From shale quarry to olive grove

Holcim Maroc is to present a rehabilitation project to make an olive grove out of a shale quarry close to its Settat plant. An olive grove will lead to a potential extra source of income. The cement group actively took part in environmental preservation and sustainable development in those Moroccan provinces where it operates.
February 18, 2016 Read time: 1 min

8017 Holcim Maroc is to present a rehabilitation project to make an olive grove out of a shale quarry close to its Settat plant.

An olive grove will lead to a potential extra source of income.

The cement group actively took part in environmental preservation and sustainable development in those Moroccan provinces where it operates.

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