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Partial Exemption Certificates (PECs) issued by the Clean Energy Regulator may provide partial exemption from Large-scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET) and Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) liability in respect of electricity used in defined emissions-intensive trade-exposed (EITE) activities.

In accordance with Regulation 22E(2) of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001, the name of the prescribed person to whom a PEC is issued and the EITE activity that the PEC relates to is published below within 14 days of the PEC being issued.

PECs issued for 2012

Name of entity	EITE activity	Date published
Tomago Aluminium Company Pty Limited	Aluminium smelting	04/05/2012

PECs issued for 2011

Name of entity	EITE activity	Date published
Shell Refining (Australia) Proprietary Limited	Petroleum refining	30/01/12
Shell Refining (Australia) Proprietary Limited	Petroleum refining	30/01/12
Cement Australia Holdings Pty Ltd	Production of clinker	30/01/12
Honan Holdings Pty Ltd	Production of high purity ethanol	27/01/12
BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd	Production of copper	09/01/12
Boyne Smelters Limited	Aluminium smelting	09/01/12
RTA Yarwun Pty Ltd	Alumina refining	09/01/12
Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd	Tissue paper manufacturing	15/09/11
Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd	Dry pulp manufacturing	15/09/11
BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd	Production of copper	15/09/11
Copper Refineries Pty. Ltd.	Production of copper	15/09/11
Honan Holdings Pty Ltd	Production of high purity ethanol	09/09/11
Sibelco Australia Limited	Production of lime	31/08/11
Sibelco Australia Limited	Production of lime	31/08/11
Sibelco Australia Limited	Production of lime	31/08/11
Sibelco Australia Limited	Production of lime	31/08/11
Sibelco Australia Limited	Production of lime	31/08/11
Sibelco Australia Limited	Production of lime	31/08/11
Sibelco Australia Limited	Production of lime	31/08/11
Tomago Aluminium Company Pty Limited	Aluminium smelting	31/08/11
The Trustee for The Encore Tissue Unit Trust	Tissue paper manufacturing	25/08/11
Qenos Pty Ltd	Production of ethene (ethylene)	19/08/11
Qenos Pty Ltd	Production of polyethylene	19/08/11
Qenos Pty Ltd	Production of polyethylene	19/08/11
Qenos Pty Ltd	Production of ethene (ethylene)	19/08/11
Qenos Pty Ltd	Production of polyethylene	19/08/11
Cement Australia Holdings Pty Limited	Production of lime	10/08/11
Cement Australia Holdings Pty Limited	Production of clinker	10/08/11
Cement Australia Holdings Pty Limited	Production of clinker	10/08/11
Cement Australia Holdings Pty Limited	Production of clinker	10/08/11
Tasmanian Electro Metallurgical Company Pty Ltd	Production of manganese	10/08/11
Boral Limited	Production of lime	10/08/11
Boral Limited	Production of clinker	10/08/11
Boral Limited	Production of clinker	10/08/11
Boral Limited	Production of clinker	10/08/11
Boral Limited	Production of lime	10/08/11
QMCH Pty Ltd	Production of magnesia	03/08/11
Owens-Illinois (Australia) Pty Ltd	Production of glass containers	01/08/11
Owens-Illinois (Australia) Pty Ltd	Production of glass containers	01/08/11
Owens-Illinois (Australia) Pty Ltd	Production of glass containers	01/08/11
Owens-Illinois (Australia) Pty Ltd	Production of glass containers	01/08/11
Incitec Pivot Limited	Production of carbamide (urea)	01/08/11
Penrice Soda Holdings Ltd	Production of sodium carbonate (soda ash) and sodium bicarbonate	01/08/11
OneSteel NSW Pty Limited	Integrated iron and steel manufacturing	29/07/11
SCA Hygiene Australasia Pty Limited	Tissue paper manufacturing	22/07/11
Caltex Australia Petroleum Pty Ltd	Petroleum refining	21/07/11
Caltex Australia Petroleum Pty Ltd	Petroleum refining	21/07/11
Tiwest Pty Ltd	Production of white titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment	21/07/11
Northern Cement Limited	Production of lime	19/07/11
Cockburn Cement Limited	Production of lime	19/07/11
Cockburn Cement Limited	Production of lime	19/07/11
Cockburn Cement Limited	Production of clinker	19/07/11
Adelaide Brighton Cement Limited	Production of clinker	19/07/11
Adelaide Brighton Cement Limited	Production of lime	19/07/11
Adelaide Brighton Cement Limited	Production of clinker	19/07/11
Paper Australia Pty Ltd	Printing and writing paper manufacturing	11/07/11
Paper Australia Pty Ltd	Dry pulp manufacturing	11/07/11
