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Cement production and deliveries (GB)
Market summary 1980-2010

SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION 2010 2009
Aggregates production (primary) GB 148m t 147m t
Recycled/secondary materials GB 57.6m t 56.5m t
Asphalt sales GB 21.5m t 20.5m t
Ready-mixed concrete sales GB 14.3m cu m 14.4m cu m
Cement - domestic sales GB 7.8m t 7.6m t
Cementitious materials GB 10.5m t 10.3m t
Per capita production aggregates (GB, incl primary and recycling) 3.3m t 3.3m t
Per capita production cement (GB) 158kg 152kg
Aggregate sites with certified EMS
(84% of surveyed sites)
323 363
Cement sites with certified EMS (100% of sites) 11 12

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CLIMATE CHANGE & ENERGY 2010 2009
CO2 emissions directly from cement works (kg/CO2 per tonne) 725.0 731.8
CO2 emissions from crushed rock (kg/CO2 per tonne) 5.50 5.27
CO2 emissions from sand and gravel - land won (kg/CO2 per tonne) 5.00 4.00
CO2 emissions from asphalt production (kg/CO2 per tonne) 26.30 30.22
CO2 emissions from ready-mixed concrete prod(kg/CO2 per tonne) 0.97 1.12
Share of sales moved by rail (9.3% of aggregates sold) 13.7m t 13.5m t
Share of sales moved by rail (cement) 17.0% 21.1%
Average road delivery distance (aggregates) 45.7km 41.9km
Average road volume/load (aggregates) 22.1t 21.4t
Marine dredged aggregates landings for construction use (6.7% of aggregates sold) 9.9m t 9.6m t

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NATURAL RESOURCES & ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT 2010 2009
Trees planted 139,392 313,238
Hedgerows planted 17.64km 14.36km
Waste recovered as raw materials and fuels by cement industry at kiln sites (t) 1,319,710 t 1,281,642 t
Archaeology - land investigated pre-planning permission 427ha 473ha
Archaeology - land investigated post-planning permission 344ha 302ha
Proportion of UK land area being quarried (aggregates) 0.10% 0.14%
Ratio of land restored to land prepared for quarrying 1:0.8 1:0.8
Area of seabed dredged 105.0km² 123.6km²

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CREATING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES 2010 2009
Number of reportable injuries (aggregates) 128 142
Lost time incidents from cement sector (direct employees & contractors) 5 14
Employment - direct by MPA members (aggregates and associated sectors) 20,313 19,522
Employment - direct by MPA members (cement) 2,417 2,459
Number of recorded complaints (aggregates & associated sector) 570 385
Liaison Groups (67% of aggregate quarries) 257 283
Liaison group meetings (cement) 34 38
Recorded visitors to aggregates sites, cement kiln sites 20,569 18,390

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