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The use of aggregates from the quarry to finished products

by | Oct 3, 2018 | Construction

Every year, the industry of construction aggregates, head of the aggregates and mining such as crushed rock, gravel and sand produces billions and billions of euros of materials.

In 2017the total value of the aggregates extracted was higher 17 Billion, and the sector as a whole continues to grow because of all the new buildings in be.

There are many uses for the aggregates that span a variety of other sectors. Here are 8 the most common uses for the aggregate materials extracted from quarries.

  1. Are added to mixtures of concrete to contain the costs of the cement and reduce the narrowing and the ‘cracking’ that you often find in concrete structures.
  2. Are used for align the rail trackshelping to carry the loading of trains and by providing a better drainage of the water away from the rails.
  3. Fill in the gaps around the foundations of the houses and protect the pipes basements that are under the houses and other structures.
  4. Are included in the tiles of roof to make them quite resistant to the elements.
  5. Are used to build roadswith approximately 30,000 tonnes of aggregates required to build 1 km of a four-lane motorway.
  6. They are built in projects architecture landscaping to create the drainage in favor of the plant life, and to increase the aesthetic appeal of homes and businesses.
  7. They are used during the building bricks by construction, helping to make them more resistant.
  8. They are used to provide the minerals that are essential to creating cosmetics, soaps, fertilizers, glues, adhesives and many other products for daily use.

GMP SPA. In our stabilimeto of Collazzonewith the recent refurbishment completed in the year 2011, has been installed a new system of screening five floorswith storage of materials and finished in hopper. This system allows the selection of five different sizes of gravel and a thorough washing of the same. If you are interested in more information, please contact us for a quote. We are in the Industrial Zone East, MARSCIANO 06055 Perugia. Call us on 075 874071 or send us an e-mail to the address gmp@gmpspa.it