Hoffmann Green announced that it has obtained a Technical Approval (ATEc) in France for its H-UKR cement, a world premiere for a 0% clinker cement. Resulting from more than seven years of research, numerous testing, collaboration with leading experts and…
The preliminary annual cement production in France declined by -7.9% to 14.170 Mta, after 15.378 Mta in the last year and 16.791 Mta in 2022.
Ecocem announced the first commercial low-carbon cement production line for ACT technology at its Dunkirk manufacturing facility in France. The new production line will be operational by 2026 and will initially provide an annual production capacity of 300,000 tonnes of…
Holcim has been selected for a grant from the EU Innovation Fund for its carbon capture and storage (CCS/CCUS) project in Martres-Tolosane (photo), France. This grant for the breakthrough CarboClearTech project in this cement plant brings the number of Holcim’s…
Lhyfe and Fives, both from France, offer a complete solution for decarbonising industrial combustion processes using green hydrogen. Lhyfe is one of the word pioneers in the production of green and renewable hydrogen, and Fives is a world leader in…
Holcim France recently announced valuable short-term investments of € 60m for the decarbonization of its operations. The investments will include initiatives in the Martres-Tolosane cement plant (photo) to improve carbon capture, as well as the recovery of fuels from biomass…
Heidelberg Materials France plans a restructuring that would result in the closure of the two cement plants in Beffes (photo) and Villiers-au-Bouin in Indre-et-Loire. 170 employees are affected by the plant closures in 2025. The decision comes amid a significant…
SigmaRoc and Arcelor Mittal reported progress with their AMeLI Green Lime project in Dunkirk in France. In the joint-venture of the two companies a new quicklime plant (illustration) with a capacity of 0.9 Mta is constructed on the QPO quay…
Heidelberg Materials updated information about the Airvault GOCO2 project in France. In the Airvault cement plant the existing 2 semi-wet kilns are replaced with a new 4000 tpd kiln line from German plant supplier thyssenkrupp Polysius by 2025. The new…
For their cement decarbonation, Holcim is using hydrogen as an alternative fuel at its Malle cement plant in France. In first trails, injection rates of more than 50% have been achieved (we reported here 22.02. 2024). Fives Pillard provided the…