French gravel output up 3.7%

Gravel output in France reached 349.2 million tonnes in 2011, a 3.7% increase on 336.7 million tonnes in the previous year, according to figures recently disclosed by the French quarry and construction materials industrial union, Unicem.

Ready-mix concrete production in France are said to have risen by 10.3% in 2011, compared to a 1% drop (37.5million m3) in 2010.