Industrial activities

Information about the activities we regulate that involve combustion of fuels and thermal treatment including gasification, liquification and refining and the authorisation you’ll need to carry on each activity.

Information about the activities we regulate that involve the manufacture, processing or treatment of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, and surface treatment of metal and plastic materials and the authorisation you’ll need to carry on each activity.

Activities that involve the mineral industries including the production of cement, lime, magnesium oxide, ceramics and glass along with production and removal of asbestos. Also includes other mineral activities such as crushing, screening, grading, handling and storing various mineral materials.

Information about the activities we regulate that involve the production, use or release of organic or inorganic chemicals including speciality chemicals and the authorisation you’ll need to carry on each activity.

Activities that involve landfilling, the disposal, recovery or storage of both hazardous and non-hazardous waste including making fuel from waste.

Activities that involve the manufacture, chemical treatment or preservation of wood products and the manufacture or paper, pulp and wood based panels.

Activities that involve the agriculture and food industries and also include tanneries, slaughterhouses, fish ensiling, maggot breeding, animal feed production.

Activities that involve the use of solvents otherwise known as volatile organic compounds. Also includes dry cleaning activities.

Activities that involve petrol terminals and the unloading and refuelling of petrol at service stations.

Activities that involve other industries not described elsewhere including cremation, powder coating manufacture, carbon or electrographite manufacture, tar and bitumen processes, tyre manufacture, rubber processing, independently operated wastewater treatment plants, carbon capture and non-waste anaerobic digestion.

Find out about industrial activities that you do not need an authorisation to carry out.