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CBAM Aluminium: watch the emissions compute, by route

Aluminium has the widest CBAM spread of any sector: primary (electrolytic) metal is extremely emissions-intensive because of the electricity it consumes, while secondary (recycled) metal is a fraction of it.

Live figures, computed by the engine. No login, nothing to install. For primary aluminium almost all the carbon is indirect — the grid electricity behind electrolysis. The Energy and Carbon lenses in the tour make that visible instantly.

Every aluminium route, with its engine SEE

Open any route to watch its plant compute live. Specific Embedded Emissions in tonnes CO₂e per tonne of product.

See aluminium CBAM cost by country →

From tour to filed declaration

The tour shows the model; the full app turns it into a submission — every number from the same engine.

Step 1

Model your plant

Start from the route above, then fill your amounts. Guardrails and plausibility bands catch mistakes.

Step 2

Engine-certified figure

Embedded emissions, default vs verified, the Article 9 credit and liability — all from the audited engine.

Step 3

Registry-ready XML

Export the schema-validated QReport XML, ready to submit to the EU CBAM registry.

Official EU dataset
119 countries of default values, per CN code, reproduced exactly
Engine-certified
Every figure regression-tested against the official worked examples
Self-hosted · GDPR-safe
Runs on your own cloud — trade data never leaves your control

Aluminium CBAM — frequently asked

What is the CBAM SEE of primary aluminium?

Primary electrolytic aluminium is around 12 tCO₂e/t — dominated by grid electricity — while recycled (secondary) aluminium is well under 1 tCO₂e/t. The tour shows both live.

Does the electricity source change my aluminium CBAM cost?

Yes, decisively. Because most of primary aluminium's footprint is indirect electricity, a low-carbon grid or verified renewable supply can cut the declared figure sharply.

Which CN codes does this cover?

Aluminium goods under chapter 76 of the EU CBAM scope, including unwrought metal and products.