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LAFARGE TARMAC CEMENT AND LIMEUPDATED ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT 2013

SOLUTIONS

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INTRODUCTION

Lafarge Tarmac is the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. It operates independently, but is owned by Lafarge SA and Anglo American, who are equal shareholders. This statement is an update to the full-verified statement issued in 2012, and the interim statement of 2013. This report focuses on the performance of the cement and lime operations.

The scope of the report and EMAS registration is limited to the following:

Aberthaw Cement PlantCauldon Cement PlantCookstown Cement PlantDunbar Cement PlantBarnstone DepotBelfast DepotWest Thurrock DepotCarlisle DepotManchester DepotVectis Depot

Included within the report are the cement and lime operations for Tunstead, Ballidon and Hindlow, including the depots at Leeds and Willesden. However these are not - at the time of writing - certified under the same EMS and certification body and, therefore, they have not been verified.

In 2013, Lafarge Tarmac’s UK cement and lime operations performed very well against our stated objectives and core performance indicators with the majority meeting or exceeding the stated target.

EMAS, the environmental management system implemented in Lafarge Tarmac Cement and Lime for 2013 has been verified.

Certain information within this statement has been validated to the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme

regulation (EC) No. 1221/2009 on 30 May 2013 by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance, EMAS accreditation number UKV-005. This information is identified on each

page by the presence of the EMAS logo.

Liskeard DepotUddingston DepotAberdeen DepotInverness DepotWestbury DepotSeaham DepotSapphire operationsScotAshNorthfleet Depot

In 2013, Lafarge Tarmac’s UK cement and lime operations performed very well against our stated objectives and core performance indicators with the majority meeting or exceeding the stated target.

ComplianceAll of the cement and lime operations are permitted by Part A Environmental Permits issued by the Environment Agency, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Natural Resources Wales and Northern Ireland Environment Agency.

Some depots are regulated by Part B Environmental Permits issued by local authorities; this also includes the planning permissions associated with our quarries, including regulation on how they must operate in accordance with applicable legislation.

In 2013, all operations were compliant with the permits they hold and the associated reporting requirements.

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Raul Morales, Aberthaw Plant Manager with Alun Cairns, Conservative MP for the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales,

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In 2013, the Aberthaw plant received permission from Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to permanently use whole tyres as a waste derived fuel.

This follows an extensive evaluation period started in July 2012, which involved optimisation of the new fuel and comprehensive emissions testing. The plant submitted the results of the evaluation to NRW in April 2013. The results concluded that the use of the tyres as a fuel did not impact the environmental performance of the plant.

Work has now moved on to the evaluation of the other new waste derived fuel at the plant - Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF), which was approved at the same time as tyres in August 2011. A new storage and handling facility has been constructed on site and evaluation of the new fuel commenced in mid-May 2013.

Plant Manager, Raul Morales commented: “Permission to allow the permanent use of the tyres as a fuel and the start of the SRF evaluation is great news for the Aberthaw plant. It shows our commitment to reducing our carbon footprint, reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, and managing our costs, whilst at the same time providing a solution for two waste streams. By maximising the benefits these fuels bring, we can help make Aberthaw plant more competitive in difficult economic times”.

Solid Recovered Fuel or SRF is processed from non-recyclable wastes generated from homes, businesses and other sources.

End-of-life tyres are scrap car and van tyres: over 50 million of these are generated in the UK each year presenting a significant waste disposal problem. We can help address this problem by using the tyres as a very compatible, high energy fuel in cement-making.

Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) and tyres are used as a partial replacement for more traditional fossil fuels in the energy-intensive cement-making process.

Green light for the environment at Aberthaw

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The reed bed system at Cauldon Works is vital for maintaining the quality of the water discharged into the River Hamps.

The reed beds were constructed by ARM Ltd in 1992; they are a natural biological water filter comprising three individual beds, a pond and an aeration form. The purpose of the reed bed area is to treat the water which has been potentially contaminated with ammonia that has historically leached out of a former landfill area, containing process waste from a pre 1985 cement making process (Since that date no further waste has been land filled in this area).

