How does a gas-based DRI steel plant in Libya work out its CBAM figure?
Count natural gas used in the DRI reformer and furnace, carbon in electrodes and charge carbon in the arc furnace, and fuel for reheating. Use a mass balance where carbon stays in the steel. Gas-based DRI usually gives a lower figure than coal or blast furnace routes, which is worth proving.
Inputs
- Natural gas to the DRI module.
- Electrodes, coke and lime in the arc furnace.
- Gas or oil for reheating before rolling.
Not charged
Electricity for the arc furnace is reported but not charged for steel.
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.
Sources: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1773, monitoring rules, worldsteel, CO2 data collection methodology, CBAM Regulation (EU) 2023/956, consolidated
Last reviewed 2026-10-22.