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Call for Candidates IMA-Europe 2010 Recognition Award
IMA-Europe members and other stakeholders may now submit applications for the 2010 IMA Recognition Award, which is attributed every 2 years to a third party for their contribution to the awareness, education and/or innovation of the industrial minerals sector. Read more.
Social Dialogue Agreement on Silica - NEPSI Workshops in the Netherlands and Hungary (Jan 2010)
IMA-Europe, acting as NEPSI Secretariat, presented the importance of the Social Dialogue Agreement on Silica and its reporting obligations in two workshops organised in the Netherlands and in Hungary as part of the NEPSI national awareness-raising campaign. The Dutch Association of Ceramic Industries (VKO) hosted the event in Woerden (NL) and welcomed M. Wyart-Remy and C. Lanne (picture) who answered questions of around 30 company and association representatives. The Hungarian Mining Association (MBSZ) invited the IMA delegates to the Launch of the Hungarian Silica Forum on 14 January at the Ministry for Transport, Telecommunication and Energy Policy in Budapest. Some 50 representatives from the national authorities, sectoral associations and companies listened to the presentations by the IMA delegation and Dr. Zoltay, Director of the Hungarian Mining Association. More information on this multi-sectoral initiative at www.nepsi.eu.
IMA-Europe publishes the results of its LCA Project.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is increasingly recognised as one of the best tools for assessing the overall impact of a product – or service - as it covers every consumption and emission related to the whole life cycle of the product, i.e. its production, use and end of use. IMA-Europe developed LCA data on the main products of its members: calcium carbonate, micronised talc, dry silica sand, granular calcium bentonite, coarse kaolin, crude blended feldspar and plastics clays. Read More
European Minerals Day 2009 - a great success!
More than 30.000 visitors were welcomed at more than 170 sites in 27 countries (22 in Europe and 5 outside Europe). About 70% of total events were organised specially for school classes in addition to public quarry open days welcoming the neighbouring communities. With this initiative, the minerals sector aimed at raising public awareness about how essential minerals are in daily life and the importance of a sustainable supply as well as how the minerals sector contributes to biodiversity. More information on www.mineralsday.eu.
IMA-Europe signed the Countdown 2010 Declaration on Biodiversity
The Signature Ceremony took place at the IMA Conference on 11 September 2008, in the presence of Mr Sebastian Winkler, Head of Countdown 2010. On behalf of the industrial minerals sector, IMA-Europe committed to contribute to the protection of biodiversity (see Countdown 2010 Declaration).
See www.countdown2010.net for more information.
IMA-Europe Partner of "Lighten the Load" Campaign
"Lighten the load" was the 2007 campaign of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work to tackle musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace. IMA-Europe was an official partner of the campaign as the protection of workers' health and safety is at the heart of IMA's founding principles.(http://ew2007.osha.europa.eu/comments/)
