French quarries to open up to public on 31 May and 1 June 2013

Unicem, the French cement industries' union, is to open up 150 sites (primarily quarries) to the public on 31 May and 1 June 2013 in a bid to improve the industry's image and show a more modern version of its activity. In 2009, the event attracted 53,000 visitors across 140 sites. The sector is worth some €10 billion and employs around 60,000 people

May 30, 2013 Read time: 1 min

1850 Unicem, the French cement industries' union, is to open up 150 sites (primarily quarries) to the public on 31 May and 1 June 2013 in a bid to improve the industry's image and show a more modern version of its activity.

In 2009, the event attracted 53,000 visitors across 140 sites. The sector is worth some €10 billion and employs around 60,000 people.

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Industrial minerals a focus of European Minerals Day

Next year's European Minerals Day promises to be even more successful than the inaugural event in 2007, reports Lisa Russell. Quarries across Europe will join forces next spring to tell people about their work and their role in promoting biodiversity through specially arranged events held across the region at the same time. Guided tours, equipment demonstrations and nature projects will be among the hundreds of activities organised as part of an international initiative, European Minerals Day (EMD), which a