The concentration of ammonia varies with the rainfall flow rate, during low rainfall and low discharge rates the concentration may be as high as 70 parts per million (ppm), during high rainfall and high discharge rates the concentration will be well below the limit for flow into a water course or river. The whole

In 2013 the reed beds have been re-engineered. The water intake reed bed has been fully modernised to ensure the reeds flourish.

purpose of this system is to ensure that water treated by the reed beds, and ultimately discharged into the River Hamps has a resultant ammonia level continually in lower single figures regardless of the rainfall rates.

In 1992 the reed beds were designed to operate in series, in a vertical down flow mode. The beds were refurbished and re-engineered in 2008 and 2013; ensuring optimum filtering performance is maintained. The beds are one metre deep, made up of five or six successive layers of stone reducing in size as they are built up, the top layer, which is 150mm deep, is fine graded sand or soil which sits immediately above a layer of coarse grit. Natural bacteria lives within the stone layers and on the roots of the reeds, the bacteria digest the ammonia nitrifying it; the reeds then live off the resultant food source. The potentially contaminated water is fed to the beds via a piped distribution system which is

Reed beds re-engineered at Cauldon

designed to provide an even flow across the beds

In 2013 the reed beds were re-engineered, the water intake reed bed has been fully modernised, and will now operate as a surface flow bed topped with soil to provide an area for the naturally occurring ochre (iron rich orange coloured silt) present in the water (naturally occurring in the shale fields through which the water is running) to settle out, this should ensure the reeds flourish.

The other two reed beds will continue to function as vertical flow reed beds with an improved pipe layout and topped with fine graded sand.

All reed beds now have level control chambers to facilitate optimum water levels and weed control. All reed beds were re-planted with Phragmites australis (Common reed) seedlings.

Two new signs have been displayed alongside the footpath, one with general information about the reed beds and the other to provide some fun for children whilst out walking.

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support so the site engaged with CES Environmental Instruments and manufacturer Durag, who had developed a new monitor that in principle was ideal to the Cookstown installation, but as yet hadn’t gone into production.

In June 2013 the works, in partnership with CES and Durag piloted a trial of the new D-R320 monitor as part of the ongoing research and development program. This trial was a complete success delivering 100% instrument availability over a 7 month period and a major step forward in respect to minimal maintenance needs, in addition to meeting the existing and future detection limit requirements.

The equipment achieved TUV (Worldwide and European product certification) approval in December 2013 and started full production in Germany at the same time, undergoing MCERT approval (Environment Agency’s Monitoring Certification Scheme) in the UK, at the time of writing the site have purchased two units, which are in the process of being installed, finally providing site with the most-up-to-date particulate measurement technology.

In accordance with Environmental legislation from the European Union, supported by CEN (European Committee for Standardisation) standards and driven by reduced particulate emissions across the UK sites, Lafarge Tarmac, as part of good practice and best available technique (BAT), have continually looked to install, maintain and operate the most up-to-date and sensitive particulate monitors.

The Cookstown plant has presented a number of challenges to the particulate (dust) monitoring improvement program, due to the kiln stack monitoring point, the stack at the monitor location is 5 metres in diameter, with a wall thickness of 0.5 metres and internal stack temperature below 100oC, these parameters meant that less than 10% of the certified particulate equipment/technologies were suitable for the Cookstown kiln.

In striving for continuous improvement over the last 10 years the site personnel have worked extremely hard and very closely with two different manufacturers, utilising four different monitors, in an attempt to find a monitor that not only met current requirements, but also would be suitable for lower more sensitive measurement requirements in the future.

Unfortunately none of the equipment or manufacturers could provide the site with a fully acceptable solution in respect to accuracy, reliability or

The trial was a complete success delivering 100% instrument availability over a 7 month period and a major step forward in respect to minimal maintenance needs.

