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The construction materials industry of the Leningrad Region includes quarries of natural construction materials, such as ceramic clay, fireproof clay, limestone, dolomite, crushed rock, sand, and gravel, as well as factories that produce cement, lime, clay, construction ceramics, slate, roofing, brick, and concrete and ferroconcrete construction. The industry includes 35 large and medium-sized enterprises.
In 1999, the production volumes were as follows: cement, 1.5 million tons; construction brick, 114 million pieces; ferroconcrete constructions, 89,100 cubic meters; ceramic facing tile, 3.4 million square meters; non-metallic construction materials, 8.7 million cubic meters.
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