Brussels, 3 July 2023 – Concrete Europe is pleased to announce that Aggregates Europe – UEPG, which represents the European Aggregates Industry in Brussels, joins its membership as an Associate Member. This collaboration signifies our collective commitment to shaping solutions for achieving the EU Green Deal within the construction ecosystem.

The membership is open to all EU associations active within the concrete value chain.

Antonis Antoniou Latouros, Aggregates Europe – UEPG President, says: “Joining Concrete Europe represents a significant step for Aggregates Europe – UEPG, enabling us to work more closely with other industry leaders in developing sustainable and effective strategies for the construction sector”.

Marco Borroni, Concrete Europe President, warmly welcomes the new member: “We are pleased to have out colleagues from Aggregates Europe - UEPG on board. Their addition not only strengthens our organization but also helps convey a clear and unified message to EU policy makers and stakeholders at this critical time as the EU is developing policies focused on the Built Environment”.

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About Concrete Europe

Concrete Europe is an umbrella organisation formed in 2023 by four European associations representing the concrete sector and its value chain, namely Aggregates Europe – UEPG, BIBM (the Federation of the European Precast Concrete industry), CEMBUREAU (the European Cement Association), EFCA (the European Federation of Concrete Admixtures Associations) and ERMCO (the European Ready Mixed Concrete Organization). It conjoins The European Concrete Platform association and The Concrete Initiative project.

Concrete Europe aims to convey to the EU stakeholders and construction value chain stakeholders the concrete sector’s contribution in achieving the goals of the EU Green Deal.

About Aggregates Europe - UEPG

Aggregates Europe – UEPG represents the by far largest non-energy extractive industry with 26,000 extraction sites across Europe operated by 15,000 companies (mostly SMEs) and delivering about 3 billion tons a year of natural, recycled, and manufactured aggregates. After water, aggregates which are produced from igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks, are the most used material on planet Earth. Aggregates – sand, gravel, and crushed rock – are also the main product used in the construction and infrastructure sectors.

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