Gibraltar is due to receive its first ship laden with aggregates during Wednesday, 2,500 tons of stones destined for landfill operations on the east side of The Rock.
Aggregate consumption falling
At an ordinary general assembly, the Andalucian Association of Aggregates (AFA-Andalucia) called for more infrastructure and construction projects as the consumption of aggregates fell by 19% in 2011 to 27.4 million tons.