Operating licence
Adelaide Brighton is licensed under the Environment Protection Act 1993 to operate a cement works at the Birkenhead Plant.
The main licensed activities at the site are:
- Cement works
- Crushing, grinding and milling raw materials and clinker
- Fuel burning: rate of heat released exceeding 5 megawatts
- Bulk shipping facilities: unloading raw materials, loading of cement
- Activities producing listed wastes, i.e. kiln dust
The object of the Operating Licence is to minimise emissions and impacts associated with the operation of the cement manufacturing facility. The Operating Licence requires us to operate our cement works in compliance with specified emissions limits and to monitor and report on environmental performance.
Please click here to download the most recent EPA Licence.
Operating Licence Management Plans
As part of our EPA Operating Licence, we are required to publish our environmental management plans. These plans can be viewed below:
- Birkenhead Air Particulate Management Plan
- Birkenhead Ground Level Particulate Monitoring Reporting Plan
- Birkenhead Noise Management Plan
- Birkenhead Stack Particulate Management Plan
Birkenhead TSP Community Assessment Plan
This plan has not been implemented in the 2024 timeframe, as the proposed 2nd monitoring location in Naval Reserve has not been approved.
The plan is currently in review, and will be reissued, when the location of a 2nd monitoring location has been confirmed.