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Contracts for Difference (CfD) and renewables obligation (RO): list of companies awarded an exemption

Updated 22 September 2025

Companies awarded a certificate for an exemption from a proportion of the costs of funding the Contracts for Difference (CFD) and the renewables obligation (RO) as at 16 September 2025.

2025

Company name
2 Agriculture Milling Limited
7 Steel UK Limited (Formerly Celsa Manufacturing (UK) Limited)
A Schulman Gainsborough Limited
A Schulman Inc
A V Injection Limited
A&K Ecofilm Limited
A. Poucher And Sons (Bardney Dairies) Limited
A. Schulman Thermoplastic Compounds Limited
Accuma Plastics Limited
ADM Milling Limited
Advanced Elastomer Systems Limited
AEI Compounds Limited
Aeromet International Limited
Aerplas (UK) Limited
AGC Chemicals Europe Limited
Ahlstrom-Munksjö Chirnside Limited
Aintree Plastics Limited
Air Liquide UK Limited
Air Products (BR) Limited
Airflo Fishing Products Limited
Airtech Advanced Materials UK Limited (Formerly Cosmotec Nonwovens Limited)
Albea Creative UK Limited
Aliaxis UK Limited
Allied Mills Limited
Alltrista Plastics Limited
Alma Products Limited
Alpek Polyester UK Limited
Alpla UK Ltd
Alvance British Aluminium Ltd
Amann Threads UK Limited
Amcor Flexibles Swansea Limited
Amcor Packaging UK Limited
AMG Alpoco UK Limited
Amnack Limited
Anglia Maltings (Holdings) UK Limited
Api Transfer Technologies Ltd
Aptar UK Limited
Aquapak Polymers Ltd
Arconic Manufacturing (GB) Limited
Ardagh Glass Ltd
Ardagh Metal Packaging Limited
Arden Wood Shavings Limited
Arjobex Polyart Limited
Ast Plastic Containers UK LLP
Auria Solutions UK Ltd
Autoneum Great Britain Limited
Avon Metals Limited
Ball Aerosol Packaging UK Limited
Ball Beverage Packaging UK Ltd
Banham Poultry
Basell Polyolefins UK Ltd
Batley Foundry Limited
Bedmax Limited
Bekaert Bradford UK Limited
Bericap UK Limited
Bernard Matthews Limited
Berry UK Containers
Berwin Rubber Company Limited
Big Bear Plastic Products Limited
Big Time Soft Drinks Limited
BIP (Oldbury) Limited
Bischof & Klein (UK) Limited
Blowplast Limited
Boal UK Limited
BOC Ltd
Bolton Plastic Components Limited
Borgers Limited
Bourns Limited
Bovill & Boyd (Technical Mouldings) Limited
Brecon Carreg Ltd
Breedon Cement Limited
Bridge Aluminium Ltd
Bridgnorth Aluminium Limited
Bridon International Ltd
Brightgreen Plastics Limited
British Cables Company Limited
British Polythene Limited
British Steel Limited
British Sugar Plc
Broadex Technologies UK Limited
Bromford Iron Ltd
Brookhouse Aerospace Limited
BSC Diecasting & Finishing Ltd
C M Varley & Co Limited
Cabot Carbon Ltd
Calder Carpets Ltd
Canlin Castings Limited
Canpack UK Limited
Carclo Technical Plastics Limited
Carlton Die Castings Limited
Carrs Billington Agriculture (Operations) Limited
Carr’s Flour Mills Limited
CastAlum Limited
Casting Support Systems Limited
Castings PLC (incorporating William Lee Limited)
Castle Cement Limited
Cedo Limited
Celanese Production UK Limited
Cemex UK Cement Limited
Centriforce Products
Cerdic Foundries Limited
CF Fertilisers UK Limited
Champion Mouldings Limited
Charles Jackson & Co. Limited
Chase Plastics Ltd
Chess Plastics Ltd
Civil & Marine Limited
Clas-Sic Wafer Fab Ltd
Clean Tech UK Limited
Cleveland Potash Limited
Coba Automotive (UK) Limited
Cold Move Limited
Coleshill Aluminium Limited
Concept Plastic Packaging Limited
Corplex Plastics UK Ltd
Counterplas Limited
Coveris Louth Limited
Coveris Winsford Limited
CPL Limited
Craemer UK Limited
Crown Chicken Limited
Crown Packaging Manufacturing UK Limited
Dasca Limited
Davidson Brothers (Shotts) Limited
Dellner Glass Solutions Limited
Derby Polythene Limited
Derek Lambert Polythene Limited