Paper Australia Pty Ltd	Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	11/07/11
Paper Australia Pty Ltd	Printing and writing paper manufacturing	11/07/11
Norske Skog Paper Mills (Australia) Limited	Manufacture of newsprint	11/07/11
Amcor Packaging (Australia) Pty Ltd	Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	11/07/11
Amcor Packaging (Australia) Pty Ltd	Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	11/07/11
Amcor Packaging (Australia) Pty Ltd	Production of glass containers	11/07/11
Amcor Packaging (Australia) Pty Ltd	Cartonboard manufacturing	11/07/11
Tarac Technologies Pty Ltd	Production of high purity ethanol	11/07/11
Tarac Technologies Pty Ltd	Production of high purity ethanol	11/07/11
Tarac Technologies Pty Ltd	Production of high purity ethanol	11/07/11
Tarac Technologies Pty Ltd	Production of high purity ethanol	11/07/11
Koppers Australia Pty Ltd	Production of carbon black	11/07/11
Tiwest Pty Ltd	Production of synthetic rutile	11/07/11
BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd	Alumina refining	05/07/11
Coogee Energy Pty Ltd	Production of methanol	05/07/11
Doral Fused Materials Pty Ltd	Production of fused alumina	05/07/11
CSR Building Products Limited	Production of bulk flat glass	05/07/11
CSR Building Products Limited	Production of bulk flat glass	05/07/11
Shell Refining (Australia) Proprietary Limited	Petroleum refining	05/07/11
Shell Refining (Australia) Proprietary Limited	Petroleum refining	05/07/11
Simcoa Operations Pty. Ltd.	Production of silicon	16/06/11
Tomago Aluminium Company Pty Limited	Aluminium smelting	16/06/11
Norske Skog Paper Mills (Australia) Limited	Manufacture of newsprint	15/06/11
OneSteel NSW Pty Limited	Manufacture of carbon steel from cold ferrous feed	15/06/11
OneSteel NSW Pty Limited	Manufacture of carbon steel from cold ferrous feed	15/06/11
OneSteel NSW Pty Limited	Integrated iron and steel manufacturing	15/06/11
OneSteel NSW Pty Limited	Integrated iron and steel manufacturing	15/06/11
OneSteel NSW Pty Limited	Manufacture of carbon steel from cold ferrous feed	15/06/11
OneSteel NSW Pty Limited	Integrated iron and steel manufacturing	15/06/11
The Australian Steel Company (Operations) Pty Ltd	Manufacture of carbon steel from cold ferrous feed	15/06/11
The Australian Steel Company (Operations) Pty Ltd	Integrated iron and steel manufacturing	15/06/11
Visy Industries Australia Pty Ltd	Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	10/06/11
Visy Industries Australia Pty Ltd	Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	10/06/11
Visy Industries Australia Pty Ltd	Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	10/06/11
Visy Industries Australia Pty Ltd	Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	10/06/11
Visy Industries Australia Pty Ltd	Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	10/06/11
Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd	Production of white titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment	10/06/11
Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd	Production of white titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment	10/06/11
Alcoa Portland Aluminium Pty Ltd	Aluminium smelting	03/06/11
BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty. Ltd.	Integrated iron and steel manufacturing	03/06/11
BlueScope Steel Limited	Integrated iron and steel manufacturing	03/06/11
Mobil Refining Australia Pty Ltd	Petroleum refining	03/06/11
BP Refinery (Bulwer Island) Pty LTD	Petroleum refining	26/05/11
BP Refinery (Kwinana) Proprietary Limited	Petroleum refining	26/05/11
Alcoa of Australia Limited	Aluminium smelting	26/05/11
Causmag International	Production of magnesia	26/05/11
Nyrstar Port Pirie Pty Ltd	Integrated production of lead and zinc	24/05/11
Nyrstar Port Pirie Pty Ltd	Smelting zinc	24/05/11
Queensland Alumina Limited	Alumina refining	24/05/11
Alcoa of Australia Limited	Alumina refining	24/05/11
Alcoa of Australia Limited	Alumina refining	24/05/11
Alcoa of Australia Limited	Alumina refining	24/05/11
Copper Refineries Pty. Ltd.	Production of copper	16/05/11
Mount Isa Mines Limited	Production of copper	16/05/11
RTA Yarwun Pty Ltd	Alumina refining	09/05/11
Nyrstar Hobart Pty Ltd	Smelting zinc	04/05/11
Rio Tinto Aluminium (Bell Bay) Limited	Aluminium smelting	28/04/11
Hydro Aluminium Kurri Kurri Pty Ltd	Aluminium smelting	28/04/11
Boyne Smelters Limited	Aluminium smelting	28/04/11
Sun Metals Corporation Pty Ltd	Smelting zinc	28/04/11

