Treatment in progress...
Close notification

Did you know that ?

SIDE has worked with its suppliers to make our parcels environmentally friendly.
No more plastics !
The tape that keep our parcels tightly shut and the wedging material that immobilizes books within the cartons are now made of fully recyclable and biodegradable materials.

Display notification

#fibre(S)cement.com

Roulland Jacques
Publication date 03/03/2021
EAN: 9782322230068
Availability Available from publisher
This second book intends to tell the worldwide history of fibre-cement: birth, process, improvements, crisis, competition between local producers and international groups willing to gain monopoly. The topics are explained with archives, pictures and ... See full description
Attribute nameAttribute value
Common books attribute
PublisherBOOKS ON DEMAND
Page Count332
Languageen
AuthorRoulland Jacques
FormatPaperback / softback
Product typeBook
Publication date03/03/2021
Weight581 g
Dimensions (thickness x width x height)2.00 x 17.00 x 22.00 cm
120 years of the history of an industry
This second book intends to tell the worldwide history of fibre-cement: birth, process, improvements, crisis, competition between local producers and international groups willing to gain monopoly. The topics are explained with archives, pictures and links to contemporary operators. The book does not forget humour, through side notes from players. It adds a look at Art and Architecture, with a wink to famous painters and sculptors who worked on fibre-cement paste or sheets. It emphasizes how,, despite a certain aversion, the fibre cement industry improved the lives of millions of people around the world, built houses and, until recently, water networks