ISCC EU Material List Final 220722
ISCC EU Material List Final 220722
ISCC EU Material List Final 220722
(22.07.2022)
ISCC certification can cover all types of biomass, therefore this list is not exhaustive, but shall ensure a harmonised
description of materials under ISCC. This list contains one table for raw materials (table 1) and one for intermediate
and final products (table 2). It is obligatory to use the wording on this list on ISCC EU and ISCC PLUS certificates.
There shall be no brand names or technical characteristics of materials or production processes (e.g. bleached,
deodorized, industrial grade, etc.) on the ISCC certificate. Intermediate and final products shall always be stated
with the raw materials according to table 1 from which they are derived. Sustainable material may be described in
more detail e.g. in contracts, on sustainability declarations/proofs of sustainability, or on delivery documents. ISCC
may add materials to the list upon written request by a certification body or by a System User. This request must be
submitted prior to issuing a certificate for the respective material.
In table 1, raw materials indicated with an asterisks (*) may be certified as waste or residue raw materials under
ISCC EU and ISCC PLUS. According to the requirements from the European Commission that apply to all volun-
tary schemes recognized under RED II1, it is the responsibility of the auditor to determine whether a material meets
the definitions of waste or residue at the point of origin. It is the responsibility of the point of origin to provide ade-
quate evidence to the auditor proving that the material generated by the point of origin qualifies as a waste or resi-
due. The process to determine if a material meets the definition of a waste or residue shall follow the process that
is shown in figure 1.2 This list cannot be considered a “positive list”, i.e. it does not classify material as a waste or
residue, nor as being eligible for double-counting, nor as being an “advanced” feedstock3.
ISCC includes available information from EU Member States (e.g. from positive lists, laws, guidance documents)
indicating materials, which might be accepted as waste/residue raw materials and/or which might be eligible for
double-counting in the respective Member State. ISCC does not guarantee the completeness, correctness or
timeliness of this information. Some Member States might have more specific and/or additional requirements for
certain materials to qualify as a waste or residue. Therefore, information on the waste/residue classification pro-
vided in this list is not legally binding and does not overrule individual Member State legislation, requirements or
positive lists. As a general rule, requirements set by competent public authorities or regulators must always be
complied with. ISCC recommends investigating the requirements that apply in the target market in addition to the
information provided in this list.
ISCC does not guarantee that products derived from raw materials which are certified as waste or residues will be
deemed eligible to fulfill quota obligations set by the competent EU Member State authorities in the target market.
Auditors and system users are obliged to investigate and research the eligibility of material in the targeted EU
Member State.
The certification body is responsible to discuss with the system user, how their materials are covered on the ISCC
material lists. If a material is not yet covered, the certification body can request the material to be added via the
ISCC webform providing the following information: name of material; relevant certification system; categorization as
raw material or intermediate/ final product; if available, the CAS number and a detailed production process chart
including all inputs/ outputs and material flows involved and if applicable evidence demonstrating that the material
is recognised and accepted as a waste or residue in at least one EU Member State within the framework of the
RED II.
1
Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2018/2001
2
See ISCC System Document 202-5 „Waste and Residues“ for definitions and further details on the process
3
Annex IX Part A of RED II classifies raw materials (feedstocks) for the production of advanced biofuels
Figure 1: Process to determine if a material meets the definition for waste and residues
(to be applied for raw materials marked with an asterisk * in table 1)
Note: The result of this process (including subsequent certification under ISCC) is not an official classification of
the respective material according to national or international waste law. Such a classification depends on the appli-
cable waste legislation and falls under the jurisdiction of competent public authorities or agencies. If evidence can
be provided to the auditor demonstrating that competent national authorities of an EU Member State have officially
classified the respective material as a waste or residue, e.g. on a positive list or by official decision that is not pub-
licly available, the auditor must only verify that the material was not deliberately produced or intentionally modified
or contaminated (steps 1 and 2 of the process). The same applies for material that is clearly indicated as a waste
or residue in the RED II.