PECs issued for 2010

Name of entity	EITE activity	Date published
Sibelco Australia Limited	Production of lime	09/05/11
Sibelco Australia Limited	Production of lime	09/05/11
Sibelco Australia Limited	Production of lime	09/05/11
Sibelco Australia Limited	Production of lime	09/05/11
Sibelco Australia Limited	Production of lime	09/05/11
Sibelco Australia Limited	Production of lime	09/05/11
Sibelco Australia Limited	Production of lime	09/05/11
BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd	Production of copper	01/04/11
Boral Limited	Production of clinker	01/04/11
Boral Limited	Production of clinker	01/04/11
Boral Limited	Production of clinker	01/04/11
Boral Limited	Production of lime	01/04/11
Boral Limited	Production of lime	01/04/11
Cement Australia Holdings Pty Limited	Production of clinker	21/03/11
Cement Australia Holdings Pty Limited	Production of clinker	21/03/11
Cement Australia Holdings Pty Limited	Production of lime	21/03/11
Cement Australia Holdings Pty Limited	Production of clinker	21/03/11
Cement Australia Holdings Pty Limited	Production of clinker	21/03/11
Mobil Refining Australia Pty. Ltd.	Petroleum refining	24/02/11
Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd	Tissue paper manufacturing	24/02/11
Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd	Dry pulp manufacturing	24/02/11
Tasmanian Electro Metallurgical Company Pty Ltd	Production of manganese	24/02/11
Qenos Pty Ltd	Production of ethene (ethylene)	24/02/11
Qenos Pty Ltd	Production of ethene (ethylene)	24/02/11
Qenos Pty Ltd	Production of polyethylene	24/02/11
Qenos Pty Ltd	Production of polyethylene	24/02/11
Qenos Pty Ltd	Production of polyethylene	24/02/11
Caltex Australia Petroleum Pty Ltd	Petroleum refining	16/02/11
Caltex Australia Petroleum Pty Ltd	Petroleum refining	16/02/11
Shell Refining (Australia) Proprietary Limited	Petroleum refining	16/02/11
Shell Refining (Australia) Proprietary Limited	Petroleum refining	16/02/11
Koppers Australia Pty Ltd	Production of carbon black	16/02/11
QMCH Pty Ltd	Production of magnesia	16/02/11
Sun Metals Corporation Pty Ltd	Smelting zinc	14/02/11
SCA Hygiene Australasia Pty Limited	Tissue paper manufacturing	14/02/11
Doral Fused Materials Pty Ltd	Production of fused alumina	14/02/11
Copper Refineries Pty. Ltd.	Production of copper	14/02/11
Mount Isa Mines Limited	Production of copper	14/02/11
Queensland Alumina Limited	Alumina refining	07/02/11
BP Refinery (Kwinana) Proprietary Limited	Petroleum refining	07/02/11
BP Refinery (Bulwer Island) Pty Ltd	Petroleum refining	07/02/11
Tiwest Pty Ltd	Production of synthetic rutile	07/02/11
Tiwest Pty Ltd	Production of white titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment	07/02/11
CSR Building Products Limited	Production of bulk flat glass	07/02/11
CSR Building Products Limited	Production of bulk flat glass	07/02/11
Tarac Technologies Pty Ltd	Production of high purity ethanol	07/02/11
Tarac Technologies Pty Ltd	Production of high purity ethanol	07/02/11
Tarac Technologies Pty Ltd	Production of high purity ethanol	07/02/11
Tarac Technologies Pty Ltd	Production of high purity ethanol	07/02/11
Cockburn Cement Limited	Production of clinker	04/02/11
Cockburn Cement Limited	Production of lime	04/02/11
Cockburn Cement Limited	Production of lime	04/02/11
Tomago Aluminium Company Pty Limited	Aluminium smelting	04/02/11
Norske Skog Paper Mills (Australia) Limited	Manufacture of newsprint	04/02/11
Owens-Illinois (Australia) Pty Ltd	Production of glass containers	04/02/11
Owens-Illinois (Australia) Pty Ltd	Production of glass containers	04/02/11
Owens-Illinois (Australia) Pty Ltd	Production of glass containers	04/02/11
Owens-Illinois (Australia) Pty Ltd	Production of glass containers	04/02/11
Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd	Production of white titanium dioxide (TiO₂) pigment	01/02/11
Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd	Production of white titanium dioxide (TiO₂) pigment	01/02/11
Paper Australia Pty Ltd	Printing and writing paper manufacturing	01/02/11
Paper Australia Pty Ltd	Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	01/02/11
Paper Australia Pty Ltd	Dry pulp manufacturing	01/02/11
RTA Yarwun Pty Ltd	Alumina refining	28/01/11
BlueScope Steel (AIS) Pty. Ltd.	Integrated iron and steel manufacturing	28/01/11
BlueScope Steel Limited	Integrated iron and steel manufacturing	28/01/11
Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd	Production of clinker	28/01/11
Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd	Production of lime	28/01/11
Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd	Production of clinker	28/01/11
Northern Cement Limited	Production of lime	28/01/11
Paper Australia Pty Ltd	Printing and writing paper manufacturing	25/01/11
OneSteel NSW Pty Limited	Manufacture of carbon steel from cold ferrous feed	25/01/11
OneSteel NSW Pty Limited	Integrated iron and steel manufacturing	25/01/11
OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd	Integrated iron and steel manufacturing	25/01/11
OneSteel NSW Pty Limited	Manufacture of carbon steel from cold ferrous feed	25/01/11
OneSteel NSW Pty Limited	Manufacture of carbon steel from cold ferrous feed	25/01/11
OneSteel NSW Pty Limited	Integrated iron and steel manufacturing	25/01/11
The Australian Steel Company (Operations) Pty Ltd	Manufacture of carbon steel from cold ferrous feed	25/01/11
Causmag Ore Company Proprietary Limited	Production of magnesia	25/01/11
Cockburn Cement Limited	Production of clinker	20/01/11
Cockburn Cement Limited	Production of lime	20/01/11
Cockburn Cement Limited	Production of lime	20/01/11
BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd	Alumina refining	14/01/11
Coogee Energy Pty Ltd	Production of methanol	14/01/11
Honan Holdings Pty Ltd	Production of high purity ethanol	14/01/11
Visy Industries Australia Pty Ltd	Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	14/01/11
Visy Industries Australia Pty Ltd	Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	14/01/11
Visy Industries Australia Pty Ltd	Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	14/01/11
Visy Industries Australia Pty Ltd	Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	14/01/11
Visy Industries Australia Pty Ltd	Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	14/01/11
Rio Tinto Aluminium (Bell Bay) Limited	Aluminium smelting	14/01/11
Boyne Smelters Limited	Aluminium smelting	14/01/11
Simcoa Operations Pty Ltd	Production of silicon	11/01/11
Tomago Aluminium Company Pty Limited	Aluminium smelting	07/01/11
Amcor Packaging (Australia) Pty Ltd	Cartonboard manufacturing	21/12/10
Alcoa of Australia Limited	Alumina refining	21/12/10
Alcoa of Australia Limited	Alumina refining	21/12/10
Alcoa of Australia Limited	Alumina refining	21/12/10
Norske Skog Paper Mills (Australia) Limited	Manufacture of newsprint	09/12/10
Alcoa (Portland) Aluminium Australia Pty Ltd	Aluminium smelting	09/12/10
Alcoa of Australia Limited	Aluminium smelting	09/12/10
Hydro Aluminium Kurri Kurri Pty Ltd	Aluminium smelting	09/12/10
Amcor Packaging (Australia) Pty Ltd	Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	24/11/10
Amcor Packaging (Australia) Pty Ltd	Production of glass containers	24/11/10
Amcor Packaging (Australia) Pty Ltd	Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	11/10/10
Nyrstar Hobart Pty Ltd	Smelting zinc	06/09/10
Nyrstar Port Pirie Pty Ltd	Smelting zinc	06/09/10
Nyrstar Port Pirie Pty Ltd	Integrated production of lead and zinc	06/09/10

EITE activity summary

In accordance with Regulation 22E(3) of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001, the total amount of partial exemptions given for each emissions-intensive trade-exposed (EITE) activity for a year is published by 1 October of that given year.

Partial exemptions given for each EITE activity for 2011

EITE activity	Partial exemption (MWh)
Alumina refining	1,043,316
Aluminium smelting	18,428,464
Cartonboard manufacturing	53,725
Dry pulp manufacturing	36,516
Integrated iron and steel manufacturing	899,642
Integrated production of lead and zinc	40,729
Manufacture of carbon steel from cold ferrous feed	640,350
Manufacture of newsprint	968,019
Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	664,053
Petroleum refining	920,581
Printing and writing paper manufacturing	71,396
Production of bulk flat glass	31,173
Production of carbamide (urea)	32,394
Production of carbon black	14,146
Production of clinker	279,416
Production of copper	263,567
Production of ethene (ethylene)	83,682
Production of fused alumina	23,017
Production of glass containers	212,272
Production of high purity ethanol	14,707
Production of lime	52,241
Production of magnesia	51,397
Production of manganese	552,073
Production of methanol	25,515
Production of polyethylene	122,834
Production of silicon	248,028
Production of sodium carbonate (soda ash) and sodium bicarbonate	26,157
Production of synthetic rutile	41,839
Production of white titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment	107,780
Smelting zinc	1,442,350
Tissue paper manufacturing	147,400

Please note that this table was published on 15 September 2011 and updated on 22 February 2012.

Partial exemptions given for each EITE activity for 2010

EITE activity	Partial exemption (MWh)
Production of glass containers	60,859
Production of bulk flat glass	12,517
Production of methanol	7,629
Production of carbon black	5,582
Production of white titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigment	26,955
Production of silicon	80,837
Smelting zinc	466,654
Integrated production of lead and zinc	14,135
Aluminium smelting	6,186,029
Production of high purity ethanol	4,050
Production of magnesia	13,964
Manufacture of newsprint	288,496
Dry pulp manufacturing	8,475
Cartonboard manufacturing	14,026
Packaging and industrial paper manufacturing	175,425
Printing and writing paper manufacturing	24,959
Alumina refining	312,520
Tissue paper manufacturing	41,723
Integrated iron and steel manufacturing	346,775
Manufacture of carbon steel from cold ferrous feed	144,139
Petroleum refining	313,385
Production of clinker	109,396
Production of copper	147,822
Production of ethene (ethylene)	19,658
Production of fused alumina	5,716
Production of lime	16,840
Production of manganese	138,743
Production of polyethylene	26,810
Production of synthetic rutile	14,527

Please note that this table was originally published on 1 October 2010 and updated on 22 February 2012.

Date last updated: 07 May 2012