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This is an important step taken by Hoffmann Green, the French low-carbon cement specialist. Construction work on its first factory abroad has just started and is due to be completed at the end of 2025. The country chosen is original since it is Saudi Arabia.
“We have been in contact for two years with Shurfah, a large Saudi construction group,” puts Julien Blanchard, the director of this young company and member of the French Tech 2030 program, into perspective.