Calculate Embedded Emissions for Unwrought Aluminium (HS7601)

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Payable emissions (tCO₂e/t)

Total CBAM Cost (€)

Notes:
There may be a difference when calculating the price with respect to import volume, carbon price, and benchmark emissions, as the embedded formula may result in minor variations due to decimal rounding. Therefore, the actual value may vary.

CBAM is applicable to trade volumes starting from 50 metric tonnes. For trade volumes below 50 metric tonnes, CBAM does not apply.

Usage Procedure – How to use the CBAM Calculator Sheet

Enter or update values only in the INPUT
PARAMETERS section (Highlighted in blue) , including
the carbon price, benchmark emissions, CBAM
chargeable percentage (as per the phase-in year),
and imported quantity.

The system will automatically calculate the payable
emissions and the total CBAM cost (€) based on the
inputs provided.

Notes:
• Change any input value to automatically update CBAM cost.
• Formula used: Carbon price × payable emissions × quantity.
• Model aligned with CBAM supplier-side illustrative methodology.

13 FEBRUARY 2018 AL CIRCLE

Ford expands its aluminium-bodied SUV production to boost profit margins and challenge GM

EDITED BY : BEETHIKA BISWAS 2MINS READ

Ford Motor Co said on Monday it will boost production of Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator, their two large SUVs by 25% this year to challenge rival General Motor that is outperforming Ford financially in a highly profitable U.S. market segment. It is also expected to boost Ford’s falling profit margins.

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“We can sell every single vehicle we can produce here,” Ford global operations president Joe Hinrichs said during a visit to Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky where the new generation of Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs went into production. He expects these high-margin vehicles to bring about a change.

Production expansion of the Expedition and Navigator at the Kentucky Truck factory comes as investors are concerned over Ford’s shrinking automotive profit margins in Q4 2017. The profits have shrunk to 3.7% from 5.7% a year ago and have fallen behind rivals General Motors Co and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV.

GM’s GMC Yukon and Chevrolet Suburban are currently dominating the U.S. large SUV segment. Ford sold about 3,500 Expeditions and 1,300 Navigators in January. GM sold more than 19,000 of its large SUVs during the month.

“We aim to get out there and challenge them with vehicles with better fuel efficiency and driving dynamics,” Hinrichs said.

Ford will invest $25 million more at the plant to support the increased production target, bringing the total investment to $925 million. Ford has redesigned the new Expedition and Navigator models with aluminium bodies to improve mileage, like the Ford F-series pickup models with which they share many components.

That change required “the greatest technological transformation” at the Louisville plant, said electrician Chuck Billingsley.

Ford has also warned investors that its overall vehicle profit margins are threatened by rising steel and aluminium prices. Ford’s switch to aluminium has boosted its sales while reducing weight and boost fuel economy but, aluminium price hike affected the profit margins.

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