At its La Malle cement plant Holcim France trialled hydrogen as alternative fuel and were the first in the industry to achieve injection rates of more than 50%. With the remaining fuel mix from biogenic and other alternative sources the…
EQIOM (a CRH company) is launching the first phase of the K6 project to reduce CO2 emissions from the Lumbres cement plant (photo) in the Haut de France region. As part of this program, EQIOM will build a new, innovative…
Holcim’s new crushing and processing plant in Saint-Laurent-de Mŭre in France is a major step towards using construction demolition waste (CDW) such as concrete to its full value. Concrete roughly contains 85% aggregates and 15% cement paste. These materials are…
According to INSEE, the cement producer price index for cement sold in France (CPF 23.51) came almost to a halt with an index of 141.3 in July 2023. The Index has been 100 in September 2018 and September 2015. From…