Ciments Calcia Bussac-Forêt Cement Plant

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Ciments Calcia Bussac-Forêt Cement Plant (Cimenterie de Bussac-Forêt) is an integrated cement plant operating in Bussac-Forêt, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Bussac-Forêt, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France[1]:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 45.225372, -0.364636 (exact)[2]

Background

The Bussac cement plant is one of four plants apart of owner Heidelberg Material's country-wide Decarbonation Program. The modernization plans for the plant include the modification of the cooler to improve energy efficiency, increase to the capacity of the’ plant to upgrade alternative fuels, and a modification of the precalciner to increase the rate of alternative fuel substitution to 80%.

Ownership Tree

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Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type Plant status Start date
integrated[1] operating[1] 1978[1]

Table 2: Ownership Details

Additional information including parent company references and full ownership trees available at the Global Energy Ownership Tracker.
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
0.85[3] 1.28[3]

Table 4: Cement Production (million metric tonnes per annum)

Primary cement color Primary cement type Clinker substitution rate 2024 -2025 Cement production
grey[4] unknown[5] unknown[5] 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[6] 1 (exact)[7] unknown yes[6] yes[6] unknown

Table 6: Green Cement Technology

CCS/CCUS Alternative fuel Clay calcination
no yes; refuse derived fuel (RDF)[8][6] yes[9]

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Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://www.ciments.heidelbergmaterials.fr/fr/implantations-contacts/cimenteries/cimenterie-de-bussac. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/45%C2%B013'33.7%22N+0%C2%B021'55.8%22W/@45.2260407;-0.3680689;1075m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d45.226037!4d-0.365494?entry=ttu. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://georisques.gouv.fr/webappReport/ws/installations/inspection/ffc2NZuPs418EMFM6SyCrgocQcCzsU6k. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.ciments.heidelbergmaterials.fr/fr/implantations-contacts/cimenteries/cimenterie-de-cruas. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://it4v7.interactiv-doc.fr/html/guide_ciment_961/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://www.heidelbergmaterials.fr/fr/programme-de-decarbonation. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://maps.app.goo.gl/6xySDkhdKdxNnDzG7. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://www.heidelbergmaterials.fr/fr/notre-plan-dinvestissement-en-faveur-de-la-decarbonation-continue. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://www.heidelbergmaterials.fr/fr/ciments-investissement-pour-accelerer-la-decarbonation-de-la-cimenterie-de-bussac. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)