Cement: Coal

(asked on 18th April 2017) - View Source
Questioner
Philip Davies Portrait
Philip Davies
(Conservative - Shipley)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much coal the UK cement industry used in each year from 2005 to the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by
Jesse Norman Portrait
Jesse Norman
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
This question was answered on 24th April 2017

Since answering the question on 16th March 2017 BEIS has identified a source for this information.

The table below shows how much coal the UK cement industry used each year from 2005-2015:

Coal consumption by UK cement industry, 2005-2015 (coal used in tonnes)

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

959,450

875,255

1,150,252

919,016

572,618

592,447

602,976

497,901

483,807

530,371

569,253

This reduction was in part due to the industry switching to waste-derived alternative fuels, including biomass.

Source: Mineral Products Association

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