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List of industries and sub-sectors with high risk of carbon leakage in the period of 2021 - 2030 of the EU

16/01/2022

On 15 February 2019, the European Commission EC issued a List identifying the sectors and subsectors considered to be at risk of carbon leakage for the period 2021-2030. The risk level of an industry/subsector is determined by its carbon leakage indicator. This index is influenced by two main components: (i) the trade intensity of that sector/sub-sector with a third country (non-EU), and (ii) the emission intensity) of the industry/sub-sector.

The European Commission EC issued a List identifying the sectors and subsectors considered to be at risk of carbon leakage for the period 2021-2030. The risk level of an industry/subsector is determined by its carbon leakage indicator. This index is influenced by two main components: (i) the trade intensity of that sector/sub-sector with a third country (non-EU), and (ii) the emission intensity) of the industry/sub-sector.

Accordingly, affected industries include:

No.

Code NACE

Industry Description

1

0510

Mining of hard coal

2

0610

Extraction of crude petroleum

3

0710

Mining of iron ores

4

0729

Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores

5

0891

Mining of chemical and fertiliser minerals

6

0899

Other mining and quarrying n.e.c.

7

1041

Manufacture of oils and fats

8

1062

Manufacture of starches and starch products

9

1081

Manufacture of sugar

10

1106

Manufacture of malt

11

1310

Preparation and spinning of textile fibres

12

1395

Manufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except apparel

13

1411

Manufacture of leather clothes

14

1621

Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels

15

1711

Manufacture of pulp

16

1712

Manufacture of paper and paperboard

17

1910

Manufacture of coke oven products

18

1920

Manufacture of refined petroleum products

19

2011

Manufacture of industrial gases

20

2012

Manufacture of dyes and pigments

21

2013

Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals

22

2014

Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals

23

2015

Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds

24

2016

Manufacture of plastics in primary forms

25

2017

Manufacture of synthetic rubber in primary forms

26

2060

Manufacture of man-made fibres

27

2311

Manufacture of flat glass

28

2313

Manufacture of hollow glass

29

2314

Manufacture of glass fibres

30

2319

Manufacture and processing of other glass, including technical glassware

31

2320

Manufacture of refractory products

32

2331

Manufacture of ceramic tiles and flags

33

2351

Manufacture of cement

34

2352

Manufacture of lime and plaster

35

2399

Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c.

36

2410

Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys

37

2420

Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel

38

2431

Cold drawing of bars

39

2442

Aluminium production

40

2443

Lead, zinc and tin production

41

2444

Copper production

42

2445

Other non-ferrous metal production

43

2446

Processing of nuclear fuel

44

2451

Casting of iron

45

893

Extraction of salt

46

1330

Finishing of textiles

47

2110

Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products

48

2341

Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles

49

2342

Manufacture of ceramic sanitary fixtures

50

2332

Manufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products, in baked clay

51

81221

Kaolin and other kaolinic clays

52

10311130

Frozen potatoes, prepared or preserved (including potatoes cooked or partly cooked in oil and then frozen; excluding by vinegar or acetic acid)

53

10311300

Dried potatoes in the form of flour, meal, flakes, granules and pellets

54

10391725

Concentrated tomato puree and paste

55

105121

Skimmed milk powder

56

105122

Whole milk powder

57

105153

Casein

58

105154

Lactose and lactose syrup

59

10515530

Whey and modified whey in powder, granules or other solid forms, whether or not concentrated or containing added sweetening matter

60

10891334

Bakers' yeast

61

20302150

Vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes (slips) and similar preparations for ceramics, enamelling or glass

62

20302170

Liquid lustres and similar preparations; glass frit and other glass in powder; granules or flakes

63

25501134

Open die forged ferrous parts for transmission shafts, camshafts, crankshafts and cranks etc.