Yearly estimations data of aggregates
consumption, shows a new historic milestone.
·
Consumption of aggregates for construction
in 2006 : 485 millions of tonnes (+5,5%) with a continuous
growing rhythm respect of the last period. The aggregates
consumption per capita for construction, with 11,0 tonnes
by person by year, beats the European media, situated about
7 tonnes by person and year.
· The
volume of business of aggregates sector for construction,
including transport, has moved upward to 3.975 millions
of Euros (+6,1%€ kg)
· The
aggregates consumption for industrial applications such
as concrete, glasses, charges, filters, chemical, iron and
steel industry, metallurgy ; etc. is estimated in 75 millions
of tonnes.
· Therefore,
the aggregates consumption in the year 2006, is of 560 millions
of tonnes (+5,7%)
| CONSUMPTION
OF AGREGGATES FOR CONSTRUCCION IN1990-2007 |
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APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF AGGREGATES
FOR CONSTRUCTION BY AUTONOMOUS REGIONS(MILLIONS OF TONNES)
2006 |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
VARIATION 06/05% |
CONSUMP-TION TONNES BY PERSON |
| ANDALUCÍA |
90,8 |
90,9 |
0,2 |
11,4 |
| ARAGÓN |
14,7 |
16,6 |
12,7 |
13,1 |
| ASTURIAS |
10,1 |
11,0 |
9,4 |
10,3 |
| BALEARES |
9,7 |
10,5 |
8,1 |
10,7 |
| CANARIAS |
18,7 |
19,5 |
4,2 |
9,9 |
| CANTABRIA |
7,0 |
7,6 |
8,6 |
13,5 |
| CASTILLA
Y LEÓN |
32,4 |
35,2 |
8,8 |
14,0 |
| CASTILLA
- LA MANCHA |
27,4 |
30,3 |
10,7 |
16,0 |
| CATALUÑA |
60,4 |
65,6 |
8,6 |
9,4 |
| C.
VALENCIANA |
59,8 |
59,9 |
0,2 |
12,8 |
| EXTREMADURA |
11,6 |
13,4 |
15,6 |
12,4 |
| GALICIA |
23,3 |
24,8 |
6,2 |
9,0 |
| MADRID |
47,8 |
50,7 |
6,0 |
8,5 |
| MURCIA |
18,6 |
19,9 |
6,8 |
14,9 |
| NAVARRA |
8,3 |
8,7 |
5,2 |
14,7 |
| PAÍS
VASCO |
16,2 |
16,9 |
4,6 |
8,0 |
| LA
RIOJA |
3,4 |
4,0 |
17,5 |
13,3 |
| TOTAL
ESTATE |
460,3 |
485,5 |
5,5 |
11,0 |
In the scope of countries
inside the European Aggregates Association –UEPG, Spanish
is in second place, behind Germany and before France, according
to the UEPG data of 2005.
| CONSUMPTION
OF AGREGGATES IN EUROPE 2005 |
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Other data of aggregates sector
·
The aggregates sector
keeps on with the tendency of the last years, consolidated
as the most important Spanish mining sector, concerning
volume of production, number of exploitations and total
generated employee.
· There
are about 1.600 aggregates companies all around the national
geography , with about 2.450 registered aggregated exploitations,
from which about 1.140 are quarries (46,5%) and about 1.310
are gravel sites (53,5%). From this exploitations, we estimate
that about 80% - 1950- are in activity.
· This
number represents about 57,7% of the total of Spanish mining
exploitations.
· The
total employment generated by the sector are nearing 86.000
workers, distributed like this :
·
Direct job : the aggregates sector is
the first mining sector concerning generated employment,
nearing the 13.700 workers.
· Indirect
job : 32.300 workers directly related to aggregates production
y 40.000 workers in complementary activity labours, including
the aggregates transport.
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