Heidelberg Materials secures 30-year quarry permit for Slite, Sweden
- Swedish Land and Environmental Court granted a 30-year quarrying permit for Slite on Gotland.
- The permit is effective immediately and includes protection measures for water and the natural environment.
- The Slite plant produces up to three quarters of the cement used for concrete production in Sweden.
- The long-term licence is a prerequisite for the planned carbon capture and storage facility, whose development is currently on hold pending funding.
Permit and conditions
The Swedish Land and Environmental Court has granted Heidelberg Materials a 30-year permit to continue quarrying operations in Slite on the island of Gotland. The permit is effective immediately and includes a comprehensive package of protection measures for water and the natural environment.
Role for Swedish cement supply
The Slite cement plant is of major importance for the Swedish construction industry: up to three quarters of the cement used for concrete production in Sweden are currently produced at this plant, making a stable long-term quarrying licence critical for domestic supply.
Carbon capture project status
The long-term quarrying licence is also an important prerequisite for the planned carbon capture and storage facility in Slite. Development work on that CCS project is currently on hold while efforts to secure funding continue.
Source: Heidelberg Materials