Do ferroalloys added in steelmaking count in the steel's CBAM figure?

Yes, where they are covered alloys. Ferro-manganese, ferro-chromium and ferro-nickel are relevant precursors for crude steel, so their embedded emissions are added in proportion to the tonnes used. Alloys outside CBAM, such as ferro-silicon or silico-manganese, are not added as precursors, though their carbon still enters a mass balance.

What to collect

• Tonnes of each alloy used per heat or per month.
• The alloy maker's embedded emissions, or the default value.
• Carbon content of each alloy for the mass balance.

Why it matters

For stainless and alloy grades, ferro-chromium and ferro-nickel can add a large share of the final figure.

What Senseible does here

Senseible reads fuel, power and production records into dated, fingerprinted installation records, the starting point for the actual emissions your EU importer asks for.

• Zestaponi ferroalloys check
• Ferrochrome CO2 per tonne
• Fujian stainless precursor

Sources: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1773, monitoring rules, CBAM Regulation (EU) 2023/956, consolidated

Last reviewed 2026-10-22.