About the 2024 final allocative baselines

The following table of allocative baselines (AB) allows the comparison of figures in regulations, those calculated from the 2023 data collection process, and the final baselines for 2024.  

The second column 'Current AB' provides the allocative baselines currently in regulations. The third column 'Provisional AB24' shows the provisional baselines that were sent to respective firms on 27 July which were based solely on the 2023 data collection. The fourth column 'Final AB24' contains the final 2024 allocative baselines, which are the provisional baselines adjusted for the 2024 electricity allocation factor [PDF, 590 KB]. 

Notes about industrial allocation within some activities

No historical or projected data was received from producers of gelatine or newsprint. The allocative baselines for products from those activities will be set to zero and eligibility will be revoked. 

No data was received from producers of carbon steel from cold ferrous feed. A separate call for projected data process is underway and decisions on allocative baselines will be made at a later stage. 

No person was producing clay bricks product C, market pulp product C or tissue paper product B over 2016/17 to 2020/21, so the baselines for those products will be set at zero. Eligibility for the respective industrial activities will not change as other products were being made.

The provisional allocative baseline for producing glass containers is withheld for commercial sensitivity reasons. 

Allocative baselines for iron and steel and aluminium products are default baselines. The final 2024 baselines will be published in April 2025 after consideration of electricity consumed under contracts. 

Cabinet will make decisions on amendment regulations containing the final allocative baselines before the end of 2024. 

Contact us

Please direct enquiries about this work to industrialallocation@mfe.govt.nz.

Table of allocative baselines as at 25 October 2024

Product category Current AB Provisional AB24 AB24
Aluminium Smelting 10.1304 10.0032 10.2511
Manufacture of Carbon Steel from Cold Ferrous Feed – A 0.3693 0.3693 0.3693
Manufacture of Carbon Steel from Cold Ferrous Feed – B   0.1470 0.1470 0.1470
Manufacture of Carbon Steel from Cold Ferrous Feed – C 0.0940 0.0940 0.0940
Manufacture of Iron and Steel from Iron Sand - Product A 3.2613 3.1600 3.1783
Manufacture of Iron and Steel from Iron Sand - Product B 0.1190 0.1405 0.1422
Manufacture of Iron and Steel from Iron Sand - Product C 0.2800 0.2014 0.2077
Manufacture of Iron and Steel from Iron Sand - Product D 0.1630 0.1814 0.1839
Manufacture of Iron and Steel from Iron Sand - Product E 0.1493 0.1569 0.1592
Manufacture of Iron and Steel from Iron Sand - Product F 0.1470 0.1628 0.1654
Production of Burnt Lime 1.4115 1.3003 1.3012
Production of Carbamide (urea) – Product A 1.6246 1.6116 1.6151
Production of Carbamide (urea) – Product B   1.5552 1.5580
Production of Cartonboard - Product A 1.1783 0.7339 0.7434
Production of Cartonboard - Product B 0.4784 0.6267 0.6461
Production of Cartonboard - Product C 0.3377 0.0732 0.0754
Production of Caustic Soda 1.5926 1.4503 1.4953
Production of Cementitious Products - Product A 0.9615 0.8288 0.8300
Production of Cementitious Products - Product B 0.0234 0.0228 0.0235
Production of Clay Bricks and Field Tiles – Product A 0.2264 0.0706 0.0726
Production of Clay Bricks and Field Tiles – Product B 0.8813 0.4129 0.4156
Production of Clay Bricks and Field Tiles – Product C 0.2227 0 0
Production of Cut Roses 0.000991 0.00042 0.0004
Production of Ethanol 1.5076 1.8641 1.8715
Production of Fresh Capsicums 3.6064 3.0027 3.0098
Production of Fresh Cucumbers 3.4461 0.7695 0.7713
Production of Fresh Tomatoes 2.6006 1.4926 1.4963
Production of Gelatine 6.4607 0 0
Production of Glass Containers 0.5946 [withheld] 0.6125
Production of Hydrogen Peroxide 1.3950 1.2742 1.2859
Production of Lactose 1.4323 1.2926 1.3081
Production of Market Pulp - Product A 0.6215 0.7150 0.7320
Production of Market Pulp - Product B 1.3812 0 0
Production of Market Pulp - Product C 1.0463 0.8055 0.8293
Production of Methanol 0.7854 0.8184 0.8191
Production of Newsprint – Product A 0.5035 0 0
Production of Newsprint – Product B 1.3662 0 0
Production of Packaging and Industrial Paper - Product A 0.4657 0.5302 0.5419
Production of Packaging and Industrial Paper - Product B 0.5171 0.5154 0.5267
Production of Packaging and Industrial Paper - Product C 0.0961 0.1079 0.1109
Production of Protein Meal 0.9360 1.1216 1.1288
Production of Reconstituted Wood Panels 0.2134 0.2026 0.2089
Production of Tissue Paper - Product A 1.2176 0.8974 0.9176
Production of Tissue Paper - Product B 0.7896 0 0
Production of Whey Powder 0.8526 0.6295 0.6377