SPRI activity codes
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- Energy sector
- Production and processing of metals
- Mineral industry
- Chemical industry
- Waste and wastewater management
- Paper and wood production and processing
- Intensive livestock production and aquaculture
- Animal and vegetable products from the food and beverage sector
- Other activities
- Radioactive substances activities
Energy sector
| SPRI activity code | Description of activity | Capacity threshold |
|---|---|---|
| 1(a) | Mineral oil and gas refineries | None |
| 1(b) | Installations for gasification and liquefaction | None |
| 1(c) | Thermal power stations and other combustion installations | With a heat input of 50 megawatts (MW) |
| 1(d) | Coke ovens | None |
| 1(e) | Coal rolling mills | With a capacity of 1 tonne per hour |
| 1(f) | Installations for the manufacture of coal products and sole smokeless fuel | None |
Production and processing of metals
| SPRI activity code | Description of activity | Capacity threshold |
|---|---|---|
| 2(a) | Metal ore (including sulphide ore) roasting or sintering installations | None |
| 2(b) | Installations for the production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary melting) including continuous casting | With a capacity of 2.5 tonnes per hour |
| 2(c) | Installations for the processing of ferrous metals: | |
| 2(c).i | Hot-rolling mills | With a capacity of 20 tonnes of crude steel per hour |
| 2(c).ii | Smitheries with hammers | With an energy of 50 kilojoules per hammer, where the calorific power used exceeds 20 MW |
| 2(c).iii | Application of protective fused metal coats | With an input of 2 tonnes of crude steel per hour |
| 2(d) | Ferrous metal foundries | With a production capacity of 20 tonnes per day |
| 2(e) | Installations: | |
| 2(e).i | For the production of non-ferrous crude metals from ore, concentrates or secondary raw materials by metallurgical, chemical or electrolytic processes | None |
| 2(e).ii | For the smelting, including the alloying, of non-ferrous metals, including recovered products (refining, foundry casting, etc.) | With a melting capacity of 4 tonnes per day for lead and cadmium or 20 tonnes per day for all other metals |
| 2(f) | Installations for surface treatment of metals and plastic materials using an electrolytic or chemical process | Where the volume of the treatment vats equals 30m3 |
Mineral industry
| SPRI activity code | Description of activity | Capacity threshold |
|---|---|---|
| 3(a) | Underground mining and related operations | None |
| 3(b) | Opencast mining | Where the surface of the area being mined equals 25 hectares |
| 3(c) | Installations for the production of: | |
| 3(c).i | Cement clinker in rotary kilns | With a production capacity of 500 tonnes per day |
| 3(c).ii | Lime in rotary kilns | With a production capacity of 50 tonnes per day |
| 3(c).iii | Cement clinker or lime in other furnaces | With a production capacity of 50 tonnes per day |
| 3(d) | Installations for the production of asbestos and the manufacture of asbestos-based products | None |
| 3(e) | Installations for the manufacture of glass, including glass fibre | With a melting capacity of 20 tonnes per day |
| 3(f) | Installations for melting mineral substances, including the production of mineral fibres | With a melting capacity of 20 tonnes per day |
| 3(g) | Installations for the manufacture of ceramic products by firing, in particular roofing tiles, bricks, refractory bricks, tiles, stoneware or porcelain | With a production capacity of 75 tonnes per day, or with a kiln capacity of 4m3 and with a setting density per kiln of 300 kg/m3 |
Chemical industry
| SPRI activity code | Description of activity |
|---|---|
| 4(a) | Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic organic chemicals, such as: |
| 4(a).i | Simple hydrocarbons (linear or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic or aromatic) |
| 4(a).ii | Oxygen-containing hydrocarbons such as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, acetates, ethers, peroxides, epoxy resins |
| 4(a).iii | Sulphurous hydrocarbons |
| 4(a).iv | Nitrogenous hydrocarbons such as amines, amides, nitrous compounds, nitro compounds or nitrate compounds, nitriles, cyanates, isocyanates |
| 4(a).v | Phosphorus-containing hydrocarbons |
| 4(a).vi | Halogenic hydrocarbons |
| 4(a).vii | Organometallic compounds |
| 4(a).viii | Basic plastic materials (polymers, synthetic fibres and cellulose-based fibres) |
| 4(a).ix | Synthetic rubbers |
| 4(a).x | Dyes and pigments |
| 4(a).xi | Surface-active agents and surfactants |
| 4(b) | Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic inorganic chemicals, such as: |
| 4(b).i | Gases, such as ammonia, chlorine or hydrogen chloride, fluorine or hydrogen fluoride, carbon oxides, sulphur compounds, nitrogen oxides, hydrogen, sulphur dioxide, carbonyl chloride |
| 4(b).ii | Acids, such as chromic acid, hydrofluoric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, oleum, sulphurous acids |
| 4(b).iii | Bases, such as ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide |
| 4(b).iv | Salts, such as ammonium chloride, potassium chlorate, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, perborate, silver nitrate |
| 4(b).v | Non-metals, metal oxides or other inorganic compounds such as calcium carbide, silicon, silicon carbide |
| 4(c) | Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of phosphorous-, nitrogen- or potassium-based fertilizers (simple or compound fertilizers) |
| 4(d) | Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic plant health products and of biocides |
| 4(e) | Installations using a chemical or biological process for the production on an industrial scale of basic pharmaceutical products |
| 4(f) | Installations for the production on an industrial scale of explosives and pyrotechnic products |