Cookstown - Continuous Monitoring for Particulates (dust)

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The Cookstown cement plant kiln stack, which has a 5 metre diameter, with a wall

thickness of 0.5 metres and internal stack temperature below 100oC, these parameters meant that less than 10% of the certified particulate equipment/technologies were suitable for this kiln installation.

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with over 500 visitors, exceeding the expectations of the plant. The event was well received and helped by the good weather on the day.

It was a great opportunity for the plant to further engage with and welcome their local community and stakeholders to the plant and for them to have a look around and see how it all works. The site provided guided tours, on a route carefully planned with safety in mind.

During the event there were dumper truck rides at the quarry, opportunity for visitors to make hand models in quick setting cement, a history area with pictures and a through the years board. We had a pod (audio visual simulator) where a quarry blast was simulated inside, there were trucks and lorries to see, and we had an information area where we talked to people about our process of manufacture, our fuels used and in particular our waste derived fuels and the benefits of those.

We also explained our environmental monitoring via Continuous Emission Monitors and extractive sampling as well as our regulation by SEPA and utilised the opportunity to make contact with the public giving out contact details and explained that we would welcome any feedback or observations from anyone at any time. The plant ensured refreshments were available in the

In 2013 Dunbar cement plant celebrated its fiftieth year of clinker production.

The plant wanted to involve the local community in the plant celebrations and so several events were organised.

An evening dance was organised where both current and previous employees were invited along with our stakeholders to a night of celebration which was enjoyed by all.

The Dunbar plant supports local community projects every year. To celebrate the plant’s 50th anniversary they offered five community awards of £1,000 to fund projects that would benefit the local area or the people living and working in it. Here are some of the deserving recipients:

Dunbar Primary SchoolThe school is working on a year-long ‘Dunbar Counts’ initiative to increase numeracy skills in their pupils. Their award will be spent setting up maths games in the playgrounds at John Muir and Lochend campuses for a fun and interactive way for the children to learn.

Ashfield Residents and Tenants Association (ARTA) ARTA has been fundraising to build a new play park in Lochend Road which will benefit the growing children, population in the area and also serve as a new green space for the whole of Dunbar.

The Ridge The Ridge is a new community organisation working to create training and development opportunities in the Dunbar area. It is currently establishing a garden on a three acre site at Belhaven Hospital.

The biggest event of the anniversary celebrations was an Open Day held on 28 September 2013.

The event was very well attended

50 year celebrations at Dunbar

canteen as well as a barbeque in front of reception where the public could sit enjoying their food and the surroundings (see above).

On the Friday night before there was an exclusive VIP visit to the open day for the local stakeholders, neighbouring businesses, councillors and MPs as well as the plants liaison committee. This was well received and an opportunity to introduce the new plant manager, Florin Stoiean and new environment coordinator, Gale Coates.

One of the open day attractions was the North West Quarry which is no longer operational and is now undergoing restoration and rehabilitation as a lake (see picture on next page). The plant is working in partnership with the RSPB on a study of the area to create a habitat for flora and fauna to maximise the area for not only the wildlife using it but the community viewing such a beautiful area and the wildlife using it.

Dunbar cement plant is committed to enhancing and extending our community engagement with particular relevance to the environment via education and integration projects.

Dunbar cement plant open day, 28 September 2013

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One of the open day attractions was the North West Quarry which is no

longer operational and is now undergoing restoration and rehabilitation as a lake.

ARTA play park, Lochend Road Ridge project, new garden area at Bellhaven Hospital Dunbar 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner

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Tree locationAt the back of the bauxite area on the new bund the site has planted a new orchard (plan shown opposite). The trees are typically old English varieties, and also include species much loved from the Victorian era.

The orchard has been arranged into five rows of three trees, as the area in front of the orchard will become a lorry hard standing. The apple varieties planted include Discovery, Fiesta, Spartan, Cox’s Orange Pippin (two varieties), Egremont Russet, James Grieve, Lord Lambourne, Concord (Pear), Bramley (two varieties), Howgate Wonder, Grenadier and Blenheim Orange.

After tree plantingThe area has been strung with hay to encourage low level vegetation to grow increasing soil richness and self-pollination with native grasses. In 2013 the ground was allowed to settle and establish, in 2014 and again in 2015 wild native flower and grass seed will be planted in the early spring. This will allow the area to attract natural wildlife including insects and birds. The site has already attracted butterflies and bees to the area which has helped the pollination of the trees in the orchard.

At Barnstone depot, there was an area at the rear of the site which was previously used for storage of products, consumables and scrap.

This area (shown below) had built up over many years and to onlookers it looked neglected - so much so the area was subject to a non-conformance report from our internal standards team.

The planSite arranged for this area to be tidied up and rather than putting all of the waste material into a skip it was decided to use some of the material in the area for a positive impact on the environment. Site applied for a waste exemption permit from the Environment Agency. This permit allowed the site to recycle re-graded top soils and some bricks to produce a bund.

All of the scrap and pallets were removed and the whole area was cleared of undesired materials. The site invested in a new hard surface for the area and this has also had a positive impact on the safety of site removing potholes, etc, Lorries can now be parked in this area rather on the front where pedestrians and public can access.

The site has already attracted butterflies and bees to the area which has helped the pollination of the trees in the orchard.

Housekeeping improvements at Barnstone

Other areas of ImprovementThe site has also been removing old redundant buildings and improving the visual impact of the works. Some of the works involved removing old buildings from the front of the plant such as the old drilling shed and laboratories and building new footpaths to reduce the risk to local stakeholders who use the bridleway in front of the plant. New evergreen hedgerows have also been planted in this area to soften the initial visual impact of the plant from the bridleway.

Existing trees andvegetation

Proposed

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Lorry park

Existing trees and vegetation

Storage area

Proposed treescreening

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UKTD-BS107: Barnstone Cement WorksNortheast Lorry Park - Proposed landscaping

Proposed tree screening (conifer trees)

LEGEND

Proposed tree planting (various species)

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BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

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Celebrating the “peppercorn rent” transfer are (L-R) Mark Evenden (Lafarge Tarmac Cement and Lime, Supply Planning Manager), Rod Whitehead (Chair of Langar Cum Barnstone Council), Claire Pegg (Clerk to the Council) and Chris Stephens (Lafarge Tarmac, Plant Manager, Barnstone).

A village hall could be built in Barnstone village after the Lafarge Tarmac depot donated land.

Langer cum Barnstone Parish Council has been given a site opposite the plant’s main offices, which it hopes to use to build a new hall for the community.

Council chairman, Mr Rod Whitehead said: “Lafarge Tarmac is a continuing success story in our villages and the council is delighted to be working closely with the Lafarge Tarmac team for the benefit of the villages, the company and the wider community.”

Lafarge Tarmac is a continuing success story in our villages and the council is delighted to be working closely with the Lafarge Tarmac team for the benefit of the villages, the company and the wider community.

Barnstone donates land for village hall bid

In 2013 Lafarge Tarmac extended its current environmental management system (EMS) to meet the requirements of BS EN ISO 50001 - Energy management systems.

Part of the EMS had already identified energy as a significant aspect and as such energy was a controlled activity. However by extending the scope of the EMS to include energy planning, base line performance and by aligning our future targets to our commitments for CO2 golden rules for power and heat consumption, we were able to demonstrate compliance to the requirements of the standard, certificate of approval to BS EN ISO 50001 was approved on the 29 November 2013.

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Lafarge Tarmac certified to BS EN ISO 50001Certification to the standard covers the Aberthaw, Cauldon, Cookstown, Dunbar and Barnstone locations under the Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) certified EMS. Our objective is to extend the certification to the other Cement and Lime operations over the next two years.

