Explotacion de Rocas striales y Minerales

03 Sep 2020

ERIMSA is a Spanish company that was founded in 1980 in order to produce and cover the demand of metallurgical quartz. Today it is part of the Norwegian Elkem Group. ERIMSA is the Spanish quartz branch of the Group with 4 production sites, located in the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Pontevedra y Salamanca, and selling quartz also outside the Group to others silicon and ferroalloys companies.

ERIMSA have almost four decades of experience developing technologies in the extraction of quartz, aggregates and sands applying a methodology that respects the environment and is fully compatible with agriculture, livestock and forestry.

  • ERIMSA provides direct employment to more than 250 workers in Castilla-León and Galicia, as well as many indirect jobs through auxiliary companies.
  • ERIMSA produces annually more than 740,000 tons of metallurgical quartz and aggregates for construction.
  • Quartz is entirely exported to Norway and others countries through the ports of A Coruña and Avilés. It is the second company with the largest volume of bulk exports in the Port of A Coruña and is also the second largest in Galicia in terms of aggregates production.

Environment:

ERIMSA develops an environmental recovery plan in each of the areas in which it works to favor a varied ecosystem and a wide biodiversity. It has received several awards for the commitment to the environment:

  • 1st Environment Award Spanish Federation of Aggregates 2.017
    • Category: Good environmental practices
  • 1st Social Health and Safety Award Spanish Federation of Aggregates 2.017
    • Category: Health
  • European Award for Sustainable Development 2016. Certificate of excellence for its environmental practices in the project of recovery carried out in an area of lagoons of high ecological value in Galicia.
  • 1st Environment Award Spanish Federation of Aggregates 2015
    • Category: Good environmental practices.

Accidents Philosophy:

  • ERIMSA carries out all its operations with the objective of minimizing its impact on the environment, safety and health of the work team.
  • Internal regulations, procedures, communication and audits ensure compliance with both current legislation and our preventive policy of zero accidents.

Innovation:

  • In line with its philosophy of innovation and with the goal of opening new lines of business, ERIMSA launched three lines of sands: Q-Bed (recommended as beds for cows breaded in open housing), Q-Golf (to add value to the golf courses) and Q-Play (suitable for the construction and maintenance of sports facilities).
  • ERIMSA has developed a mobile App to optimize the production, service and distribution of Q-Bed, which has achieved a Mention of Honor in the Innovation Competition of the GrandAgro Silleda 2017 Fair and, also for its innovation, a prize in the Vegadeo 2016 Show.
  • In SisAl Pilot, ERIMSA is work package leader of WP 1 In- and output material properties, mixes and analyses with the main focus to select, characterize and prepare quartz from ERIMSA`s mine suitable for the SisAl process. ERIMSA is the main provider of quartz to business case 5 and also the lime which will be taken in Spanish well-known mines for its high quality.