A new report highlighting the versatility and economic importance of industrial sand extracted in Britain has been welcomed by the Mineral Products Association (MPA). In its latest mineral planning factsheet Industrial Sand Future Markets, the British Geological...
Every person in the UK relies on around 5.8 tonnes of mineral products every year – enough to fill a large skip – according to the new Profile of the UK Mineral Products Industry – 2025 Edition, published today by the Mineral Products Association (MPA).
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) hosted an event in Parliament on 4 November that brought together leading UK cement producers, MPs, ministers and government officials in support of the UK cement industry and highlighted the opportunity it presents. Minister for Industry Chris McDonald MP spoke in support of the sector as well as Jon Pearce MP for High Peak.
New data shows that sales of heavy-side construction materials in Britain remain at ‘crisis levels’ with businesses in peril, jobs at risk and little sign of recovery.
UK producers of essential construction materials and industrial minerals have urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to take decisive action in her Budget in November, with no more taxes and a number of pro-growth measures.
The vast contribution of quarried construction materials to the Scottish economy has been highlighted in the findings of a new study published this week.
Britain’s leading position in the recycling of waste to produce essential construction aggregates could be extended with more up-to-date Government statistics to track progress more effectively.
CO2 emissions generated by the UK concrete and cement sector are now 63% lower than 1990 levels, driven by a combination of continued decarbonisation efforts by manufacturers but also by falling domestic production, a new report from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) shows.
UK cement production has hit its lowest level since 1950 as high energy, regulatory and labour costs stifle the sector’s competitiveness, according to new data from the Mineral Products Association (MPA). The UK made 7.3 million tonnes of cement in 2024, around half of what it produced in 1990.
Swiss concrete recycling specialist Neustark complains that British Standard BS 8500 holds back greener building opportunities. Not so, says Mineral Products Association director Elaine Toogood.