Heidelberg Materials plans to close Ranville cement plant as it shifts to lower-clinker products to cut CO2 emissions

• Heidelberg Materials plans to close its Ranville cement plant in Normandy as it reshapes its European footprint toward lower-clinker cement.
• Move targets reduced CO₂ emissions through higher value-added products with lower clinker content.
• Decision follows a sharp drop in cement volumes in France amid weak construction demand.
• Closure would affect 87 employees; redeployment to other French sites is under consideration.
• Company cited €650 million invested to modernize French sites as part of its decarbonization strategy.

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