- MPA Cement is the first national cement association to produce a 2050 greenhouse gas strategy
- Industry volumes decline by an average of 10% in 2012, with some recovery during 2013
- MPA launches the first stage of a National Nature Park comprising sites with public access and significant biodiversity and nature conservation value
- The mineral products industry continues to lead the way in Responsible Sourcing certification
- 29% of aggregates supply is from recycles and secondary sources, three times higher than the European average
- MPA produces for the first time quantified data on the creation of 4,666ha of priority habitats by the industry
- MPA hosts the first summit on improving public safety at former quarries and 40 organisations participate
- MPA implements a policy to improve vulnerable road user and cyclist safety through specific driver training and the fitting of additional delivery vehicle safety equipment
- Independent research finds that the mineral products industry has a turnover of £9 billion, GVA of £4 billion and supplies industries with a combined turnover of £400 billion
- Resource Efficiency Action Plans are published covering the pre cast concrete and ready-mixed concrete industries
- MPA Asphalt, the Refined Bitumen Association and Highways Agency jointly commission research on reduced emission asphalts
- 40% of fuel used for cement manufacture comes from waste-derived sources