Animal fats from rendering (category This category covers animal fats DK, FR, IE, NL, UK
1) * generated in a rendering process.
Animal fats from rendering are cat-
Animal fats from rendering (category DK, FR, NL
egorized according to EU Regula-
2) *
tion 1069/2009. If there is no evi-
Animal fats from rendering (category dence regarding the category, the
3) * animal fats must be declared as
Animal fats from rendering (uncate- “uncategorized”. The default GHG
gorized) * values for animal fats from render-
ing cat. 1 and 2 in RED II indicate
that they shall be treated as waste
or residue raw materials.
Barley
Brown grease / grease trap fat * Grease that is removed from NL, SE, UK
wastewater sent down a sink drain
(grease trap), e.g. in a restaurant.
Material removed from the sewage
system shall not be reported under
this category
Brown liquor / spent sulphite liquor * This material arises during the NL, NO
pulping process of wood. RED II in-
dicates this material as waste/resi-
due.
Considered as a co-product under
the RTFO (UK)
Camelina
Castor seed
Corn / Maize
Cotton
Cotton seed
Croton seed
Crude tall oil (CTO) * RED II indicates this material as FI, NL, SE
waste/residue
Empty Palm Fruit Bunch (EFB) oil * EFBs are the remains of the palm NL, UK
fresh fruit bunches after the fruit
has been removed (“stripped”) for
oil pressing. Residual oil can be re-
covered from “EFB liquor”, the
wastewater from EFB treatment.
Oil that is recovered from EFBs at
the palm oil mill shall be referred to
as “EFB oil”. Oil which is not recov-
ered from EFBs cannot be labelled
as EFB oil.
Giant cane
Jatropha
Mustard / Carinata
Oat
Olives
Organic municipal solid waste Only the biomass portion of MSW NL, UK
(MSW) *
Palm oil mill effluent (POME) oil * POME is the unavoidable FI, IE, NL, UK
wastewater arising from palm oil
production at a palm oil mill. Oil
that is recovered from POME shall
be referred to as POME oil. Oil
which is not recovered from the
wastewater of a palm oil mill can-
not be labelled as POME oil.
Rapeseed / canola
Rye
Shea nuts
Sorghum
Soybean
Sugar beet
Sugar beet residues* Tops, tails, chips and process wa- NL, UK
ter. Residual streams from the pro-
cessing of sugar beet. Not includ-
ing the “crown” of the sugar beet.
Sugar cane
Sunflower
Technical corn oil * Derived from the production pro- FI (classification in Finland is a
cess of corn ethanol. case by case interpretation of
Finnish biofuel legislation by the
Finnish Energy Authority and the
decision is for the economic oper-
ator applying for this decision)
Transesterification residues (TER) * Homogenous waste/residue from DK (Limited to the quantity nor-
biodiesel production, after trans- mally produced by the manufac-
esterification, mainly consisting of turer, defined as the average TER
biodiesel, vegetable oil, fatty acids, production in the 3 years preced-
methanol and water. ing 22 June 2018. In the absence
of documentation, at maximum
3% by weight of the amount of oil
used for biodiesel production. Ac-
ceptance is limited until 01 July
2022. For further requirements,
see Danish positive list.)
Triticale
Used cooking oil (UCO) entirely of Oil that has been used to cook DE, FR, IE, NL, UK
veg. origin * food for human consumption; RED
II indicates this material as
waste/residue
Used cooking oil (UCO) * Oil that was used to cook food for FR, IE, NL, UK
human consumption; RED II indi-
cates this material as waste/resi-
due; No differentiation whether
UCO is entirely of veg. origin or
partly/entirely of animal origin and
therefore not eligible in Germany.
Waste/residues from processing of This may include dregs, draff, The eligibility for certification and
alcohol * sludge/impurities from fermentation the specific requirements depend
or distillation. entirely on the individual EU
Unsuitable for human or animal Member States where the final
consumption. product comes to the market.
