Cement News tagged under: France
Vicat to construct housing and office project on site of Olympic village13 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsOn the completion of the 2025 Summer Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, the athlete's village that housed 9000 people will be converted by Vicat into a residential and professional district. This will bring together more than 2800 new housing units, a student residence, a hotel, two new school groups, as well as 6ha of green spaces including a public park in the heart of the district. In addition, the new site will has space for 120,000m² of activities, offices and services that c... |
Vicat's 1H24 growth driven by US31 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe Vicat Group has reported consolidated sales of EUR1937m in the first half of 2024, up from EUR1912m in the same period a year earlier. Over the same time frame, EBITDA advanced from EUR314m to EUR353m, while consolidated net income improved from EUR109m to EUR115m. According to the company, the growth has been primarily driven by market dynamics in the USA. Over the 1H24, the company saw a one per cent uptick in cement volumes to 14.1Mt with trends varying across the markets. A slow... |
Saint-Gobain presents 1H24 financial results29 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsSaint-Gobain has released its 1H24 results. The consolidated financial status was reviewed by the statutory auditors and adopted by the Board of Directors on 25 July. The operating income was recorded as EUR2.75bn (US$2.98bn), compared to EUR2.8bn in 1H23, marking a 2.2 per cent YoY decrease. EBITDA came in at EUR3.6bn, close to its all-time high saw but a 2.3 per cent YoY decrease from EUR3.7bn. While Saint-Gobain expects some of its markets to remain difficult over the year overall,... |
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 ... |