Cement News tagged under: france
Vicat reports 13% rise in 1H sales but rising energy costs affect EBITDA28 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsVicat reported a 12.5 per cent increase in first-half sales to EUR1755m (US$1790.6m) in the January-June 2022 period when compared with the 1H21, when sales reached EUR1560m. At constant scope and exchange rates, the advance was 14.5 per cent. However, in the 1H22 EBITDA declined by 10.4 per cent YoY (9.8 per cent at constant scope and exchange rates) to EUR269m from EUR300m in the 1H21. The EBITDA margin retreated to 15.3 per cent from 19.2 per cent in the year-ago period. The company... |
European Innovation Funding awarded for decarbonisation projects15 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe European Innovation Fund (EU Environment and Climate) has agreed funding for several cement and lime sector projects, with Holcim and Lhoist among the companies that will receive funding. Holcim Germany has received funding approval from the European Union for the Carbon2Business project in Lägerdorf in Schleswig-Holstein from the EU Innovation Fund. The funding is aimed at the construction of a new kiln line at Lägerdorf plant. With the use of oxyfuel technology, the first clima... |
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies opens Swiss subsidiary08 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsFrance-based Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies (HGCT) announced the opening of its first international subsidiary in Switzerland, as part of a joint venture with an undisclosed Swiss construction company. The joint venture will be the exclusive distributor of HGCT’s cement in Switzerland. Julien Blanchard and David Hoffmann, co-founders of Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies, said: "After signing our first contract outside of France more than a year ago, we are proud to accelerate our int... |
La Malle plant to use biomass to reduce sulphur emissions30 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsAfter investing EUR10m over the past two years to improve its environmental performance, Lafarge France ’s La Malle plant, located in Bouc Bel Air, is continuing its emissions reduction strategy by investing nearly EUR1m additional in its equipment. The objective is to welcome a new sulphur-free fuel from the circular economy as well as wood fines, and to reduce sulphur emissions by 10 per cent through the use of alternative fuels. La Malle plant ( Holcim group ) agreed on 29 April to ... |
Cemex chooses green fuels for French material transport17 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemex France is strongly encouraging its regular carriers to favour 'green' fuels such as biogas and biofuel, or electricity for the transport of materials. Since the spring of 2022 in France, the Cemex vehicles used (dump truck, mixer truck or even electric semi-trailer) in this initative have been marked with specific markings. “One of our transporters in Ile-de-France also uses a semi-trailer running on natural gas and equipped with an independent 12m 3 tank, 100 per cent electri... |
Holcim’s Martes-Tolosane plant increases waste treatment facility16 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsHolcim's Martes-Tolosane plant in France has doubled its waste treatment capacity with the recent modernisation of the kiln with the help of Geocycle. The enhanced capacity will allow the plant to recycle 100,000t of waste (versus an earlier capacity of 40,000t) from 2022. The recycling of the waste, mainly solid recovered fuels (SRF), will not only reduce the reliance on natural resources but also reduce the plant's carbon footprint and help divert significant volumes of non-recy... |
IKN commissions Matres-Tolosane clinker cooler23 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsAn IKN Pendulum Cooler ® successfully started operation early this year at Martres-Tolosane cement plant in France. IKN commissioned a 2500tpd cooler for a new production line at the Lafarge France ( Holcim group ) plant. Designed for use of up to 85 per cent alternative fuel, IKN’s clinker cooler reflects is equipped with a most modern single grate drive – dynamic linear drive (DLD), roll crusher with three rolls at the cooler end as well as a bypass. |
Lhoist partner with Air Liquide for Carbon capture project10 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsLhiost is partnering with Air Liquide to launch a first-of-its-kind decarbonisation project of lime production in France. As part of this project, Air Liquide would build and operate a Cryocap™ FG (Flue Gas) unit to capture and purify 95 per cent of the CO 2 arising from Lhoist’s production unit in Réty. Lhoist will be able to reduce the CO 2 emissions of the plant by more than 600,000tpa starting in 2028 (equivalent to the annual emissions of ~ 55,000 households in France). This partne... |
Vicat sees 12% rise in consolidated sales in the 1Q2205 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsVicat has posted a 12.4 per cent uptick at constant scope and exchange rates in 1Q22 consolidated sales to EUR789m when compared with the equivalent year-ago period. The reported YoY change was 11.6 per cent. The company saw solid sales growth in all regions and higher selling prices. In addition, no impact from the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the group’s activity was noted in the 1Q22. Commenting on these figures, the Group's Chairman and CEO, Guy Sidos, said: "Vicat’s first-quarter sales... |
Hoffmann Green signs supply contract with Groupe Duret Immobilier03 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsHoffmann Green Cement Technologies announced that it has signed a three-year partnership agreement with the Groupe Duret Immobilier. From 2022, and for the next three years, Hoffmann Green will supply the Groupe Duret Immobilier with its H-UKR and H-IONA zero per cent clinker cements for the construction of collective housing and commercial buildings in the French Western area. The first concrete pours, produced from H-UKR cement, have already started for the construction of the residence... |