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Hoffmann Green granted US patent

30 January 2020, Published under Cement News

France-based Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has been granted a patent for its H-P2A technology in the USA. H-P2A (High-Performance Alkaline Activation) is a geopolymer technology enabling low-carbon cements to be formulated, based on the use of co-products produced by industry, according to a press release. "The granting of this patent for our H-P2A technology in the United States is fully in line with our research and development strategy. We have a duty to anticipate and protect ou...

Hoffmann Green meets targets and reaffirms future

22 January 2020, Published under Cement News

France-based Hoffmann Green has announced that it met its low-carbon cement production and sales target of 1000t during 2019, following the opening of its first production site in Vendée.   "These 1000t of low-carbon cement represent a first major milestone in our industrial and commercial development. This marks the beginning of a real paradigm shift in the construction sector for building tomorrow's sustainable cities. Encouraged by this success, in 2020 and subsequent years, we will focus...

Hoffmann Green raises EUR65.4m for its IPO

18 October 2019, Published under Cement News

France-based Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has raised EUR65.4m as a result of its initial public offering (IPO) on the Euronext Growth Paris bourse. The total amount of the offer could be increased to EUR75.2m if the over-allotment option is taken, said the company. The price of the offer was set at EUR18/share and the transaction was oversubscribed 2.2 times. The shares will begin trading on Euronext Growth Paris on 21 October 2019. Following the IPO the market capitalisation of Ho...

Hoffmann Green launches IPO

02 October 2019, Published under Cement News

Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies (HGCT) is launching its initial public offering (IPO) 2 October. The company plans to raise around EUR50m on the Euronext Growth market. HGCT’s cement production process reduces CO 2 emissions by 80 per cent due to a modification of the composition of the cement that eliminates the need for clinker, according to the company. The France-based cement producer aims to increase its cement capacity by a factor of 11 to 0.55Mta by 2024. The IPO will provide ...

Hoffmann Green Cement opens Bournezeau plant

22 November 2018, Published under Cement News

Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies (HGCT) inaugurates its new cement plant – dubbed the first green cement plant in France – in Bournezeau, Vendée. The production process relies on the chemical reaction between clay and limestone due to activators. As a result, a flash firing of metakaolin during five seconds at 750˚C is the sole temperature rise in the production process. "Our technology divides CO2 emissions by four to 200kg/t of cement," said HGCT President, Julien Blanchard. The EUR10...

Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies develops low metakaolin-based cement

09 October 2018, Published under Cement News

Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies (HGCT) is completing the construction of a 50,000t pilot plant in Bournezeau, Vendée, France. The new works will produce cement using flashed metakaolin, reducing CO 2 emissions to 200-250kg/t produced, according to the company. "We use flashed metakaolin, clay flashed at 750˚C for five seconds, the clay is rendered in a metastable state, between the raw state and the burnt state. This clay powder is then activated. We also worked on clay powder, gypsum...