UNPG focuses on the future

Sustainable supply of aggregates and developments needed in the industry by 2030 is the main focus of an event being organised by the French aggregates association UNPG.
March 12, 2012 Read time: 1 min

Sustainable supply of aggregates and developments needed in the industry by 2030 is the main focus of an event being organised by the French aggregates association 1613 UNPG. Next month the organisation will hold a conference entitles ‘Quarries and aggregates by 2030’ which it hopes will draw together over 800 companies working in the industry to discuss the challenges of the future.

The UNPG plans to use the event to launch a white paper which will contain 22 proposals to achieve sustainable supply of aggregates.

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