Economy / Areas of business:
MINERAL PRODUCT MATERIALS

The Charente Department is home to nearly 30% of the Poitou-Charentes region's industrial firms in the mineral mining and processing business.
 

The extraction of clay and the manufacture of tiles and bricks began in around 1850. While clay work has altered little, the technologies for product design and production have changed considerably, and companies have had to adapt their production tools. The two firms based at Roumazières-Loubert, Terreal (TBF) and Lafarge Couverture, are among the most modern in Europe.

With Saint Gobain Emballage situated in the west of the department, these 3 companies account for more than 50% of all employment in this sector of business.
The main activities in this sector:
tile production
clays and kaolin
hollow glass production
cement production
manufacture of ceramic bathroom installations
manufacture of plaster items
   for the building industry
stone masonry
Number of
companies:
135
Number of salaried   
employees:
2,598
Net turnover:
€116 million
(data as of 1 January 2004)
   
Businesses with 50 employees and more
 


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