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LVM Announces a Research Contract "Mineral Materials and Their Mixtures in Construction and Production of Building Materials"

JSC "Latvia's State Forests" (LVM) has commissioned a scientific study "Mineral Materials and Their Mixtures in Construction and Production of Building Materials".

In 2015, JSC "Latvia's State Forests" conducted a study "Market Study of Sand and Gravel Subsoil and Their Products". The main objective of the study was to explore the sand and gravel subsoil resources and the market for their products in order to establish preconditions for making decisions about the future production and marketing of subsoil resources and their products. The study did not assess the structure of the demand for subsoil resources, the technological capabilities of JSC "Latvia's State Forests"; it did not link the specific demand with LVM quarry network.

Therefore, it is necessary to update, refine and supplement the results of the study conducted in 2015, identifying exactly what products should be manufactured, what products are demanded on the market, what the prospective customers are, where they are, what product parameters are required, which technologies and equipment are needed to manufacture the identified products with higher added value.

The study aims at investigating the diverse uses of sand, sand gravel and dolomite and their mixtures, potential regional demand and supply for each type of product, product specifications and production technologies, business potential and market trends.

For the study deliverable to characterize the current situation, the current market situation in mining and processing of mined mineral resources should be analysed. It is necessary to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the related processes in order to determine what these mixtures of mineral materials are and what actions are to be taken in order to meet the economic goals of LVM in selling sand, sand gravel and dolomite products.

Proposal submission deadline: 07 March 2018.

Proposal submission place and address: To the Administrator of JSC "Latvia's State Forests", 1 Vaiņodes Street, Riga, LV-1004.

Contact information: Andris Pumpurs, Development Project Manager (e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., tel. +371 67610015)