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Aggregate is a natural raw material that is indispensable for making concrete. We produce several million tons of it every year.
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Aggregate

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Aggregate

Aggregate can be natural (sand and gravel) or recycled

Used mostly for surfacing roads, aggregate is also indispensable for making concrete. Today Vicat produces and markets more than 24 million tons of aggregate every year.

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Vicat's aggregate expertise

Our different kinds of aggregate:

There are several kinds of aggregate, differing in terms of their chemical and physical composition, especially their grading and hardness.

The range of Vicat aggregate available depends on:

  • the geological nature of the materials extracted (alluvium or rock)
  • the type of processing (if any): river or crusher gravel and sand. The aggregate is then used in a variety of ways.

Did you know?

Every year, you 'consume' 6 tons of aggregate on average!

This is because aggregate is the raw material used throughout your everyday environment: 

  • 1 ton of aggregate for a sandbox
  • 300 tons for a house 
  • 1,000 tons for a cycle track 
  • 30,000 tons for 1 km of freeway 
  • 30,000 tons for 1 km of high-speed railroad,
  • 60,000 tons for a high school
  • 100,000 tons of aggregate for a hospital
  • a few grams for a tube of toothpaste

Locations

Our facilities

  • Brazil
  • France
  • India
  • Senegal
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey