Kessales

Kessales is a production or processing of ferrous metals installation in Belgium. In 2025 it reported 27,526 tonnes of verified emissions against 19,698 free allowances.

Key figures

Country

Belgium

Activity

Production or processing of ferrous metals

Installation ID

BE 108

Verified emissions, 2025

27,526 tCO₂e

Free allocation, 2025

19,698 allowances

Allowance position, 2025

7,828 short

Compliance, 2024

A

Permit

WAI147P041

Data as of

1 April 2026

Emissions and free allocation by year

Verified emissions Free allocation
Verified emissions and free allocation of KessalesVerified emissions and free allocation from 2013 to 2025.012.5k25k37.5k50k2013 verified emissions: 25,130 t2014 verified emissions: 26,432 t2015 verified emissions: 24,934 t2016 verified emissions: 24,705 t2017 verified emissions: 31,064 t2018 verified emissions: 32,031 t2019 verified emissions: 27,387 t2020 verified emissions: 24,445 t2021 verified emissions: 27,820 t2022 verified emissions: 23,624 t2023 verified emissions: 26,099 t2024 verified emissions: 26,542 t2025 verified emissions: 27,526 t2013 free allocation: 30,435 t2014 free allocation: 29,906 t2015 free allocation: 29,371 t2016 free allocation: 28,831 t2017 free allocation: 28,285 t2018 free allocation: 27,733 t2019 free allocation: 27,174 t2020 free allocation: 26,614 t2021 free allocation: 19,698 t2022 free allocation: 19,698 t2023 free allocation: 19,698 t2024 free allocation: 19,698 t2025 free allocation: 19,698 t2013201520172019202120232025
YearVerified emissions (t) Free allocationPosition
2025 27,526 19,698 7,828 short
2024 26,542 19,698 6,844 short
2023 26,099 19,698 6,401 short
2022 23,624 19,698 3,926 short
2021 27,820 19,698 8,122 short
2020 24,445 26,614 2,169 surplus
2019 27,387 27,174 213 short
2018 32,031 27,733 4,298 short
2017 31,064 28,285 2,779 short
2016 24,705 28,831 4,126 surplus
2015 24,934 29,371 4,437 surplus
2014 26,432 29,906 3,474 surplus
2013 25,130 30,435 5,305 surplus

Verified emissions changed by +9.5% from 2013 to 2025.

Source: European Commission, Union Registry · Data as of 1 April 2026

Allowance position

In 2025, verified emissions exceeded free allocation by 7,828 allowances, which the operator had to obtain.

Illustrative value at the latest reference price of €85.90 (28 September 2026): €672,425. Not the installation's actual cost, which depends on when and how it acquired allowances.

Price source: EU ETS primary auctions · latest price

Compliance status for 2024: A. The number of allowances surrendered by 30 September 2025 was greater than or equal to verified emissions.

CBAM context

This activity falls in the iron and steel sector of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Free allocation for products covered by the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is being reduced each year under current EU law.

Free allocation remaining for CBAM-covered products, by year
202620272028202920302031203220332034
97.5%95%90%77.5%51.5%39%26.5%14%0%

Share of free allocation remaining for CBAM-covered products, under Directive (EU) 2023/959, Article 10a. It applies to the benchmarks for those products, not necessarily to an installation's whole allocation, so it is not applied to the figures on this page.

Proposed change

A European Commission proposal of 17 July 2026 would restore 15% of the phased-out free allocation for CBAM sectors from 2028 and extend the end of the phase-out from 2034 to 2038. This is a proposal and not yet law.

More on CBAM: the India CBAM Center and what CBAM is and how it works.

Nearby installations

Production or processing of ferrous metals installations in Belgium, largest first.

Questions about Kessales

How much did Kessales emit in 2025?

27,526 tonnes of verified emissions, per EU Union Registry compliance data.

How many free allowances did Kessales receive?

19,698 in 2025.

Did Kessales surrender enough allowances?

Its compliance status for 2024 is recorded as "A": The number of allowances surrendered by 30 September 2025 was greater than or equal to verified emissions.