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Aughinish Alumina Ltd

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Largest manufacturer of Alumina in Europe producing up to 1.9M tonnes of Alumina per annum

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Heiko Kunst (Head of Unit Climate Action)

8 Jan 2026 · Dedicated product benchmark for alumina refineries for the period 2026–2030 and post 2030

Meeting with Joan Canton (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

20 May 2025 · Decarbonisation of Aughinish Alumina

Response to Amendment of the EU ETS Monitoring and Reporting Regulation (MRR) in response to the ETS revision/Fit For 55

15 Aug 2023

Annex Xa in the proposed regulations requires Operators of Stationary Installations to submit a report containing additional information for each purchased fuel. It is understood this is to avoid double counting of emissions associated with fuel released by regulated entities such as fuel suppliers. Query 1 Specifically, Annex Xa (a) requires a Unique permit number of the fuel supplier which is registered as a regulated entity to be provided. Do the new regulations consider fuel suppliers outside of the EU (such as the United Kingdom) and will they be required to have a unique permit number and be registered as a regulated entity? Query 2 Specifically, Annex Xa (c) The amount of fuel used from each supplier is required to be submitted by Operators. While the amount of fuel acquired (Annex Xa (b)) in any period can be accounted for and verified for each supplier, fuel use broken down by supplier can be difficult to verify where fuel from different suppliers can be stored in one fuel storage tank and used intermittently in a year. Can clarification be provided as to how fuel use by Stationary Installation Operators can be allocated to different fuel suppliers and verified when fuel from different suppliers is mixed in one fuel storage tank and used intermittently in a year? Additional Comments: It is positively noted that the interval for submission of monitoring methodology improvement reports for category C stationary installations has been extended to 2 years from 1 year. It is positively noted that new rules for biomass and biomass fraction calculation have been incorporated (including biogas-containing natural gas supplied by natural gas grid claimed to contain biogas via a monitoring approach using purchase records) to provide clarity on calculation of biomass fractions.
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Response to European Sustainability Reporting Standards

3 Jul 2023

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Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

30 May 2023 · Critical Raw Materials

Response to European Critical Raw Materials Act

5 May 2023

Aughinish Alumina Ltd operates in the alumina refining sector in Europe and its position on Net Zero Industry Act is in line with the European Aluminium Association.
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Response to Net Zero Industry Act

5 May 2023

Aughinish Alumina Ltd operates in the alumina refining sector in Europe and its position on Net Zero Industry Act is in line with the European Aluminium Association position paper.
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Response to Guidance on accelerating permitting processes for renewable energy projects and facilitating Power Purchase Agreements

7 Apr 2022

Response as per attached document: Renewable Energy Projects - Permitting and PPAs - Aughinish Response
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Response to Review of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency

12 Nov 2021

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Response to Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

12 Nov 2021

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Response to Revision of the Energy Tax Directive

12 Nov 2021

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Response to Updating the EU Emissions Trading System

8 Nov 2021

Please find Aughinish Alumina Ltd submission attached Best regards,
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Response to Revision of EU rules on Gas

9 Mar 2021

This response is non-confidential Introduction Aughinish Alumina Limited (Aughinish) since 1983 has operated a large alumina refinery based in West Limerick. The alumina plant is one of the most energy efficient in the world and produces 30% of EU alumina requirements. In 2003, Aughinish invested over US $130M in a 160MW High Efficiency Combined Heat and Power (HE CHP) plant to meet the power and heat needs of the refinery, thus becoming an exporter of power and no longer only a consumer. Since commercial operation in 2006, the HE CHP plant has played a major role in Ireland’s move to a low carbon future, accounting for an average saving of approximately 330,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum. Since then Aughinish have further invested in best-in-class carbon reduction by transitioning from a 100% heavy fuel oil process to a 100% natural gas, bringing further millions of tonnes of CO2 savings. Aughinish as a Large Energy User (LEUs) and the owner/operator of a High Efficient CHP (CHP) plant are strong supporters maintaining a safe, secure and reliable gas system for the long term. We recognise the importance to Ireland in retaining existing industry and attracting further foreign direct investment by having a world class energy supply system. General Comments Aughinish welcomes this opportunity to contribute to the European Commission’s strategic incentive to transition to a low carbon gas network. Aughinish, as a large gas user consuming 11% of Ireland’s gas demand, has a keen interest in any proposed changes to gas market rules. The Alumina refinery requires a constant secure supply of high quality natural gas to ensure no risk to production. Any unplanned disruption to gas supplies will have a significant impact on the continued operation of the alumina plant As alumina is an internationally traded commodity, Aughinish competes on global markets and needs direct access to internationally traded gas prices without the addition of taxes or levies to remain competitive. Any proposed national or EU imposition of a levy on natural gas to subsidise biomethane or hydrogen is a threat to the international competitiveness of the refinery and risks the phenomena of Carbon leakage Any changes to quality of natural gas to allow renewable gases on the network should be within the capabilities of existing gas turbines and boilers. Such possible changes are the reduction of the calorific value to facilitate the introduction of Biomethane, or the addition of Oxygen to compensate for the lower calorific value of Biomethane. Studies required to determine whether existing gas consumers can accommodate these changes should be completed by network operators and not fall on individual gas consumers.
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Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

6 Dec 2019 · Trade Issues