Deritend International Limited
Desch Plantpak Ltd
Devon Valley Limited
Diodes Semiconductors GB Limited
DLR Elastomer Engineering
Don & Low Limited
Donington Plastics Limited
Dow Silicones UK Limited
Dragon Packaging Limited
DS Smith Paper Limited
Dual Seal Glass Limited
Dugdale Nutrition Limited
Duo Plastics
Dura Automotive
Dynex Semiconductor Limited
E B Bradshaw & Sons Limited
Eagley Plastics Limited
East Coast Viners Grain (Drumlithie) Limited
Echo Packaging Limited
Ecobat Resources UK Limited
Egger (UK) Limited and Campact Limited
Electric Glass Fiber UK Limited
Element Six Technologies Ltd
Elkes Biscuits Limited
EMKA Profiles Limited
Encirc Limited
Energybuild Ltd
Enersys Ltd
Engineered Foam Products Limited
Entek International Limited
Envases (UK) Ltd
Enviropax Ltd
Envirowales Limited
Epigem Limited
Epsotech UK Limited
ESG Group Limited
Essar Oil UK Ltd
Essex Injection Mouldings Limited
Essity Holding UK Ltd
Esterform Packaging Ltd
Esterpet Packaging Ltd
Eternis Fine Chemicals UK Limited
Etex UK Insulation Ltd - formerly Superglass Insulation
Eurac Poole Limited
Eurocell Profiles Limited
Evtec Aluminium Limited
Exception PCB Ltd
Exlabesa Extrusions (Doncaster) Limited
Ezeflow United Kingdom Limited
F Bender Limited
F.D. Sims Limited
F.W.P. Matthews Limited
Faerch Durham Limited
Faltec Europe Ltd
Fibre Technology Limited
Fine Organics Limited
First Circle Packaging Limited
Firsteel Limited
Firth Rixson Metals Limited
Fischbach (UK) Limited
Flambeau Europlast Ltd
Flexfilm Ltd
Flexipol Packaging Limited
Flowtech Precision Mouldings Limited
Forfarmers UK Limited
Formica Limited
Fourstones Paper Mill Company Limited
Frank Mercer & Sons Ltd
Fse Foundry Limited
Furlong Mills
Fusion Group Limited
G W Atkins & Sons Ltd
GA Pet Food Partners Limited
Generation Phoenix Limited
Geo Speciality Chemicals UK Ltd
George Taylor & Co (Hamilton) Limited
Glassflake Limited
Glatfelter Caerphilly Ltd
Glatfelter Lydney Ltd
Glen Foundry Ltd
Gold Star Services Limited
Goodfish (North West) Limited
Goodwin Steel Castings Limited
GPI Highbridge Limited
Graphic Packaging International Europe UK Ltd
Graphic Packaging International Foodservice Europe Ltd
Greenergy Biofuels Ltd
Greenergy Biofuels Teesside Ltd
Greif UK Plastics Ltd (Formerly Ipackchem Limited)
GS Yuasa Battery Manufacturing UK Ltd
Guala Closures UCP Limited
Guardian Industries U.K. Limited
H&E Smith Ltd
Hamlyns of Scotland Limited
Hamsard 3774
Hanmere Polythene Ltd
Harrogate Spring Water Limited
Haworth Scouring Company Limited
HCF Poultry Limited
Heritage Envelopes Limited
Hexcel Reinforcements UK Limited
Heygates Country Feeds Limited
Heygates Limited
Higher Kings Mill Limited
Hilger Crystals Limited
HLB Plastics Limited
Hoben International Limited
Holcim UK Cement Limited (Formerly Lafarge Cauldon Limited)
Holmen Board & Paper Limited (formerly Holmen Iggesund Paperboard Limited)
Holmes Halls (Processors) Limited
Hubron (International) Ltd
Huhtamaki UK Limited
Huntsman Corp UK Ltd
Huntsman Polyurethanes (UK) Limited
Hydro Aluminium UK Limited
Ian Mosey (Feed) Limited
Ibstock Manufacturing Services Limited
Iconichem Widnes Limited
IFG Drake Ltd
Imerys Aluminates Limited
Imerys Minerals Limited
Imperial Polythene Products Limited
Industrial Chemicals Ltd
Ineos Chemicals Grangemouth Limited
Ineos FPS Limited
Ingospec Aluminium Ltd
Innovia Films Limited
IPL Plastics (UK) Ltd.(One51 ES Plastics (UK) Ltd)
IQE (Europe) Limited
IQE Silicon Compounds Limited
IXYS UK Westcode Limited
J. And A. Young (Leicester) Limited
J.H. Lavender & Company Limited
J. Stobart & Sons Limited
Jack Brand Limited
Jacksons Bakery Limited
James Cropper Speciality Papers Ltd
James Durrans Power Process Ltd
