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Cement Plants in France
France has 52 cement plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 11th-largest fleet of the 149 countries that hold any, and 1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 43 operating and 4 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Holcim AG (14), Lafarge France (13) and Ciments Calcia SAS (10) — Holcim AG alone is named on 27% of them. Half of France's cement plants in service predate 1978 (median commissioning year of the 29 with a known date), 6 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Couvrot Cement Plant, dating from 1912. 4 are in the pipeline, led by Ottmarsheim Cement Plant, proposed. They account for 17% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in France.
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Who owns France's cement plants
- Holcim AG14 27%
- Lafarge France13 25%
- Ciments Calcia SAS10 19%
- Heidelberg Materials AG10 19%
- Vicat SA9 17%
- CRH PLC8 15%
- Eqiom SAS8 15%
- Cem'in'Eu SAS4 8%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1910s2
- 1920s6
- 1930s1
- 1950s1
- 1960s2
- 1970s3
- 1980s1
- 2000s5
- 2010s6
- 2020s2
Median commissioning year 1978 · oldest Couvrot Cement Plant (1912) · newest Bournezeau H2 Cement Plant (2023) · 29 of 52 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Ottmarsheim Cement Plantproposed
- Montreuil Bellay Cement Plantproposed
- Hoffman Dunkirk H3 Cement Plant2024 · proposed
- F Scott Montoir-de-Bretagne Cement Plant2027 · proposed
How France compares · cement plants by country
- 1. China1,094
- 8. Russia67
- 9. Italy66
- 10. Nepal62
- 11. France52
- 12. Germany51
- 13. Indonesia49
- 14. Bangladesh45
Frequently asked
- How many cement plants are there in France?
- OverWatts maps 52 cement plants in France — 1% of the world's mapped total, the 11th-largest national fleet of the 149 countries with any.
- Who owns the cement plants in France?
- Holcim AG is named as owner or operator on the most — 14 of 52 (27%). Next are Lafarge France (13), Ciments Calcia SAS (10) and Heidelberg Materials AG (10).
- How old are France's cement plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1978, across the 29 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Couvrot Cement Plant (1912); 6 came online in the past ten years.
- What new cement plants are being built in France?
- 4 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Ottmarsheim Cement Plant, Montreuil Bellay Cement Plant and Hoffman Dunkirk H3 Cement Plant.