Question 17556 — mines and quarries

Summary

Ms. Julie Delpech draws the attention of the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty to the exclusion of companies in the quarrying and construction materials industries from aid measures intended to compensate for the increase in the cost of non-road diesel (NGR). Companies in the aggregates, concrete and construction materials sector are particularly exposed to developments of the price of RNG, essential for the operation of numerous high-power equipment used in quarries and production plants, such as earth-moving machines, excavators, dumpers or crushers. However, electrical alternatives adapted to these specific equipment still remain limited, or even non-existent, which makes these companies highly dependent on this fuel. In the context of the crisis current energy situation, aid measures have been put in place to support certain sectors particularly exposed to the increase in the cost of RNG. Exceptional aid has thus been established for the benefit of construction and public works companies, while a specific system has also been created for companies using RNG in agricultural or forestry work. Companies in the industries of However, quarries and construction materials remain excluded from these mechanisms, even though they are also heavy consumers of RNG and are experiencing significant economic difficulties linked to the decline in new construction, the increase in production costs and the investments necessary for their decarbonization. This situation raises even more questions as these companies, mainly made up of small and medium-sized businesses, play an essential role in supplying territories with materials essential for the construction of housing, the construction of infrastructure and the maintenance of road networks. Their presence as close as possible to local needs also helps to limit transport distances, logistics costs and associated emissions. Consequently, she asks him for what reasons the industries of quarries and construction materials have been excluded from aid schemes linked to GNR and whether the Government plans to extend the benefit of this aid to companies in this sector or to set up a scheme adapted to their specific constraints, in order to guarantee greater fairness of treatment between the different professional activities heavily dependent on non-road diesel.

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