# Ciments Calcia to start construction of new clinker line at Airvault plant

HeidelbergCement subsidiary Ciments Calcia plans to lay the first stone on 5 October 2022 for a new 4000 t/day clinker production line at its Airvault cement plant in France, a €300 million project built by ThyssenKrupp.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-09-28
- Where: Airvault, France, France
- Value: $300.0M (300.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 5 Oct 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 4000 t/day clinker
- Products: clinker
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Ciments Calcia](https://endata.com/companies/51304.md)
- [Thyssenkrupp](https://endata.com/companies/833.md) (partner)
- [Thyssenkrupp](https://endata.com/companies/833.md) (supplier)
- [Heidelberg Materials](https://endata.com/companies/15605.md) (partner)
- [HeidelbergCement](https://endata.com/companies/20595.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [globalcement.com](https://www.globalcement.com/news/15346-ciments-calcia-sets-date-for-start-of-construction-of-new-production-line-at-airvault-plant), 2022-09-28: "HeidelbergCement subsidiary Ciments Calcia plans to lay the first stone of a major upgrade project at its Airvault cement plant on 5 October 2022."
- [globalcement.com](https://www.globalcement.com/news/15436-ciments-calcia-commences-euro285m-airvault-cement-plant-upgrade), 2022-10-17: "Ciments Calcia first published its plans for the installation of a new 4000t/day production line to replace both existing lines at the Airvault plant in 2021"

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