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aw material supply <strong>and</strong> dem<strong>and</strong>were discussed during this two-dayconference.The Conference recorded asignificant level of participation<strong>and</strong> a high level of speakers. Intotal, more than 350 participantsfrom over 30 countries attendedthis event. The final concludingspeeches were given by theSpanish Minister of Industry,Tourism <strong>and</strong> Commerce, MiguelSebastián, together with theVice-President of the EuropeanCommission <strong>and</strong> Industry, <strong>and</strong>The Industry’s collectiveviewpoints are describedin detail in its MadridDeclaration, the key points of whichmay be summarized as:• At the European level, a RawMaterials Policy needs to bepromoted, defining the strategyto ensure that Europe in futurewill have sufficient supplies ofimported raw materials <strong>and</strong>sufficient access to indigenousraw materials.• There is a need to developcorresponding Raw MaterialsPolicies at national, regional,<strong>and</strong> local levels to ensure goodpresent <strong>and</strong> future access tothe raw materials geologicallypresent.• There is a need to developassociated L<strong>and</strong>-Use PlanningPolicies, to ensure that l<strong>and</strong>usedevelopment for mineralsextraction around thesegeologically-present resources ispreferentially treated.Entrepreneurship Commissioner,Antonio Tajani.The Madrid Raw MaterialsDeclaration 2010, summarizingthe conclusions of the MadridConference <strong>and</strong> the views of theEuropean Non Energy ExtractiveIndustry—NEEI—on the progress ofthe EC Raw Materials Initiative wasofficially presented at the end of theconference. The great significance ofthe raw materials industry for Europewas underlined: 30 million jobs <strong>and</strong>added value of 1,300 billion eurosare dependent on this industry. ■Madrid Raw MaterialsDeclaration 2010• There is a need to adopt bestpractices in Permitting Proceduresfollowing good examples fromother Member States, to ensurepermits are granted ina timely <strong>and</strong> efficientmanner <strong>and</strong> for durationsthat justify the significantcapital investmentsinvolved.The Minerals Industryrecommends that theRaw Materials Initiativeadopts these proposals<strong>and</strong> incorporates them inthe final Communicationon the Initiative expectedby end-2010. Because ofthe ongoing importanceof the issue of access toraw material resources, theIndustry also suggests thatthe Initiative be followedup by regular reviews overthe next 5 years <strong>and</strong> alsobe part of the Commission’s2020 Agenda <strong>and</strong> Strategy.For more information, visitwww.madrid2010rmi.com. ■What Does This Mean for theGlobal <strong>Aggregate</strong> Industry?Leaving aside the economic downturn therehas been a marked change in the industryover the decades. Two interlinked trendsare noticeable—a transition to crushedrock production <strong>and</strong> the consolidation of theindustry.“Quarries tend to be bigger <strong>and</strong> require moreinvestment in the size of the facility <strong>and</strong> thetime span, <strong>and</strong> in the equipment to run it,”says Göransson.Jan Bida who works for specialist consultantSBMI said, “There are also synergies <strong>and</strong>economy of scale effects which help.” Onehe points to is the use of mobile crushingunits which can be used in up to half a dozendifferent quarries in a year. “They build up astockpile <strong>and</strong> then move on, leaving a loaderon site to service deliveries,” he says.Excerpt taken from <strong>Aggregate</strong>s Business EuropeJan/Feb 2010 <strong>Vol</strong> 4 Issue No 1.Today’s aggregate & mining solutions | volume 3, number 1 35