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28 European Countries
The European IM industry
500 companies
(685 mines & quarries, 750 plants)
42,500 employees 180 million tpa, EUR 10 billion turnover
The sector counts ~60% SMEs Most major global IM producers are EU based
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Maximizing value: The importance of the extractive industry to - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Maximizing value: The importance of the extractive industry to - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Maximizing value: The importance of the extractive industry to growth in the EU economy and its regions Thomas Androulakis Vice-President IMA-Europe The European IM industry 28 European Countries 500 companies (685 mines & quarries, 750
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Offering Industrial Solutions
The European IM industry
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The value chain
EXTRACTION
PROCESING MANUFACTURING
TRANSPORT USE RE-USE / RECYCLE WASTE WASTE WASTE TRANSPORT END of LIFE
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Industrial Minerals & Innovation
- Active partner in the EIP on Raw Materials
- Example: ExPerl project. Development of high value-
added end products based on perlite
- Founding member of the Sustainable Process through
Resource & Energy Efficiency PPP - www.spire2030.eu
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Industrial Minerals & Awareness raising
- European Minerals Day every 2 years,
since 2007
- Global Network for Industrial Minerals
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Sustainability
ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ECONOMY
Resource Efficiency
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Industrial Minerals Resources Efficiency
- Primary resource efficiency: sustainable mining and processing
- Efficiency of usage: improving performance, savings downstream
- Secondary resource efficiency: waste valorisation and reduction
- Recycling from end-use applications: recovery (current est. 60%)
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Sustainability - examples
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Industrial Minerals Resources Efficiency
- Primary resource efficiency: sustainable mining and processing
- Efficiency of usage: improving performance, savings downstream
- Secondary resource efficiency: waste valorisation and reduction
- Recycling from end-use applications: recovery (current est. 60%)
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Sustainability - examples
Milos island
- 5,000 habitants (350 employees in mining operations)
- Strong economy based on industrial minerals production &
tourism
- S&B is the biggest employer on the island (20% of workforce)
active in mining and processing of bentonite and perlite
- Mining contributes 30% of Milos GDP
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