Danske Råstoffer

Raw materials such as gravel and stone from Danish gravel pits are gradually becoming scarce - especially in Zealand. Nevertheless, Region Zealand will not revise the current raw materials plan.

Raw materials such as gravel and stone from Danish gravel pits are gradually becoming scarce - especially in Zealand. Nevertheless, Region Zealand will not revise the current raw materials plan. Archive photo: Roskilde Sten og Grus.

Zealand contractors must drive further for raw materials

Several gravel pits in Zealand are about to be exhausted, and there is great pressure on the resources. Still, Region Zealand will not revise the raw materials plan, and this could lead to longer transport times and more imports.