In achieving certification to BS EN ISO 50001 Lafarge Tarmac Cement and Lime was one of the first UK mineral sector company to have its management system certified to this internationally recognised system.

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of air (mg/Nm3). If we exceed the stated value and associated rules we must report this to our regulator, even if is only over by 1 milligram.

In 2006 our cement plants showed circa 512 instances where the prescribed emission limits had been exceeded. All of these were minor in nature and lead to no formal action by our regulators.

However this level of performance was seen by the internal management as being unacceptable. As part of the program to change this performance we introduced plant manager contracts which were directly linked to their salary review.

Compliance with our legal and other requirements is very important to Lafarge Tarmac Cement and Lime Ltd.

All our operations are required to have an appropriate permit to allow them to operate. Depending upon the risk and complexity posed these permits can be a Part A or Part B. Part A permits are for the higher risk operations and so cover our cement manufacturing plants whereas our storage, grinding and blending operations are deemed part B.

Part A operations are all required to operate under environmental permits which places many conditions upon them including the emissions that are emitted (emissions to air, land and water) associated limits and the method of quantification.

Measurements are made in two ways; by continuous emission measurement (CEM) or by extractive sampling; this is defined within our permit and regulations from the EU. Lafarge Tarmac is required to measure the following components continuously; dust (known as particulates), Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Hydrogen Chloride (HCl), Total Organic Carbon (TOC). These measurements are made by sophisticated monitoring equipment which must be suitable and certified for use in our process and maintained in line with EU standards to EN 14181.

The monitors continuously send signals to our operations rooms where the control system scans the signals every half a second, these signals are then collected and standardised in line with international method to what is known as reference conditions. The data is made up into 30 minute averages which are then averaged into a 24-hour (daily) average, which is then compared to the permitted value prescribed in the permit, which are referenced in milligrams per normalised cubic meter

Compliance

LAST NOTIFICATION DATE ABERTHAW BARNSTONE CAULDON COOKSTOWN DUNBAR TUNSTEAD**

Continuous 07/03/11 N/A 16/02/09 18/05/12 09/05/14 18/02/14

Spot test 01/05/11 17/07/12 25/02/11 27/02/13 15/04/14 28/10/12

Fugitive 08/02/12 30/06/11 03/03/11 27/06/10 31/03/11 -

ABERTHAW BARNSTONE CAULDON COOKSTOWN DUNBAR TUNSTEAD**

Continuous 1,163 N/A 1,912 725 4 84

Spot test 1,108 665 1,173 440 28 562

Fugitive 825 1,048 1,167 1,416 1,139 -

Number of days since last notification ( up until 13 May 2014)

The outcomes of the change in approach have lead to a significant change (reduction) in exceedences at the plants, as of the 13 May 2014 achieving the following performance;

Last notification of reportable continuous (CEMs), spot test or fugitive release

CAULDON

No. of days since last continuous (CEMs) notification 1,912

No. of CEMs measured values* scanned by the control sysytem since last CEMs notification

1,982,361,600

* CEMs measured values included in the table: Dust, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, total organic carbon, sulphur dioxide, hydrogen chloride.

** Tunstead data not verified.

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Our 2013 statement set out objectives for the year. A summary of our performance against these targets is shown in the table opposite.

2013 objectives

OBJECTIVE TARGET/PROGRESS STATUS

Reduce CO2 compared to 2012 666 CO2 Kg/tPCE in 2013 against 678 CO2 Kg/tPCE in 2012

Achieved

Increase the use of waste materials used in the cement making process

Target 5% increase on 2012 Achieved

Increase the use of waste-derived fuel

Target 8% above 2011 AchievedIncreased waste derived fuel replacement but just fell short of the overall target and achieved a 6% increase

Achieve certification to ISO 50001 (energy management systems) at all key cement-related operations in 2013

Achieved

Establish new cement and lime-related operations within the existing IMS frameworks and ISO certification

In transposition Progression ongoing

Engage in business exchange with the Environment Agency

Not progressed. Due to the scale and nature of the joint venture this was not carried out in 2013, but will be rescheduled at a future date.