JC Atkinson And Son Limited
JFC Plastics Limited
Jiffy Packaging Company Limited
JKL Mouldings Limited
John Hellyar & Co. Limited
Johnson Matthey Hydrogen Technologies Limited
Joseph and Jesse Siddons Limited
JVM Castings (Worcester) Limited
K B Extruders
Kalsi Plastics (UK) Limited
Kea-Flex Mouldings Limited
Kemira Chemicals (UK) Limited
Kenda Manufacturing GB Limited
Kennametal Manufacturing Limited
Kimberly Clark Limited
Kite Glass Ltd
Kiveton Park Steel Ltd
KLE Plastics & Recycling Ltd
Klockner Pentaplast Limited
Knauf Insulation Limited
KPFF Ltd
Kronospan Limited
Labone Castleside Limited
Langstone Plastics Ltd
Lanxess Chemical Limited
Lax & Shaw Limited
Ledwell Plastics
Leeways Group Limited
Leigh Spinners Limited
Lewis & Towers Ltd
Lhoist UK Limited & Steetley Dolomite Limited
Liberty Steel Dalzell Ltd
Lindal Valve Company Limited
Linpac Packaging Limited
LKAB Minerals Limited
Lloyds Animal Feeds (Piercebridge) Limited
Lloyds Animal Feeds (Western) Limited
Logoplaste UK Limited
Longcliffe Quarries Limited
Lupton & Place Limited
Luxus Ltd
LY Manufacturing Limited
Maelor Foods Limited
Magna International Holding (UK) Limited
Magnavale Limited
Maier UK Limited
Mail Solutions UK Limited
Maizecor Foods Limited
Makin Metal Powders (UK) Limited
Marcegaglia (UK) Limited
Marcegaglia Stainless Sheffield Ltd
Marpak Extrusions Limited
Massey Bros (Feeds) Ltd
Massmould Ltd
Matrix Polymers Limited
Maynard & Harris Plastics
MBA Polymers United Kingdom Limited
McLeod Aggregates Limited
Melba Products Ltd
Mergon UK Limited
Mersen Scotland Holytown Limited
Metalysis Limited
Mexichem Speciality Compounds Ltd
MI Glass Limited
Micron Alloy Castings Ltd
Mil-Ver Metal Company Limited
Minteq UK Limited
Mitras Automotive (UK) Limited
Mollertech Limited
Monpet Extrusion Limited
Montgomery Waters Limited
Mornflake Oats Limited
Moss Products Plastics Limited
Motive Fuels Limited
Moulded Fibre Products Limited
Mylar Specialty Films UK Limited (Formerly DuPont Teijin Films UK Ltd)
Natrium Holdings Limited
Naylor Drainage Limited
NDC Polipak Limited
Nelipak Elsham Ltd
Newby Foundries Ltd
Niche Fused Magnesia Limited
Nippon Gases UK Limited
Nolato Jaycare Limited
Norfran Limited
Norit (UK) Limited
Norpol Recycling Limited
Northeast Nutrition Scotland Limited
Northumbria Blow Mouldings Limited
Northwood Tissue (Chesterfield) Limited
Northwood Tissue (Disley) Limited
Northwood Tissue (Lancaster) Limited
Norton Cast Products Limited
NWF Agriculture Limited
Oakes Millers Ltd
Octric Semiconductors Limited (Formerly II-VI Compound Semiconductors Limited)
O-I Glass Limited
Omya UK Limited
Oxford Plastic Systems Limited
P J B Glass Group Limited
Padley & Venables Limited
Palm Paper Limited
Palram DPL Limited
Palram Polycarb Limited
Patterson and Rothwell Limited
Pauls Malt Ltd
Pelta Papers Limited
Pennine Manufacturing Limited
Permali Gloucester
Perspex International Ltd
PFF Packaging (Keighley) Limited
PFF Packaging (Sedgefield) Limited
PIL Membranes Limited
Pilkington United Kingdom Limited
PLASgran Ltd
Plastek UK Ltd
Plastic Supplies Dudley Limited
Plastic Technology Services Ltd
Plastipak UK Ltd
Plessey Semiconductors Limited
PMJ Foods UK Ltd
Polyfoam XPS Limited
Polymer Extrusion Technologies (UK) Ltd
Polymermedics Limited
Polyram U.K. Limited
Polystar Plastics Limited
Polytech Liquid Polymer
Portals Paper Limited (Formerly Portals de la Rue Limited)
Povoas Packaging Ltd
PQ Silicas UK Limited
Preston Board and Packaging Ltd
Primex Plastics Limited
Prismo Road Markings Limited
Proampac Elsham Public Limited Company
Proampac Lincoln Limited
Proampac Security Products Limited
Profine UK Ltd
Proplas 2008 Ltd
Puffin Energy Ltd
R Plevin Ltd
R. Gledhill Limited
Radius Systems Limited
