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| Eurovia invests in materials production in Europe Eurovia, the European leader in road construction, and a division of Vinci, is purchasing a 23% interest in Bremanger Quarry AS, which operates a quarry on the Norwegian coast to the north of Bergen. The quarry has 500 million tonnes of reserves of high-performance Devon sandstone. It began operating in 2005 and will produce 1.8 million tonnes this year. Production capacity is set to double rapidly. To accelerate growth, production, sales and logistics in this sector, Eurovia is giving Bremanger Quarry its own concession, which is located nearby and has reserves of 100 million tonnes. The two quarries are extremely well positioned to meet the growing demand for top-quality aggregates in areas that have little or no hard stone resources. These areas include the Benelux, northern Germany, Poland, northern France, Denmark and Greater London. The quarries are also expected to benefit from increasing demand for maritime works materials. Bremanger currently supplies facilities in Amsterdam (Graniet Import) and Antwerp (AST), as well as several North Sea operations. Bremanger Quarry plans to develop new facilities in other countries. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |