Public information for an asphalt mixing plant in Badajoz

The General Directorate of Sustainable Management and Forestry Policy of the Regional Ministry of Industry, Energy, Science and Territory has opened for public consultation, for 20 business days, the application for unified environmental authorization (AAU) for an asphalt mixing plant promoted by Sendín Pavimentos y Abastecimientos, SA at the “Casablanca” mining operation, in the municipality of Badajoz. The announcement, dated October 11, 2026, is published in the Official Gazette of Extremadura (DOE) number 206, corresponding to this Monday, October 26, with the official reference 2026081781. The period begins to count from the day following the publication of the announcement in the gazette.

Twenty business days to examine the file and file objections

The procedure complies with Article 16, point 5, of Law 16/2015, of April 23, on environmental protection of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, as amended by Decree-law 3/2021, of March 3, on urgent measures for the modernization of Public Administration and for the execution of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.

The documentation may be consulted at the offices of the General Directorate of Sustainable Management and Forestry Policy, at avenida Valhondo, s/n., in Mérida, always by prior appointment requested via email at exp.sostenibilidad@juntaex.es.

Objections and suggestions may be submitted at any of the registries provided for in Decree 257/2009, of December 18, which implements a Single Registry System in the regional Administration, or at the locations indicated in Article 16.4 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, on Common Administrative Procedure. The writings must be addressed to the Environmental Prevention, Quality and Climate Change Service of the aforementioned general directorate.

Simultaneously with the public information period, the AAU application will be sent to the corresponding City Council so that it may issue the technical report on the suitability of the installation regarding aspects within its competence, in accordance with Article 16, point 6, of Law 16/2015.

A 200 ton per hour plant in polygon 149

The project consists of the installation and commissioning of an asphalt mixing plant that uses aggregate from the “Casablanca” quarry itself. The technical data collected in the announcement are as follows:

• Category: 5.9 of Annex II of Law 16/2015, relating to facilities for the manufacture of concrete, mortars, asphalt products, and other similar or derived materials.
• Production capacity: 200 tons per hour.
• Location: plot 10 of polygon 149 of the municipality of Badajoz, within the “Casablanca” mining operation.
• UTM Coordinates: X 673.219; Y 4.309.547; zone 29; datum ETRS89.
• Access: road BA-020 (Badajoz-Campo Maior), at kilometer 1, exit 403 of the A-5.
• Main equipment: Intrame RM-200 asphalt mixing plant, diesel boiler with a 765,000 kcal/h (890 kW) burner, pre-dosing unit with five 50 m³ hoppers and a 25-meter collector belt, drying unit with a 16 MW burner, dosing-mixing unit, bag filter, 25 and 30-ton filler silos, and a 635 kVA generator set.

What the resolution authorizes and who signs it

The AAU is the administrative figure that authorizes and conditions the execution and commissioning of the activity from an environmental perspective. According to Article 14.3 of Law 16/2015, it precedes, where applicable, other sectoral authorizations or mandatory licenses, including substantive industrial authorizations and urban planning licenses.

The competent body to resolve is the General Directorate of Sustainable Management and Forestry Policy, in accordance with Article 15 of Law 16/2015 and Article 7.1.d) of Decree 107/2026, of May 26, which establishes the organic structure of the Ministry of Industry, Energy, Science, and Territory. The announcement is signed in Mérida, on October 11, 2026, by the general director, Juan Eloy Rodríguez Ucedo.

The processing reaches the public at a time when extractive activity and auxiliary facilities associated with public works are the focus of interest for residents and environmental groups in the region. The opening of the file offers individuals, city councils, and citizen entities the possibility to review the technical documentation and present objections before the Junta resolves the authorization, which will condition the operation of the plant throughout its entire useful life.

Source: Official Gazette of Extremadura, no. 206, October 26, 2026, section IV, official reference: 2026081781.