Ongoing

CO2 Emissions performance, 2012-2013

ABERTHAW CAULDON COOKSTOWN DUNBAR HOPE TOTAL

Production(Clinker PCEtonnes)

2012 3,559,319

2013 2,385,383

CO2 (tonnes) 2012 281,269 575,830 202,814 461,481 892,021 2,413,415

2013 331,620 555,318 197,570 505,297 - 1,589,805

Kg/tPCE 2012 678

2013 666

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Reduce CO2 based on 2013.

Develop plans to implement BAT requirements.

Ensure all plants implement energy management and Lafarge Tarmac ‘re-energise’ programme fundamentals.

Increase the use of waste materials compared to 2013 levels.

Implement the MPA code of practice for the use of waste materials in cement kilns.

Roll out a more effective communications strategy with the local communities and focused stakeholders, introduce the use of micro sites (individual plant webpage or cluster of pages to complement offline communications).

Conduct ISO 50001 (Energy Management Systems) gap analysis at other Cement and Lime operations (Depots).

Develop business plan to deliver Lafarge Tarmac Sustainability Strategy and 2020 commitments.

2014 objectives

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Within Lafarge Tarmac Cement and Lime all communications of concern received by the plant are classified as a complaint regardless of whether they are associated with the plant or not. Also any incident which gives rise to more than one complaint, each individual complaint is recorded. The rise in communication in 2013 can be attributed to:

Aberthaw A single incident of a minor fugitive dust emission gave rise to a high proportion of complaints. The emission source was identified and procedures put in place to minimize reoccurrence and capital applied for to improve abatement on the material store.

Cauldon Predominately communication regarding noise issues. The source was identified and measures being implemented.

DunbarIncreased visibility of the kiln plume following the installation of the flue-gas desulphurisation (FGD) plant has caused concern locally. The plant has responded with a programme of education.

No regulatory action followed any of the communications received and the majority of communications were received and handled directly by the sites.

Relations and community engagementDuring 2013 a review of stakeholder engagement and communication has been undertaken. Several high profile visits were carried out within Lafarge Tarmac to help ensure a consistent approach and understanding of the new business and brand across the Cement and Lime business.

This was also supported with a review of local needs and as a result, micro-sites for the key cement operations are to be established in 2014 along with a local pilot social media project.

Complaints

Glossary

ARM Alternative Raw Material

BAT Best Available Technique

BREF Best Available Technology Reference

CEM Continuous Emissions Monitors

CKD Cement Kiln Dust

CO2 Carbon dioxide

EA Environment Agency

ELV Emission Limit Value

EMAS Eco Management and Audit Scheme

KEPI Key Environmental Performance Indicator

Kg/tPCE Kilogramme per tonne of Portland Cement Equivalent (a standard measure in the cement industry)

MBM Meat and Bone Meal

MPA Mineral Products Association

NIEA Northern Ireland Environment Agency

NOx Oxides of nitrogen

NRW Natural Resources Wales

PSP Processed Sewage Pellets

RFO Recovered Fuel Oil

SEPA Scottish Environment Protection Agency

SO2 Sulphur dioxide

SRF Solid Recovered Fuel

SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest

WDF Waste Derived Fuel

WDLF Waste Derived Liquid Fuel

WID Waste Incineration Directive

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Unit Aberthaw Cauldon Cookstown Dunbar TotalKg/tPCE Tunstead Kg/tPCE Unit

Production Clinker PCE Tonnes 2,385,383

Cement Tonnes 2,203,659

Raw Materials Limestone/Chalk Tonnes 556,915 1,020,175 346,040 825,990 2,749,120 1152.5 1,004,273 1,155.5 kg/tPCE

