Salpetersäure

Salpetersäure is a production of nitric acid installation in Germany. In 2025 it reported 24,474 tonnes of verified emissions against 20,202 free allowances.

Key figures

Country

Germany

Activity

Production of nitric acid

Installation ID

DE 202454

Verified emissions, 2025

24,474 tCO₂e

Free allocation, 2025

20,202 allowances

Allowance position, 2025

4,272 short

Compliance, 2024

A

Permit

14613-0001

Data as of

1 April 2026

Emissions and free allocation by year

Verified emissions Free allocation
Verified emissions and free allocation of SalpetersäureVerified emissions and free allocation from 2013 to 2025.012.5k25k37.5k50k2013 verified emissions: 20,983 t2014 verified emissions: 27,052 t2015 verified emissions: 35,467 t2016 verified emissions: 30,825 t2017 verified emissions: 26,060 t2018 verified emissions: 30,145 t2019 verified emissions: 29,123 t2020 verified emissions: 29,633 t2021 verified emissions: 33,254 t2022 verified emissions: 15,877 t2023 verified emissions: 8,773 t2024 verified emissions: 12,676 t2025 verified emissions: 24,474 t2013 free allocation: 34,316 t2014 free allocation: 33,720 t2015 free allocation: 33,117 t2016 free allocation: 32,507 t2017 free allocation: 31,891 t2018 free allocation: 31,269 t2019 free allocation: 30,640 t2020 free allocation: 30,008 t2021 free allocation: 30,035 t2022 free allocation: 30,803 t2023 free allocation: 32,095 t2024 free allocation: 20,202 t2025 free allocation: 20,202 t2013201520172019202120232025
YearVerified emissions (t) Free allocationPosition
2025 24,474 20,202 4,272 short
2024 12,676 20,202 7,526 surplus
2023 8,773 32,095 23,322 surplus
2022 15,877 30,803 14,926 surplus
2021 33,254 30,035 3,219 short
2020 29,633 30,008 375 surplus
2019 29,123 30,640 1,517 surplus
2018 30,145 31,269 1,124 surplus
2017 26,060 31,891 5,831 surplus
2016 30,825 32,507 1,682 surplus
2015 35,467 33,117 2,350 short
2014 27,052 33,720 6,668 surplus
2013 20,983 34,316 13,333 surplus

Verified emissions changed by +16.6% 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 4,272 allowances, which the operator had to obtain.

Illustrative value at the latest reference price of €85.90 (28 September 2026): €366,965. 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 fertilisers 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

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Questions about Salpetersäure

How much did Salpetersäure emit in 2025?

24,474 tonnes of verified emissions, per EU Union Registry compliance data.

How many free allowances did Salpetersäure receive?

20,202 in 2025.

Did Salpetersäure 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.