SPRI activity codes

The E-PRTR Regulation lists 65 activities. SPRI has an additional 2 activities to accommodate reporting of radioactive substances. The table below enables operators to identify whether they are affected by the associated reporting obligations.

Operators are required to report the main E-PRTR activity carried out on the site and all other E-PRTR activities on the site. The main activity is often determined by the main economic activity for which the company is registered. If several activities take place on a site and all are of a similar size and value, the most polluting activity is used to determine the main activity. All releases and off-site waste transfers are attributed to the main activity. For example, at a chemical works the main activity might be “4(a).x Dyes and pigments”, but there might also be a wastewater treatment system on site. If the system is covered under E-PRTR then the operator must report it as a sub-activity.

The activities are grouped into 10 activity sectors:

  1. energy;
  2. production and processing of metals;
  3. mineral industry;
  4. chemical industry;
  5. waste and waste water management;
  6. paper and wood production and processing;
  7. intensive livestock production and aquaculture;
  8. animal and vegetable products from the food and beverage sector;
  9. other activities, and
  10. radioactive substances act activities;

The table below provides complete details of the reporting activities and capacity thresholds in SPRI.



SPRI Activity Code Description of Activity Capacity Threshold
1 Energy sector  
1(a) Mineral oil and gas refineries *
1(b) Installations for gasification and liquefaction *
1(c) Thermal power stations and other combustion installations With a heat input exceeding 50 megawatts (MW)
1(d) Coke ovens *
1(e) Coal rolling mills With a capacity exceeding 1 tonne per hour
1(f) Installations for the manufacture of coal products and solid smokeless fuel

*
2 Production and processing of metals  
2(a) Metal ore (including sulphide ore) roasting or sintering installations *
2(b) Installations for the production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary melting) including continuous casting With a capacity exceeding 2.5 tonnes per hour
2(c) Installations for the processing of ferrous metals:  
2(c).i Hot-rolling mills With a capacity exceeding 20 tonnes of crude steel per hour
2(c).ii Smitheries with hammers With an energy exceeding 50 kilojoules per hammer, where the calorific power used exceeds 20 MW
2(c).iii Application of protective fused metal coats With an input exceeding 2 tonnes of crude steel per hour
2(d) Ferrous metal foundries With a production capacity exceeding 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 *
2(e).ii For the smelting, including the alloying, of non-ferrous metals, including recovered products (refining, foundry casting, etc.) With a melting capacity exceeding 4 tonnes per day for lead and cadmium or exceeding 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 exceeding 30m3
3 Mineral industry  
3(a) Underground mining and related operations *
3(b) Opencast mining Where the surface of the area being mined exceeding 25 hectares
3(c) Installations for the production of:  
3(c).i Cement clinker in rotary kilns With a production capacity exceeding 500 tonnes per day
3(c).ii Lime in rotary kilns With a production capacity exceeding 50 tonnes per day
3(c).iii Cement clinker or lime in other furnaces With a production capacity exceeding 50 tonnes per day
3(d) Installations for the production of asbestos and the manufacture of asbestos-based products *
3(e) Installations for the manufacture of glass, including glass fibre With a melting capacity exceeding 20 tonnes per day
3(f) Installations for melting mineral substances, including the production of mineral fibres With a melting capacity exceeding 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 exceeding 75 tonnes per day, or with a kiln capacity exceeding 4m3 and with a setting density per kiln exceeding 300 kg/m3
4 Chemical industry  
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 *
5 Waste and waste-water management  
5(a) Installations for the recovery or disposal of hazardous waste. Receiving 10 tonnes per day or more
5(b) Installations for the incineration of municipal waste With a capacity of 3 tonnes per hour or more
5(c) Installations for the disposal of non-hazardous waste With a capacity of 50 tonnes per day or more
5(d) Landfills (excluding landfills of inert waste) Receiving 10 tonnes or more per day or with a total capacity exceeding 25,000 tonnes
5(e) Installations for the disposal or recycling of animal carcasses and animal waste With a treatment capacity or more 10 tonnes per day
5(f) Municipal waste-water treatment plants With a capacity or more 100,000 population equivalents
5(g) Independently operated industrial waste-water treatment plants which serve one or more activities of this list With a capacity or more 10,000m3 per day
6 Paper and wood production and processing  
6(a) Industrial plants for the production of pulp from timber or similar fibrous materials *
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 or more 20 tonnes per day
6(c) Industrial plants for the preservation of wood and wood products with chemicals With a production capacity or more 50m3 per day
7 Intensive livestock production and aquaculture  
7(a) Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs:  
7(a).i Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry, exceeding 40,000 places Exceeding 40,000 places for poultry
7(a).ii Installations for the intensive rearing of pigs, exceeding 2,000 pigs (over 30kg) Exceeding 2,000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg)
7(a).iii Installations for the intensive rearing of pigs, exceeding 750 places for sows Exceeding 750 places for sows
7(b) Intensive aquaculture Exceeding 1,000 tonnes of fish and shellfish per year
8 Animal and vegetable products from the food and beverage sector  
8(a) Slaughterhouses With a carcass production capacity exceeding 50 tonnes per day
8(b) Treatment and processing intended for the production of food and beverage products from:  
8(b).i (i) Animal raw materials (other than milk) With a finished product production capacity exceeding 75 tonnes per day
8(b).ii (ii) Vegetable raw materials With a finished product production capacity exceeding 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)
9 Other activities  
9(a) Plants for the pre-treatment (operations such as washing, bleaching, mercerization) or dyeing of fibres or textiles With a treatment capacity exceeding 10 tonnes per day
9(b) Plants for the tanning of hides and skins With a treatment capacity exceeding 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 exceeding 150 kg per hour or 200 tonnes or more per year
9(d) Installations for the production of carbon (hard-burnt coal) or electrographite by means of incineration or graphitization *
9(e) Installations for the building of, and painting or removal of paint from ships With a capacity for ships exceeding 100 m in length
10 Radioactive Substances Act Activities  
10(a) Activities at Band A premises under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 Fees and Charging (Scotland) Scheme 2004  
10(b) Activities at Band B premises under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 Fees and Charging (Scotland) Scheme 2004