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CSR : See our 2018 report

31 May 2019

Vicat is a multi-site industrial group and a French family business that was founded nearly 165 years ago, after Louis Vicat invented artifical cement in 1817.

With its roots in history and a forward-looking ethos, its business model rests on the development of products and services for all sectors of the construction industry that are local and support the circular economy. Its corporate social responsibility engagements are translated into concrete initiatives which benefit the countries where it operates.

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Vicat develops first carbon-zero binder

Vicat’s DECA low-carbon range has been enriched by the addition of the first carbon-negative binder that can be used to produce very-low-carbon concrete. This innovation highlights the Group’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality on its full value chain by 2050.

17/12/2021

Meteor: increasing the proportion of alternative fuels at Montalieu-Vercieu

Under its 'France Relance' recovery plan, the French government is putting up 1.2 billion euros to boost the drive for reducing the industrial sector’s greenhouse-gas emissions by creating new support mechanisms that will reinforce the existing mechanisms implemented by the country’s Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME). The latest batch of 42 ‘France Recovery’ beneficiaries announced on Friday, 19 November, 2021, includes our very own ‘Meteor’ project.

22/10/2021

CimentAlgue : harnessing CO2 and waste heat in cement plants to produce microalgae

Vicat is working together with AlgoSource Technologies, TotalEnergies, and the University of Nantes to accelerate the development of microalgae production using CO2 and waste heat.

10/09/2021

Low-carbon trajectory: Vicat and Hynamics unveil Hynovi project

Under a partnership with Hynamics, a subsidiary of energy-provider Groupe EDF that specializes in production of hydrogen, Vicat is developing an integrated solution for capturing CO₂ and producing carbon-free methanol.