Lafarge's Chevrières site extracts 750,000 tonnes per year

The Chevrières site of French building materials group Lafarge extracts some 750,000tonnes of gravel and sand each year, making it the group's largest production unit in Picardy. The group is now attempting to break into a new market around the Parisian Basin, which involves the recovery of material generated by earthworks.
June 7, 2013 Read time: 1 min

The Chevrières site of French building materials group 725 Lafarge extracts some 750,000tonnes of gravel and sand each year, making it the group's largest production unit in Picardy. The group is now attempting to break into a new market around the Parisian Basin, which involves the recovery of material generated by earthworks.

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