Waste/residues from processing of This may include free fatty acids, The eligibility for certification and
vegetable or animal oil (specification soapstocks, (residual) acid oils and the specific requirements depend
of raw material or crop) * distillation residues. entirely on the individual EU
Unsuitable for human and/or ani- Member States where the final
mal consumption. product comes to the market.
Note: “Soapstock acid oil contami-
nated with sulphur” (as indicated in
the UK positive list) shall be re-
ported as a separate raw material
category.
Waste starch slurry * A mixture of starch and water aris- NL, UK (Note: Only waste starch
ing from the wet milling of wheat or slurry from the wet milling of
corn. The dry matter content of the wheat or corn is currently ac-
material must not exceed 20%. To- cepted in the UK. Economic oper-
tal suspended solid particles larger ators must be able to demon-
than 5 microns in diameter must strate that the waste starch slurry
not exceed 10%. Determination of originates from these feedstocks.)
the dry matter content must take
place at the point of separation
from a factory product.
Waste slurry from the distillation of A mixture of grain residuals and UK (Note: Only waste slurry from
grain mixtures * water arising from a wet milling from a wet milling ethanol process
ethanol process, after a solid / liq- of wheat, rye, triticale, barley,
uid separation step. Grains used in oats and corn is currently ac-
this process are mixtures of wheat, cepted in the UK. Economic oper-
rye, triticale, barley, oats and corn. ators must be able to demon-
The dry matter content of the mate- strate that the waste slurry origi-
rial must not exceed 15%. Total nates from these feedstocks.)
suspended solid particles larger
than 5 microns in diameter must
not exceed 10%. Determination of
the dry matter content must take
place at the point of separation
from a factory product.
Wheat
Biobutane
Biobutanol
Biobutene
Biodiesel
Bioethanol
Biogas
Biogasoline
Biomethane
Biomethanol
Bionaphta
Biopropane
Biopropanol
Co-processed oil to be used for replacement of diesel This is oil of biomass or pyrolyzed biomass origin pro-
cessed in a refinery simultaneously with fossil fuel to be
Co-processed oil to be used for replacement of ma-
used to replace diesel, marine fuel, naphtha, petrol, jet
rine fuel
fuel or liquefied petroleum gas
Co-processed oil to be used for replacement of
naphtha
Cooling
Corn oil Produced during the production of corn ethanol. Also re-
ferred to as “technical corn oil”.
Crude oil
Bio-ETBE (the part from renewable sources) ETBE: Ethyl-tertio-butyl-ether produced on the basis of
bioethanol
Dimethylether
Electricity
Heat
Flour / Meal This is a product derived from milling e.g. wheat or rye.
Molasses
Bio-MTBE (the part from renewable sources) MTBE: Methyl-tertio-butyl-ether produced on the basis of
biomethanol
Palm kernel
Pellets
Pulp
Refined animal fat / tallow (specification of category) Categories of animal by-products according to EU Regu-
lation 1069/2009 and Commission Regulation 142/2011.
If no official categorization acc. To EU Regulation
1069/2009 and Commission Regulation 142/2011 by a
competent authority is available the statement “uncate-
gorized” shall be used.
Refined glycerine
Refined oil
Renewable diesel
Shea butter
Shea meal
Starch slurry A mixture of starch and water arising from the wet milling
of cereals. To distinguish between “waste starch slurry”
please see table 1. Starch slurry that cannot be certified
according to the ISCC EU waste/residue process must
be certified as a co-product (i.e. the raw material must
be from certified sustainable sources and GHG emis-
sions will be allocated to the starch slurry).
Sugar
TAEE (the part from renewable sources) TAEE: tertiary-amyl-ethyl-ether produced on the basis of
bioethanol
TAME (the part from renewable sources) TAME: tertiary-amyl-methyl-ether produced on the basis
of biomethanol