Holcim Bétons selected for Le Havre Stadium access roads

French cement group Lafarge is said to be concerned about two projects for clinker grinding units in Le Havre.
According to reports, the company Smeg, operator of the bulk terminal at Le Havre port, wants to set up a clinker grinding unit and a storage and handling activity but has had its project to build storage silos suspended.
The company Vracs de l'Estuaire, which also wants to set up a clinker grinding unit, has received all administrative authorisation but the project is now blocked as the loading

France's national ready-mix concrete union (SNBPE) presented Holcim Bétons France with the socio-educational and recreational facilities award during the awards ceremony at the Salon des Maires event for its work using Articimo decorative concrete in the Velotte area of Besançon.

Holcim Bétons France used the concrete to create a rest and relaxation area for cyclists with outdoor games, a water source and a shelter.

As part of the reparation of the southern dyke of the Port of Le Havre, the Mexican building materials giant Cemex will be providing C40 XS3 - Dmax20 concrete, which is resistant to pressure.

LafargeHolcim is reported as announcing that cement production at the Lafarge plants in the French town of La Couronne in Charente and in Le Havre is to close.

In La Couronne, 90 job cuts are to take place in the short term, and only 27 members of staff out of 117 will be kept on.

Meeting site logistics while satisfying demands for high quality concrete products can be a complex task. ABE reports on Cemex work to supply material for Germany's Coface Arena. Football fans flocking to Mainz's new Coface Arena may appreciate the ability of the stadium to accommodate 33,500 spectators, but few will appreciate the complexity of the construction work. Nonetheless, state of the art prefabrication of the concrete elements has helped to deliver the concept developed by AGN Niederberghaus & Par

In partnership with waste specialists Ikos and Etares, French cement producer Lafarge started up a production unit for secondary recovered fuel in Le Havre in July, 2011. The unit is capable of producing 15tonnes of secondary recovered fuel per hour and produces 20% of the energy needs of the cement works in Le Havre, France.