Waste and wastewater management
|
SPRI activity code |
Description of activity |
Capacity threshold including Scotland-specific requirements |
|---|---|---|
|
5(a) |
Installations for the recovery or disposal of hazardous waste. |
Receiving 10 tonnes per day |
|
5(b) |
Installations for the incineration of municipal waste |
With a capacity of 3 tonnes per hour |
|
5(c) |
Installations for the disposal of non-hazardous waste |
With a capacity of 50 tonnes per day |
|
5(d) |
Landfills (excluding landfills of inert waste and landfills, which were definitely closed before 16.7.2001 or for which the after-care phase required by the competent authorities according to Article 13 of Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste has expired) |
Receiving 10 tonnes per day or with a total capacity of 25,000 tonnes |
|
5(d).i |
Landfills of inert waste |
Receiving 10 tonnes per day or with a total capacity of 25,000 tonnes |
|
5(e) |
Installations for the disposal or recycling of animal carcasses and animal waste |
With a treatment capacity of 10 tonnes per day |
|
5(f) |
Urban waste-water treatment plants: |
|
|
5(f).i |
Urban waste-water treatment plants |
With a capacity of 100,000 population equivalent |
|
5(f).ii |
Urban waste-water treatment plants with the capacity of 100,000 population equivalents |
All sewage treatment works and equivalent industrial discharges with a design population equivalent of 15,000 or more (where population equivalent has the meaning given in the Urban Waste Water Treatment (Scotland) Regulations 1994). |
|
5(g) |
Independently operated industrial waste-water treatment plants which serve one or more activities of this list |
With a capacity of 10,000 m3 per day (2,000 m3 per day Scotland) |
|
5(h) |
Recovery, or a mix of recovery and disposal, of non-hazardous waste |
With a capacity exceeding 75 tonnes per day |
|
5(h).i |
Disposal of non-hazardous waste: biological treatment; |
None |
|
5(h).ii |
Disposal of non-hazardous waste: physico-chemical treatment; |
None |
|
5(h).iii |
Disposal of non-hazardous waste: pre-treatment of waste for incineration or co-incineration; |
None |
|
5(h).iv |
Disposal of non-hazardous waste: treatment of slags and ashes; |
None |
|
5(h).v |
When the only waste treatment activity carried out is anaerobic digestion. |
With a capacity of 100 tonnes per day |
Paper and wood production and processing
| SPRI activity code | Description of activity | Capacity threshold |
|---|---|---|
| 6(a) | Industrial plants for the production of pulp from timber or similar fibrous materials | None |
| 6(b) | Industrial plants for the production of paper and board and other primary wood products (such as chipboard, fibreboard and plywood) | With a production capacity of 20 tonnes per day |
| 6(c) | Industrial plants for the preservation of wood and wood products with chemicals | With a production capacity of 50m3 per day |
Intensive livestock production and aquaculture
| SPRI activity code | Description of activity | Capacity threshold |
|---|---|---|
| 7(a) | Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs: | |
| 7(a).i | Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry | With 40,000 places for poultry |
| 7(a).ii | Installations for the intensive rearing of pigs | With 2,000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg) |
| 7(a).iii | Installations for the intensive rearing of pigs | With 750 places for sows |
| 7(b) | Intensive aquaculture: | |
| 7(b).i | Intensive aquaculture | Not exceeding 1,000 tonnes of fish and shellfish per year |
| 7(b).ii | Intensive aquaculture | With 1,000 tonnes of fish and shellfish per year |
Animal and vegetable products from the food and beverage sector
| SPRI activity code | Description of activity | Capacity threshold |
|---|---|---|
| 8(a) | Slaughterhouses | With a carcass production capacity of 50 tonnes per day |
| 8(b) | Treatment and processing intended for the production of food and beverage products from: | |
| 8(b).i | Animal raw materials (other than milk) | With a finished product production capacity of 75 tonnes per day |
| 8(b).ii | Vegetable raw materials | With a finished product production capacity of 300 tonnes per day (average value on a quarterly basis) |
| 8(c) | Treatment and processing of milk | With a capacity to receive 200 tonnes of milk or more per day (average value on an annual basis) |
Other activities
| SPRI activity code | Description of activity | Capacity threshold |
|---|---|---|
| 9(a) | Plants for the pre-treatment (operations such as washing, bleaching, mercerization) or dyeing of fibres or textiles | With a treatment capacity of 10 tonnes per day |
| 9(b) | Plants for the tanning of hides and skins | With a treatment capacity of 12 tonnes of finished product per day |
| 9(c) | Installations for the surface treatment of substances, objects or products using organic solvents, in particular for dressing, printing, coating, degreasing, waterproofing, sizing, painting, cleaning or impregnating | With a consumption capacity of 150 kg per hour or 200 tonnes per year |
| 9(d) | Installations for the production of carbon (hard-burnt coal) or electrographite by means of incineration or graphitization | None |
| 9(e) | Installations for the building of, and painting or removal of paint from ships | With a capacity for ships 100m long |
Radioactive substances activities
| SPRI activity code | Description of activity | Capacity threshold |
|---|---|---|
| 10(a) | All nuclear installations (including plants undergoing decommissioning) and all non-nuclear installations holding authorisation for air, water and waste water releases: Radioactive substances activity - nuclear | None |
| 10(b) | All nuclear installations (including plants undergoing decommissioning) and all non-nuclear installations holding authorisation for air, water and waste water releases: Radioactive substances activity - non-nuclear | None |