Shale / Clay Tonnes 0 180,741 16,727 94,402 291,870 122.4 159,162 183.1 kg/tPCE

Sand Tonnes 0 27,823 0 67,221 95,044 39.8 49,407 56.8 kg/tPCE

Gypsum Tonnes 24,372 38,078 14,533 21,728 98,710 41.4 48,889 56.2 kg/tPCE

Other Tonnes 133,126 89,863 5,695 79,345 308,028 129.13 38,577 44.4 kg/tPCE

Total Tonnes 714,413 1,356,679 382,994 1,088,686 3,542,773 1,485.2 1,300,308 1,496.1 kg/tPCE

Emissions to Air Particulates Tonnes 23 35 17 30 105 0.044 16.3 0.02 kg/tPCE

SO2 Tonnes 373 162 334 800 1,668 0.699 7.0 0.01 kg/tPCE

NOx Tonnes 724 1,331 451 917 3,423 1.435 1,019 1.2 kg/tPCE

CO Tonnes 706 2,972 271 2,801 6,751 2.83 2,272 2.6 kg/tPCE

CO2 Tonnes 331,620 555,318 197,570 505,297 1,589,805 666.5 622,869 716.6 kg/tPCE

Energy Fossil fuel Coal / Pet coke Tonnes 40,930 36,998 29,157 51,601 158,686 66.5 54,671 62.9 kg/tPCE

Waste Derived Fuel

Tyres Tonnes 5,550 30,174 30 15,205 50,959 21.36 16,117 18.5 kg/tPCE

RLF Tonnes 0 4,450 505 4,082 9,036 3.79 0 0.0 kg/tPCE

PSP Tonnes 0 26,101 0 14,993 41,094 17.23 0 0.0 kg/tPCE

MBM Tonnes 850 7,569 0 0 8,419 3.53 5,352 6.2 kg/tPCE

SRF Tonnes 1,694 4,450 0 0 6,144 2.58 20,015 23.0 kg/tPCE

Polychip Tonnes 1,618 0 0 0 1,618 0.68 0 0.0 kg/tPCE

Calfuel Tonnes 20,046 23.1 kg/tPCE

Total WDF 9,712 72,743 535 34,280 117,270 49.16 61,530 70.8 kg/tPCE

Total Gas Nm3 719,352 0.8 Nm3/tPCE

Electricity KWh 57,755,576 106,668,225 32,805,404 66,571,516 263,800,721 119.7 75,858,675 87.3 KWh/t

Green electricity KWh 36,995,815 36,995,815 16.8 0 0.0 KWh/t

Total Energy GJ 1,542,002 2,893,639 888,170 2,449,373 7,773,185 3.53 3,041,246 3.50 GJ/t

