental impact and emissions generated from your production.
How to proceed:
1. Record how much electricity you use during production, measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh). Make sure to specify the source of the electricity: default grid, direct link, or power purchase agreement (PPA).
2. Track the type and amount of fuel used (e.g., natural gas, diesel). Write down the quantity used in your production process.

📦 Step 5: Record Product Output Quantities

What to do: Keep track of how much unwrought aluminum you produce.
Why it matters: Accurate output records are needed for emissions calculations and are mandatory for CBAM compliance.
How to proceed:
1. Write down the total amount of unwrought aluminum you produced, measured in tonnes for the reporting period specified.
2. Make sure this data is organized and readily available for reporting purposes.
3. Note any additional materials used during production and the quantities of these materials.

📝 Checklist Summary for Action

Identify Product and CN Code - Find your product's CN code to determine which data to collect.
Identify and Track Production Inputs - List the raw materials or components used in production and gather relevant information from suppliers.
Track Energy and Fuel Use - Record energy and fuel consumption during production.

Monitor Outputs - Keep a detailed record of the quantities of products produced.