French building materials giant Vicat has earmarked a kiln at its 1 million tonnes/year Xeuilley, Meurthe-et-Moselle, cement plant for production trials using new alternative raw materials made under the international CO2Redres supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) project.
The project unites Vicat, HeidelbergCement subsidiary CBR, Buzzi Unicem subsidiary Cimalux and CRH subsidiary Eqiom to map mineral resources, waste deposits and usable residues ‘on a cross-border scale.’ Based on this research, the partners will seek to develop new SCMs in cement production.
An international group of companies and a 165-year-old French family-run buisness, Vicat has 9,500 employees globally. The group achieved €3.1 billion and €222 million in sales and net income, respectively, in 2020.
