Cement News tagged under: France
Airvault plant modification is well underway23 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials ’ Airvault cement plant in the Deux-Sèvres region of France recently welcomed Bruno Pillon, the company’s president of France activities, Benoit Galichet, industrial and technical director, and Charles Clavreul, general counsel. They were given an opportunity to see the progress of the Airvault 2025 GOCO2 project. After almost completing the design of the infrastructure, the plant is now installing the first mechanical elements such as the crusher, to crush the ... |
Hoffmann Green partners with Béton Contrôle de l’Estuaire17 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsHoffmann Green Cement Technologies has announced the signing of a commercial partnership with Béton Contrôle de l’Estuaire (BCE), an entity of the Duclos Group based in Charente-Maritime, France, which produces a wide range of ready-mix concrete. Created in 2005 to complete the materials trading activities of BigMat Duclos, BCE operates four concrete plants in Charente-Maritime and northern Gironde. Thanks to its infrastructure, BCE offers a wide range of quality concretes, including f... |
Lumbres cement plant opts for polysius® booster mill16 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsEqiom Lumbres cement plant (CRH group) in France has entrusted thyssenkrupp Polysius with the implementation of an ultrafine grinding plant. This additional grinding stage allows for the reduction of the clinker factor in cement. The system includes the polysius ® booster mill, the ultrafine separators sepol ® UF and its ancillary equipment including material handling equipment and process gas management. The polysius ® booster mill is available in four sizes from 300 to 1800kW inst... |
Saint-Gobain completes CSR acquisition16 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsSaint-Gobain has completed its acquisition of CSR Ltd (CSR), establishing a strong presence in the Australian construction market. CSR is a leading player in building materials in Australia, consisting principally of building products with AUD1.9bn (US$1.28bn) in sales and an EBITDA margin of around 18 per cent for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2024, with some of Australia’s most trusted and iconic brands. According to Saint-Gobain, the acquisition fits extremely well with the company’s ... |
Carbon8's CO2 capture technology is validated by DNV10 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsDNV has validated the methodology developed and used by Carbon8 to reduce carbon emissions. Carbon8’s patented technology permanently captures CO 2 at source from hard-to-abate industries and DNV has verified that Carbon8’s methodology satisfies the ISO 14064 part 2 standard. Eager to demonstrate authenticity, quality and traceability, Carbon8 selected DNV to validate and authenticate its methodology. The ISO 14064 part 2 requirements specifically relate to quantifying, monitor... |
Lhyfe and Fives sign green hydrogen agreement for decarbonisation05 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsLhyfe and Fives have announced the signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide a complete decarbonised offer for industry, from hydrogen production to combustion.This offer speeds up energy transition by facilitating the use of hydrogen in process industries, without needing to modify all the equipment. Lhyfe will produce and supply green hydrogen while Fives will provide optimised and safe solutions for its use in industrial combustion processes. Lhyfe and Fives will focus primar... |
Saint-Gobain to acquire FOSROC28 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsSaint-Gobain has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire FOSROC, a leading privately-owned global construction chemicals player for US$1025m in cash. Following the acquisitions of Chryso in 2021, GCP in 2022 and 33 additional acquisitions since 2021, this move is a new strategic step in establishing Saint-Gobain’s worldwide presence in construction chemicals, which will have combined sales of EUR6.2bn across 73 countries following the acquisition (pro forma). FOSROC is a global ... |
Cemex supplies Paris Olympics26 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsCemex has supplied architectural and Vertua lower-carbon concretes for the construction or renovation of multiple venues in Paris that will host sports competitions this summer. The projects that Cemex participated in include the Olympic Aquatic Centre, the Grand Palais and the Athlete’s Village. “These projects exemplify Cemex’s versatility, delivering tailor-made solutions that best suit our specific customers’ needs,” said Fernando A González, CEO of Cemex. “We’re proud to provide ... |
Materrup raises EUR26m funding for its circular low-carbon cement technology25 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsWith the decarbonisation of the cement industry and the construction sector, Materrup is raising EUR26m (US$29m) to support the roll-out of its circular low-carbon cement CCC ® technology based on non-calcined clay and boost the deployment of its production units in France and Europe. Eurazeo, through its Smart City fund, and the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund are supporting the initiative alongside historical investors, UI Investissement, Aquiti, IRDI and Argiduna Capital. This fun... |
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies signs partnership with housing group21 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsHoffmann Green Cement Technologies has announced the signing of a commercial partnership with Polylogis Group, a leading player in the housing market, and with its subsidiary LogiOuest, one of the most active social landlords in the Loire-Atlantique and Maine-et-Loire regions. Julien Blanchard and David Hoffmann, co-founders of Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies, said: “We are honoured to be working with key players such as Polylogis and LogiOuest to support their development strategy t... |