Bruno Pillon becomes president of Cimbéton
Cimbéton has appointed Bruno Pillon, sales and marketing director of Calcia, as its new president. He succeeds Grégoire Douillet, commercial director of the Vicat group, and ...
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Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies develops low metakaolin-based cement
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...
Vicat Group appoints Hugues Chomel as CFO
France’s Vicat Group has announced the appointment of Hugues Chomel as CFO, replacing Jean-Pierre Souchet, deputy CEO, who will now be serving as an advisor to the chairman and...
Vicat is looking at Brazil
Vicat has confirmed that it is in conversations with Ciplan, Cemento Planalto SA, which could lead to an investment in the Brazilian group. The privately-owned Ciplan was es...
Vicat announces expansion plans in India
At the inauguration of a 1.2Mt bulk cement terminal in Mumbai, France-based Vicat Group announced that it has invested INR3bn (US$43m) this year on capacity expansions in south...
Vicat sees strong growth in net profit
Vicat's 1H18 turnover improved by 2.7 per cent to EUR1281m, or by 9.6 per cent on a comparative basis. EBITDA advanced by 4.5 per cent to EUR197m, or by 12.3 per cent on a comp...
Ecocem France officially opens new plant in Dunkerque
Ecocem France has opened its new 0.75Mta production plant in Dunkerque, France. Located on a 4ha plot in the Port of Dunkerque, the new facility is equipped with a vertical mil...
LafargeHolcim France invests EUR3.5m in Dunkerque Nord grinding unit
LafargeHolcim France is installing a new blending facility at its Dunkerque Nord grinding plant to increase the unit’s capacity. With equipment supplied by Wamservira will e...
LafargeHolcim
LafargeHolcim has started its EUR100m+ investment in its Martres-Tolosane plant in Haute Garonne, southern France, with completion envisaged in 2020. This should enable the us...
LafargeHolcim starts Martres-Tolosane modernisation
On Monday, LafargeHolcim announced the start of the modernisation works at its Martres-Tolosane plant in France. The project represents an investment of more than EUR100m. T...