MPA welcomes EU law reforms
The Mineral Products Association (MPA), which represents producers of essential mineral products such as aggregates, concrete and asphalt, has welcomed the UK government’s decis...
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UK spring budget: MPA rues missed opportunity
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has responded to the UK Government’s Spring Budget by calling for clearer action to accelerate investment, green growth and infrastructure...
Demand for mineral products falls for second quarter in a row, says MPA
Demand for aggregates, asphalt and ready-mixed concrete has declined for the second quarter in a row in the 3Q22, according to the UK-based Mineral Products Association (MPA). M...
PFA replacement for CEM II cements launched
Innovative Ash Solutions (IAS) has launched a new environmentally-friendly replacement for pulverised fly ash (PFA) ingredient in cement production. The UK company is a 50/50 jo...
UK cement and lime producers excluded from compensation scheme
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has expressed disappointment that UK cement and lime producers have been excluded from the government’s compensation scheme for climate ch...
Low-carbon cement trial cuts CO2 emissions by 60%
A UK Government-backed innovation and demonstration programme has successfully developed and trialled new low-carbon cements which have up to 60 per cent lower embodied CO 2 emi...
Simon Willis appointed new MPA chairman
Hanson UK CEO, Simon Willis, has been named as the new MPA chairman for the next two years, succeeding Martin Riley, Tarmac’s vice president. “We are delighted that Simon has ag...
Martin Riley new MPA Chairman
Martin Riley, Senior Vice President, Tarmac, has been appointed MPA Chairman for the next two years. He succeeds Simon Vivian of the Breedon Group.
MPA publishes new water strategy
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has published its new Water Strategy, outlining the industry's three key aims of minimising water consumption, prioritising the use of the...
MPA: subdued 2Q sales, prospects positive
Sales volumes of aggregates and ready-mixed concrete were four per cent higher and asphalt 10 per cent higher in the second quarter of 2015 than in the same quarter of 2014, lat...