Rank Hovis Milling Limited
Ravago Building Solutions UK Ltd
Ravago Manufacturing UK Limited
Really Useful Products Ltd
Recycled Plastics (UK) Limited
Recyplas Limited
Reed Boardall Cold Storage Ltd
Rettenmaier UK Manufacturing Limited
RGE Engineering Limited
Robinson Brothers Limited
Robinson Plastic Packaging Limited
Rosehill Manufacturing Ltd
Rosti UK Limited
Roxane UK Limited
Roy Kirkham & Co. Limited
RPC Containers Limited
S P Woolhouse and Sons Limited
SABIC UK Petrochemicals Limited
Saffil Limited
Saica Paper UK Ltd
Saint Gobain Glass (United Kingdom) Limited
Saint-Gobain Isover UK Limited
Sappi Rockwell Solutions Limited
Saria Limited
Satco Plastics Limited
Scotmalt Limited
Scott Precision Wire Ltd
Seda UK Limited
Sedamyl UK Limited
Seevent Plastics Limited
Semefab Limited
SGL Carbon Fibers Ltd
Shakespeare Monofilament UK Ltd
Shalam Packaging Limited
Shalam Thermoforming (UK) Limited
Shapers Technologies UK Limited
Sharpak Bridgwater Limited
Sharpak Yate Limited
Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd
Shepley Springs Limited
Sibelco UK Limited
Silgan Closures UK Limited
Simpsons Malt Limited
Singleton Birch Limited
Siva Plastics Limited
Sivers Photonics Limited
Skymark Packaging International Ltd
Smurfit Westrock UK Ltd (Formerly Smurfit Kappa UK Ltd)
Sofidel UK Limited
Solar Nonwovens Limited
Sonoco Cores & Paper Ltd
Soufflet Bairds Malt Ltd (Formally: Soufflet Malt UK Ltd)
SPC Europe Ltd
Special Melted Products Limited
Special Metal Wiggin Limited
Speciality Steel UK Ltd
Spring Valley Trading Limited
Spunalloys Limited
St Johns Packaging (UK) Limited
Sterilin Limited
Sterling Polymers Ltd
Stoelzle Flaconnage Ltd
StoreLogs Ltd (The Ice Co Storage & Logistics Limited)
Strata Products Limited
Sumika Polymer Compounds UK Limited
Sundolitt Limited
Sundown Products Limited
Sunmagic Juices Limited
Surface Transforms PLC
Suzuki Garphyttan Limited
Synthite (Mold) Limited
Tandom Metallurgical Group
Tarmac Cement and Lime Limited
Tata Steel UK Limited
Tech Folien
Temco Wire Products Limited (Formerly Leoni Temco Limited)
Tensar Manufacturing Limited
Tepeo Limited
The Alloy Steel Melting Company Limited
The Authentic Food Company Ltd
The Brockmoor Foundry Company Limited
Thermodynamix Thermoforming Specialist Services Limited
Thermotec Plastics Limited
Thermotraffic Ltd
Thomas Chadwick & Sons
Thomas Dudley Foundry Limited
Thumbs-up (Bury) Limited
Timet UK Limited
Tivac Alloys Ltd
TML Housewares Limited
Tolsa UK Limited
Tough Glaze Ltd
Trans-Continental Marketing Ltd
Transition International Ltd
Trioworld UK Limited (prev. Eurofilms)
Triplast Limited
Tronox Pigment UK Limited
TS (UK) Limited
Tufwell Glass Ltd
UK Battery Industrialisation Centre
Ulster Yarns Limited
Ultimet Films Limited
Ultra Tough Limited
Unifrax Limited
Union Electric Steel UK Limited
United Cast Bar (UK) Ltd
UPM-Kymmene (UK) Ltd
Urenco Chemplants
Urenco UK Limited
URM (UK) Limited
Vale Europe Limited
Vanguard Foundry Limited
Venator Materials UK Limited
Veolia ES Plastics UK Limited
VIP-Polymers Limited
Vishay Newport Limited (formerly trading as Nexperia Newport Limited)
Viva Nylons Limited
W. & H. Marriage & Sons Limited
W.E Rawson Limited
W.L. Duffield and Sons Ltd
Warden Plastics Limited
Weener Plastics Norwich Limited
Weidmann Whiteley Ltd
Wells Performance Materials Ltd
Wepa UK Limited
Werit U.K. Limited
West Fraser Europe Ltd
What More UK Limited
Whitworth Bros. Limited
WHS Plastics Larkhall Ltd
WHS Plastics Pickering Ltd
Wieland Metals Birmingham Ltd
William Cook Cast Products Limited
William Cook Leeds Limited
William Thompson (York) Limited
Willo Game Ltd
Wm. Nelstrop & Co. Ltd
Wright’s Milling Limited
Xtex Polythene Ltd
YS Reclamation Limited