Placoplatre plans new Seine-et-Marne quarry

French company Placoplatre (Saint-Gobain) has presented plans for a new open air quarry for gypsum, the mineral which is used to produce plaster. The company already owns the land in Villevaudé, Seine-et-Marne, where it plans to open the new quarry and is to submit a request for operating authorisation in the first half of 2013. Placoplatre, which accounts for one quarter of plaster production in France, aims to ensure the future of the factory in Vaujours, Seine-Saint-Denis, which employs 150 staff and is

December 12, 2012 Read time: 1 min

French company Placoplatre (6013 Saint-Gobain) has presented plans for a new open air quarry for gypsum, the mineral which is used to produce plaster.

The company already owns the land in Villevaudé, Seine-et-Marne, where it plans to open the new quarry and is to submit a request for operating authorisation in the first half of 2013.

Placoplatre, which accounts for one quarter of plaster production in France, aims to ensure the future of the factory in Vaujours, Seine-Saint-Denis, which employs 150 staff and is currently supplied in gypsum by the quarries in Villeparisis-Le Pin and Bernouille.

These quarries are set to run dry by 2018-2020 according to Placoplatre, while the site in Villevaudé could supply the factory with gypsum for around 15 years.

The Sauvons la Dhuis Association is against the project.

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