Alúmina Española - Planta de San Ciprián

Alúmina Española - Planta de San Ciprián is a production of primary aluminium installation in Spain. In 2025 it reported 389,083 tonnes of verified emissions against 284,351 free allowances.

Key figures

Country

Spain

Activity

Production of primary aluminium

Installation ID

ES 202159

Verified emissions, 2025

389,083 tCO₂e

Free allocation, 2025

284,351 allowances

Allowance position, 2025

104,732 short

Compliance, 2024

A

Permit

ES12270710633

Data as of

1 April 2026

Emissions and free allocation by year

Verified emissions Free allocation
Verified emissions and free allocation of Alúmina Española - Planta de San CipriánVerified emissions and free allocation from 2013 to 2025.0250k500k750k1M2013 verified emissions: 884,413 t2014 verified emissions: 808,355 t2015 verified emissions: 651,978 t2016 verified emissions: 629,600 t2017 verified emissions: 647,021 t2018 verified emissions: 647,456 t2019 verified emissions: 653,910 t2020 verified emissions: 628,028 t2021 verified emissions: 646,733 t2022 verified emissions: 566,384 t2023 verified emissions: 382,719 t2024 verified emissions: 399,403 t2025 verified emissions: 389,083 t2013 free allocation: 711,034 t2014 free allocation: 698,683 t2015 free allocation: 686,188 t2016 free allocation: 673,563 t2017 free allocation: 660,801 t2018 free allocation: 647,916 t2019 free allocation: 634,870 t2020 free allocation: 621,777 t2021 free allocation: 483,214 t2022 free allocation: 483,214 t2023 free allocation: 456,800 t2024 free allocation: 349,520 t2025 free allocation: 284,351 t2013201520172019202120232025
YearVerified emissions (t) Free allocationPosition
2025 389,083 284,351 104,732 short
2024 399,403 349,520 49,883 short
2023 382,719 456,800 74,081 surplus
2022 566,384 483,214 83,170 short
2021 646,733 483,214 163,519 short
2020 628,028 621,777 6,251 short
2019 653,910 634,870 19,040 short
2018 647,456 647,916 460 surplus
2017 647,021 660,801 13,780 surplus
2016 629,600 673,563 43,963 surplus
2015 651,978 686,188 34,210 surplus
2014 808,355 698,683 109,672 short
2013 884,413 711,034 173,379 short

Verified emissions changed by -56% 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 104,732 allowances, which the operator had to obtain.

Illustrative value at the latest reference price of €85.90 (28 September 2026): €8,996,479. 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 aluminium 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.

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Questions about Alúmina Española - Planta de San Ciprián

How much did Alúmina Española - Planta de San Ciprián emit in 2025?

389,083 tonnes of verified emissions, per EU Union Registry compliance data.

How many free allowances did Alúmina Española - Planta de San Ciprián receive?

284,351 in 2025.

Did Alúmina Española - Planta de San Ciprián 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.