79 – A big investment by Calcia to reduce the carbon intensity of its cement plants

The French subsidiary of the German cement manufacturer Heidelberg is investing 450 million euros to decarbonize four of its nine cement plants.

The most massive investment, in Deux-Sèvres, aims to eliminate coal and oil production.

Ciments Calcia will replace them with alternative fuels, ie solid recovered fuels (SRF): household, agricultural and industrial waste around the plant.

These massive investments respond to a desire to display a more ambitious carbon footprint than its competitors, at 400 kg of carbon per ton of cement in 2030, instead of an average of 629 kg today.

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