Cement News tagged under: France
Vicat reports 29% rise in consolidated net income in 202116 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsVicat saw its consolidated sales advance by 11.3 per cent to EUR3123m in 2021 from EUR2805m in 2020. At constant scope and exchange rates the increase was 16.2 per cent. EBITDA was up 11.1 per cent and 14.5 per cent like for like (LfL) to EUR619m in 2021 from EUR557m in the previous year. However, the EBITDA margin slipped from 19.9 per cent in 2020 to 19.8 per cent in 2021. Consolidated net income increased by 29.1 per cent (31.8 per cent LfL) YoY to EUR222m from EUR172m in 2020, with... |
Consortium call for government action on cross-border industrial cluster strategy16 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement , Holcim , Kalk Vielseitig Faszinierend Wetroll, Shell, Total, Lhoist and VDZ are among a collaboration of companies and private stakeholders that have signed an open letter for the national and regional governments of The Netherlands, Belgium, Flanders, Wallonia and North Rhine-Westphalia to accelerate and deepen collaboration on industrial transformation planning. The cross-border nature of some of these industries calls for cross-border government efforts to de... |
Cemex to introduce electric ready-mix trucks16 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsCemex has announced that it is the first building materials company to complete a large-scale, multi-country pilot using fully electric ready-mix concrete trucks. In 2021 Cemex joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC) and committed to accelerate the innovation and development of decarbonisation technologies in heavy-duty on-road trucking services. An initial, successful trial was carried out in Germany, followed by a further trial in France that was also a success. Cemex expects to gr... |
Chryso appoints new group executive vice-president14 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsFrédéric Guimbal has been appointed Chryso Group Executive Vice-president in charge of Markets, Innovation, Purchasing and Communications. Mr Guimbal led the Concrete business Unit at Chryso in 2021 and now joins the Chyrsos’ Comex team. Frederic Guimbal brings 17 years of industry experience in cement and concrete, being close to the field, and having managed these activities in various geographies both in mature end emerging countries. |
Ecocem appoints Olivier Guise as executive director of strategy, technology and new business26 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsEcocem has announced the appointment of Olivier Guise as executive director of strategy, technology and new business. In this newly-create role, Mr Guise will develop and operate the company’s “ambition strategy” and accelerate progress in bringing its breakthrough low-carbon technology to the global cement and concrete market. He brings over 17 years of experience in the construction materials industry, having been general manager of cement and executive committee member at LafargeHolc... |
PA Technologies exports flap valve order to Australian cement plant21 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsFrom its French workshops, PA Technologies oversaw the departure of two new flap valves under cyclone DN800 to equip a cement plant in Australia. "Assembly under the last cyclones of the preheating tower will regulate the rise of hot gases while guaranteeing the performance of the installation (maintenance, lifetime, no blockages)," said PA Technologies. |
CBMI successfully ignite Lafarge Martres-Tolosane MK3 project20 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsOn 17 January 2022, the clinker production line of Sinoma CBMI Construction's MK3 project at Lafarge Martres-Tolosane , France, was successfully ignited. The main management personnel of the Lafarge Cement plant and the owner's project department, as well as the MK3 project management personnel of Sinoma Construction gathered to celebrate the arrival of this moment. The successful ignition of the project is a sincere reward to all the project staff for their hard work over th... |
Holcim acquires French building solution manufacturer12 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has entered an agreement to acquire Produits de Revêtement de Bâtiment (PRB ), France’s biggest independent manufacturer of specialty building solutions. PRB Group offers a broad range of high performance building solutions, from coatings and insulations to adhesives and flooring systems with advanced energy-efficiency and renovation solutions. The acquisition will advance Holcim’s ‘Strategy 2025 – Accelerating Green Growth’ with the goal to expand its Solutions & Products bus... |
Ciments Calcia finalises first phase of Bussac-Foret modernisation05 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsCiments Calcia (HeidlebergCement group) has completed the first phase of its kiln modernisation project at the company's plant in Bussac-Forêt, Nouvelle Aquitane, France. Two kiln shell sections have been replaced with new outlet seals, a brand new clinker cooler with its bag filter has been installed and the control system conversion has been started. Nicolas Federspiel, Bussac-Forêt plant manager, thanked all those involved in the project: “ It has been a very intense perio... |
Fives signs contract to deliver burner for alternative fuel firing17 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsFives is set to supply a Pillard NOVAFLAM ® Evolution burner to a major French and international cement player, which is expected to help the producer achieve 100 per cent use of alternative solid fuel (ASF) . The client's rotary kiln currently uses 60 per cent ASF, split 30 per cent for the main burner and 30 per cent for the satellite burner. As part of a decarbonisation process, the client now wishes to achieve 100 per cent use of ASF. This versatility will allow the cl... |