# Holcim, CBR, CCB among five Belgian firms receive EUR346m decarbonisation funding

Holcim, CBR, Compagnie des Ciments Belges (CCB), Industeel and Aperam in Wallonia, Belgium, received a EUR346 million finance package to halve their greenhouse gas emissions. Half is publicly financed by Wallonia and Europe, with 167 jobs expected to be created.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2023-12-14
- Where: Wallonia, Belgium, Belgium
- Value: $377.0M (346.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 167
- Status: announced
- Products: cement, steel
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md), [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Holcim](https://endata.com/companies/15354.md)
- [Aperam](https://endata.com/companies/19223.md)
- [CBR](https://endata.com/companies/74434.md)
- [Compagnie des Ciments Belges](https://endata.com/companies/74435.md)
- [Industeel](https://endata.com/companies/74436.md)

## Sources

- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/176087/cement-factories-in-wallonia-receive-decarbonisation-funding-boost.html), 2023-12-14: "Our objective is to reduce the use of fossil fuels in the cement manufacturing process to zero and to achieve the use of 40 per cent green energy."

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