Our production sites
CARRIÈRES UNIES DE PORPHYRE
CUP Lessines
The Lessines site is located in the Hainaut province. It ideally borders the A8 main road (Lille-Bruxelles), 55 km south-west from Brussels and 60 km east of the French border. The site is also uses railway transport through the Lessines railway station.
The Lessines quarry currently comprises two operation areas, one being “fosse nord”, the other “fosse sud”.
Rocks extracted in Lessines offer the following intrinsic characteristics: LA between 8 and 12, micro-Deval between 3 and 7 and PSV from 54 to 58 that offer optimal valorisation, including for TGV ballasts and highway roads.
Today, the Lessines annual production is of 1,500,000 tons per year and it is estimated that there are enough reserves for 150 years of operation.
Characteristics
LA : 8-12
MDe : 3-7
PSV : 54-58
CUP Bierghes
The Bierghes quarry is located in the Brabant Wallon province, 20 km east from Lessines and 30 km west of Brussels.
The rock extracted from Bierghes is magmatic plutonic rock with microgranular structure (micro-diorite) with the following intrinsic characteristics: LA between 9 et 15, micro-Deval between 10 and 15 and PSV from 62 to 68.
These very good intrinsic characteristics lend the rock the ability to be largely used in the most technical areas (road concrete, asphalt, etc…
Today, the annual production at Bierghes reaches 400,000 tons and the reserves are sufficient for over 150 years of operation.
The Bierghes quarry also owns its own gravel reconstitution plant for stabilised and lean concrete.
Ccaracteristics
LA : 9-15
MDe : 10-15
PSV : 62-68
CUP Baileux
The Baileux site is located in the Hainaut province, 50 km south of Charleroi and 15 km north of the French border.
The rock extracted in Baileux is sedimentary rock, limestone, with the following intrinsic characteristics: LA between 17 and 22, micro-Deval between 15 and 18.
Thanks to these very good intrinsic characteristics, it offers a large range of applications.
Today, Baileux produces 250,000 tons per year.
Caractéristiques
LA : 17-22
MDe : 15-18