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Clays
Common or structural clay products constitute the most basic
form of ceramic product and are destined for the building
sector where six main groups can be identified:
a) stock, face and hollow bricks for inside and outside walls;
b) gauged bricks, hollow bricks for floors and ceilings;
c) roof tiles, either flat, interlocking or channel shaped;
d) chimney blocks and ventilation-duct conduits;
e) drain pipes;
f) floor tiles.Other than the building sector, common clay
is used in particular for making basic terra cotta pottery.
1995 EU production of common or structural clays
(Unit: kt)
| Belgium / Luxembourg |
2.349
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| Denmark |
528
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| France |
5.218
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| Germany |
13.531
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| Italy |
18.773
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| Netherlands |
1.614
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| Spain |
8.832
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| United Kingdom |
2.974
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| Austria |
2.484
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| Total |
5.458
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Source : European Commission D6 III : European Minerals Yearbook.
Second edition 1996-7. Luxembourg 1998.
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