1. August 2022
KAU23 as index
allowance
May 2023
Notification of final
certified emissions
statements
March 2023
Submission of 2022
emissions
statements
October 2022
Notification of pre-
allocation for new
entrants &
allocation
cancellation
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2022 Compliance Year Calendar
June – August
2023
Application for
carryover and
borrowing,
submission of
allowances
August 31 – last
submission day

2. o In 2022, final allocation amounted to 582.12 million tons
o Certified emissions of 714 ETS-covered companies totaled 572.03 million tons
o More than 50% of emissions were generated from the industrial sector
o Around 4.44 million tons of net surplus
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K-ETS Emissions
714
companies

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Price Trends
o Average price of KAU22 allowances is KRW 11,609 (KRW 11,543 if calculated since getting indexed)
o Peak price is KRW 32,700, lowest price is KRW 7,020
o Breached support price of KRW 20,000 on November 2022, and the strong psychological support level of
KRW 10,000 on July 2023
o Price floor set at KRW 7,020 (2023.07.26~08.02) as part of stability measures

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Trade Volume
o KAU22 total trade volume including OTC trade is 68.29 million tons (August OTC data not reflected), a 96.3%
increase from the total volume of KAU21
o KRX intraday exchange volume after being indexed is 40.66 million tons, of which 70% of trading by non-ETS
entities
o Exchange-traded volume makes up for 70% of the total

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Trading Statistics
o ETS-covered entities purchased 10.03 million tons and sold off 13.81 million tons, resulting to net sales of
approx. 3.78 million tons
o Top buyers were the power generation sector followed by waste and cement
o Top sellers was the petrochemical and steel industries