Waste On site CKD Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 kg/tPCE

Hazardous Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 kg/tPCE

General Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 kg/tPCE

Off site CKD Tonnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 kg/tPCE

Hazardous Tonnes 16 90 3 100 208 0.087 159.18 0.183 kg/tPCE

General Tonnes 1,529 639 251 399 2,817 1.181 26.26 0.030 kg/tPCE

Water Mains m3 33,410 20,132 3,592 34,012 91,146 0.04 2930 0.003 m3/tPCE

Process m3 90,398 140,940 48,426 251,704 531,468 0.22 107,198 0.123 m3/tPCE

Compliance Notifications Number 0 0 2 2 4 0.0017 1 0.0012 No./tPCE

Complaints Number 24 17 0 8 49 0.0205 0 0.0000 No./tPCE

Biodiversity1 Area m2 6,949,645 2.9134 m2/tPCE

EMAS data 2013

Unit PCE

Unit Aberthaw Cauldon Cookstown Dunbar Kg/tPCE Tunstead Unit

Emissions to Air Particulates kg/tPCE 0.04 0.04 0.06 0.04 0.044 0.02 kg/tPCE

SO2 kg/tPCE 0.65 0.19 1.24 1.17 0.699 0.01 kg/tPCE

NOx kg/tPCE 1.26 1.55 1.68 1.34 1.435 1.17 kg/tPCE

CO kg/tPCE 1.23 3.47 1.01 4.10 2.830 2.61 kg/tPCE

CO2 kg/tPCE 576 648 734 739 666.5 717 kg/tPCE

Energy Fossil Fuel Coal / Pet coke Gj/tPCE 2.00 1.27 2.86 2.03 1.84 1.82 GJ/tPCE

Electricity GJh/tcement 0.44 0.47 0.48 0.55 0.49 0.31 GJh/tcement

Waste Total waste kg/tPCE 2.68 0.85 0.94 0.73 1.27 0.21 kg/tPCE

Water Mains m3/tPCE 0.06 0.02 0.01 0.05 0.04 0.003 m3/tPCE

Process m3/tPCE 0.16 0.16 0.18 0.37 0.22 0.12 m3/tPCE

Total area of disturbed land not updated since 2012, Scope: Aberthaw, Cauldon, Cookstown, Dunbar, Medway, Northfleet, Weardale and Westbury.

Tunstead data not verified

The total energy was incorrectly reported in 2012 EMAS data table, the total energy was electricity only.

Individual production data not included in accordance with Competition Commission measures.

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Value Unit

Raw Materials Sand (incl grit) 115,716 Tonnes

Gypsum 461 Tonnes

Ferrosulphate 5 Tonnes

Fuel Oil 766 Tonnes

Electricity 7,970,836 KWh

Energy Oil 33,036 GJ

Electricity 28,695 GJ

Emissions to Air Particulates 2.8 Tonnes

Water Mains 8,875 m3

Waste Hazardous 23.57 Tonnes

Non-Hazardous 124 Tonnes

Compliance Notifications 0 Number

Complaints 0 Number

Barnstone depot data 2013 1

1 Data has been verified but not included in EMAS core indicators. Electric consumption is estimated for December.

Lime and powders data 2013 1

Unit Tunstead Lime Hindlow Ballidon Total

Production Quicklime Tonnes 422,596

Powders Tonnes 251,264

Raw materials Limestone / Chalk / Quicklime

Tonnes 459,452 284,787 256,289 1,000,528

Emissions to air Particulates Tonnes 6.2 1.5 0.4 8

SO2 Tonnes 23.9 0.03 0 24

NOx Tonnes 40.9 20.4 0 61

CO Tonnes 1,980 6.0 0 1,986

CO2 Tonnes 250,899 152,565 1,746 405,210

Energy Fossil fuel Natural gas Nm3 29,069,421 17,150,239 0 46,219,660

Fuel oil GJ 0 0 25,013 25,013

Electricity KWh 18,444,591 8,519,197 6,524,555 33,488,343

Waste Off site Hazardous Tonnes 93 8.51 0 101.57

General Tonnes 25 0.28 0 25.44

Water Mains m3 19,200 621 400 20,221

Process m3 55,110 0 0 55,110

Compliance Notifications Number 0 0 0 0

Complaints Number 0 0 0 0

Aberthaw Dunbar Manchester Oldbury West Thurrock

Total

Production Tyres received Tonnes 5,555 15,040 9,794 12,148 9,659 52,197

Waste Tyre waste Tonnes 0 1,053 23 0 134 1,210

Hazardous waste Tonnes 0 0 0 2.2 10.7 12.9

Non-hazardous waste Tonnes 0 0 4 4.2 6.8 15

Energy Electric KWh - - 230,950 273,929 221,875 726,754

Sapphire data 2013 1

1 Data has been verified but not included in EMAS core indicators.

Electricity consumption for Aberthaw and Dunbar operations is included within the cement plants data due to lack of sub-metering.

Electricity consumption for Manchester, Oldbury and West Thurrock is estimated for final quarter.

1 Data not verified.

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Report authors

David Shenton Senior Environment Manager Lafarge Tarmac Cement and Lime

Paul FirthEmission Monitoring TechnicianLafarge Tarmac Cement and Lime