Shaped bodies of particulate material are produced by introducing an easily flowable slurry of water and particulate material into a mold with perforated walls and applying a sufficiently high pressure to the slurry in the mold so as to express a sufficient proportion of the liquid to allow physical contact and interengagement between the particles. The extrusion is carried out continuously in an extension process including: (A) introducing the slurry under high pressure, (B) conveying the slurry through a shaping section to (C) a draining and consolidation section with drain holds or slits (3), to leave the extruder through (E) an exit section in the form of a solid body (4).