What CBAM figure does an EU buyer need for rebar from a gas DRI mill in western Algeria?
Embedded direct emissions per tonne of rebar: gas used to reduce iron ore pellets, carbon and lime in the electric arc furnace, and reheating fuel. Gas based DRI runs well below blast furnace steel, so a verified actual figure usually beats the EU default.
What goes in
- Natural gas in the DRI module.
- Electrodes, charge carbon and lime in the arc furnace.
- Billet casting and reheating fuel.
- Bought pellets are not a precursor; bought DRI or billets are.
Electricity
Reported, not charged, for steel. Algeria's grid runs on gas, so indirect emissions are moderate.
What to ask for
A verified figure per tonne for the product and period, and whether scrap was charged with the DRI.
What Senseible does here
Senseible keeps each site's fuel, power and production records together, so the embedded emissions you send an EU importer trace back to dated documents.
Sources: Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (CBAM Regulation), consolidated, European Commission, CBAM definitive regime, worldsteel, CO2 data collection methodology
Last reviewed 2026-10-21.