Ciments Calcia Airvault Cement Plant
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Ciments Calcia Airvault Cement Plant (Cimenterie d'Airvault) is an integrated cement plant operating in Airvault, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Airvault, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France[1]:
Coordinates (WGS 84): 46.809924, -0.138650 (exact)[2]
Background
The Airvault cement plant first opened in 1919, and today operates with a total capacity of 2 million tonnes per year of cement production.[3][4]
The Airvault cement plant is one of four plants included in owner Heidelberg Materials' country-wide Decarbonization Program. A modernization of the plant, which included replacement of the two existing semi-dry firing lines with a new dry firing line with a precalciner, was completed in 2025.[5] The company also planned to increase the alternative fuel substitution rate to 88%, with the goal of reducing specific CO2 emissions by 17%.[6]
In February 2026, the French government announced that the Airvault cement plant would be a recipient of part of $2 billion allocated for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) projects. At Airvault, the project, titled GOCO2, aims to capture 1 million tons of CO2 annually.[7]
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Cement Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant type | Plant status | Start date |
|---|---|---|
| integrated[1] | operating[1] | 1919[1] |
Table 2: Ownership Details
| Parent company | Parent company GEM ID | Owner name | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg Materials AG [100.0%] | E100000000414 [100.0%] | Ciments Calcia SAS [100.0%][1] | E100002006251 [100.0%] |
Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)
| Cement capacity | Clinker capacity |
|---|---|
| 2.00[8] | 1.46[9] |
Table 4: Cement Production (million metric tonnes per annum)
| Primary cement color | Primary cement type | Clinker substitution rate | 2024 -2025 Cement production |
|---|---|---|---|
| grey[10] | unknown[11] | unknown[11] | unknown |
Table 5: Clinker Production
| Clinker production method | Number of operating kilns (accuracy) | Number of developing kilns (accuracy) | Kiln technology - preheater | Kiln technology - precalciner | Kiln technology - waste heat recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dry[9] | 1 (exact)[12] | unknown | yes[13] | yes[14] | unknown |
Table 6: Green Cement Technology
| CCS/CCUS | Alternative fuel | Clay calcination |
|---|---|---|
| yes[15] | yes; refuse derived fuel (RDF)[13][9] | no[9] |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://www.ciments.heidelbergmaterials.fr/fr/implantations-contacts/cimenteries/cimenterie-airvault.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ciments+Calcia/@46.8092545;-0.1436718;1477m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m12!1m5!3m4!2zNDbCsDQ4JzM1LjIiTiAwwrAwOCcyMC4zIlc!8m2!3d46.809772!4d-0.138968!3m5!1s0x48077813773e3a75:0xac56b3d0b78198d3!8m2!3d46.8112794!4d-0.1358395!16s%2Fg%2F1tffckyx?entry=ttu.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Cimenterie d'Airvault | Heidelberg Materials". www.ciments.heidelbergmaterials.fr. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
- ↑ "Après avoir investi 350 millions d'euros, ce cimentier est prêt à doubler la mise". Ouest France.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Reports and presentations | Heidelberg Materials". www.heidelbergmaterials.com. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
- ↑ "Programme de décarbonation | Heidelberg Materials France". www.heidelbergmaterials.fr. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
- ↑ "France Commits $2B To Industrial Decarbonization & CCUS". carbonherald.com. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
- ↑ https://www.ouest-france.fr/economie/industries/apres-avoir-investi-350-millions-deuros-ce-cimentier-est-pret-a-doubler-la-mise-ef6fc8d6-573f-11f0-9771-bf42ae6be7a5#:~:text=La%20cimenterie%20d'Airvault%20emploie;%C3%A0%202%20millions%20de%20tonnes.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://www.heidelbergmaterials.fr/fr/programme-de-decarbonation.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.ciments.heidelbergmaterials.fr/fr/implantations-contacts/cimenteries/cimenterie-de-cruas.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://it4v7.interactiv-doc.fr/html/guide_ciment_961/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.heidelbergmaterials.com/en/investor-relations/reports-and-presentations.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIYbJy3Bu0k.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.debatpublic.fr/sites/default/files/2021-06/DOSSIER-DE-CONCERTATION-planche.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.globalcement.com/news/item/17092-heidelberg-materials-france-to-trial-carbon-capture-installation-at-airvault-cement-plant.
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