Joaquim Roca, president of Gremi d'Àrids
Aggregates are a mineral resource and they are located wherever Nature has placed them. From the beginning of the civilizations, aggregates have been the raw material of construction to build houses, monuments, roads, etc. Nowadays, aggregates have many uses. We can even state that everything we can find at our homes contains some kind of material that comes from a quarry. We shouldn’t forget that aggregates are one of the raw materials that are used to obtain glass. Therefore, without...
Gremi d’Arids de Catalunya (Aggregates Association of Catalonia) is made up of 147 member companies and over 380 extractive activities, representing as a whole roughly 98% of total production in Catalonia, or 65 million metric tons of product annually. The membership includes the majority of the largest aggregates producers, who creates 1.600 direct jobs. If we count direct and indirect jobs, the aggregates sector creates 10.800 jobs, which means a 4,9% of the Catalan Industry.
External mission The main objective of Gremi d’Àrids it is the representation, defense and promotion of the economical, social and professional interests of its members. The association keeps a close contact with the different administrations (local, regional, national and...