1. The European representation
of the Industrial Minerals Industry
since 1994

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CCA-Europe - European Calcium Carbonate Association
i.e. ground/precipitated Calcium Carbonate (GCC/PCC) & Dolomite
EBA - European Borates Association
ESMA - European Specialty Minerals Association
i.e. andalusite, mica, vermiculite & sepiolite
EUBA - European Bentonite Association
EULA - European Lime Association
EUROFEL - European Association of Feldspar Producers
EUROSIL - European Association of Industrial Silica Producers, i.e. Quartz & cristobalite
EUROTALC - Scientific Association of the European Talc Industry
IDPA - International Diatomite Producers Association
KPC-Europe - European Kaolin and Plastic Clays Association
IMA-Europe in a nutshell
Industrial Minerals Association (IMA-Europe) is an umbrella organisation which
brings together ten associations specific to individual industrial minerals

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A representative membership
500 companies
(685 mines & quarries, 750 plants)
42,500 employees
180 million tpa,
EUR 10 billion turnover
28 European Countries
i.e. 24 EU Member States,
Norway, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine
In most of its member Associations
IMA-Europe represents 95-99% of the European producers

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Promote the interests of the European industrial
minerals industry in all non commercial issues
• Representation
Towards regulatory bodies, end-user associations, unions, NGO’s, etc
• Regulatory Monitoring
Product Stewardship, Environment & Industrial Affairs
• Communication
Image, public relations & dissemination of information to member
companies, authorities and public
• Standardisation, Product Promotion & Defence
Norms, specifications, definitions and prior-approval to market
IMA-Europe’s Mission since 1994

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Operating within a Structure
(1) Industrial Minerals Chief Executive Council
(1)

6. EnvironmentProduct stewardship
Air Quality
industrial emissions
Waste
Water
Biodiversity & Ecosystems
Environmental Footprint
& Life Cycle
Soil
Product legislation
Agriculture, Food & Feed
Plant Protection Products
Biocides, Cosmetics,
Pharmaceutics, etc
Chemicals Legislation
CLP & GHS, REACH,
SDS, Nanomaterials
Occupational Safety & Health
Zero Accidents Target - Dust -
Respirable Crystalline Silica – NEPSI
OELs
Environmental Impact Assessment
Industrial Affairs
EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY
Raw Materials, Resource
Efficiency, Energy, Climate-ETS, etc
Innovation (SPIRE, EIP)
Skills & Competences
Sustainable Consumption
& Production
Ecolabel – GPP - Ecodesign
Industrial Policy
Transparency, Accounting & CSR
IMA Regulatory Affairs Organisation
BREFs

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Mirrored in North America since 2002
The IMA Europe
twin organisation
http://www.ima-na.org/

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launching initiatives- taking commitment
• IMA-Europe Dust Monitoring programme (> 20.000 measures)
• European Social Dialogue Agreement on Respirable Crystalline
Silica (NEPSI SDA) – www.nepsi.eu
• OSHA Campaigns Partner
- http://www.ima-europe.eu/commitments/osha-eu-healthy-workplaces
• IMA-Europe Target Zero Injury by 2020
• REACH Consortia on borates, lime, calcium carbonate,
bentonite acid-leached, soda-ash flux calcined kieselguhr
- http://www.ima-europe.eu/eu-policy/product-stewardship/reach-clp-sds
IMA Europe – an active stakeholder

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launching initiatives- taking commitment
• European Minerals Day (since 2007) Lead Coordinator –
www.mineralsday.eu
• Acknowledged by the European Commission as a key
communication platform on the EIP RM – RMC 2015
• A multi-stakeholder awareness raising initiative engaging
companies and their local communities, as well as stakeholders at
national and European level.
• Engages around 30,000 people in 200-300 events in 30 countries
all over Europe to explore the world of minerals at quarry and plant
open days, public events, etc.
• Key themes: biodiversity, resource efficiency, minerals technology,
awareness on the role of minerals in the entire value chain, …
IMA Europe – an active stakeholder

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IMA Europe – an active stakeholder
• Raw Materials Supply Group (RMSG)
• Exchange of Best Practices Ad Hoc Group
• Criticality Ad Hoc Group
• European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials (EIP RM)
• REACH/CLP bodies (CARACAL, DCG, ECHA NMWG, …)
• EC Fertilizers WG
• Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee of Extractive Industries (SSDCEI)
• Standing Working Party for the Extractive Industry (SWPEI)
• Business & Biodiversity Platform (Phase 1 and 2)
• European Platform on Life Cycle Assessment (EPLCA)
• Member of the Horizon 2020 Advisory Group on Societal Challenge 5
(Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials)
in EC Committees

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IMA Europe – an active stakeholder
• Non-Energy Extractive Industries Panel (NEEIP)
• Silica Task Force
• REACH Alliance
• Energy Intensive Industries Alliance (EIIA)
• Industrial Emission Alliance
• BusinessEurope WGs (e.g. Environment, Climate Change, Resource
Efficiency, Health & Safety) & EU Network of Employers (EEN)
• …
in Industry Alliances

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Industrial Minerals & Innovation
• IMA-Europe is an active partner in the European
Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials
• (HLSG, Sherpa and Operational Groups)
• IMA-Europe is a founding member of SPIRE, the
Sustainable Process through Resource & Energy
Efficiency PPP - www.spire2030.eu
• IMA-Europe sits on the Advisory Board of the
COBALT FP 7 project – http://www.cobalt-fp7.eu/

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Industrial Minerals & Innovation
• IMA-Europe contributes to the Industrial
Consultation Committee of FP7 project
Minerals4EU - www.minerals4eu.eu
• IMA-Europe is a member of the Advisory
Group of the DG ENTR project Minventory –
www.minventory.eu
• IMA-Europe is the dissemination partner of
the FP7-NMP1 project STOICISM (on calcined
minerals) led by IMERYS – www.stoicism.eu
(1)Framework Programme 7 - NMP: Nanosciences, nanotechnologies,
materials and new production technologies'

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For more information, please contact:
IMA-Europe Secretariat
Rue des Deux Eglises 26 box 2
1000 Brussels (Belgium)
Tel. +32 2 210 44 10
secretariat@ima-europe.eu
www.ima-europe.eu