Turnover: 3.6 billion EUR (2022)
Country: France
Following in the footsteps of Louis Vicat, the inventor of artificial cement in 1817, the family business was founded over 160 years ago. It has developed a high-performance range of materials, products and services adapted to the changing needs of the construction industry. It is France's third-largest cement producer.
Cement production will account for 51% of sales in 2019, ready-mix concrete and aggregates for 35% and other activities for 14%
News
Vicat Produits Industriels modernizes its Eure-et-Loir plant at a cost of 8 million euros 12/10/2023
- Production line expanded from 150,000 to 300,000 tonnes of mortar and adhesive capacity at Vicat Produits Industriels (VPI).
- Sales of Vicat, the group specializing in building materials, in 2022: 3.642 billion euros.
- Total number of Vicat employees in 2022: 9900.
making cement from raw clay | Vicat and Materrup make cement from clay. 28/08/2023
- Vicat, the cement group, and start-up Materrup plan to build a raw clay cement plant with a capacity of 60,000 tonnes per year by 2024.
- The plant will be built by the Borda Occitanie joint venture, equally owned by Vicat and Materrup.
- The plant will eventually create 10 jobs and require an investment of nearly €7 million.
- Materrup, founded in 2018, opened its first plant in March 2022 with a capacity of 60,000 tonnes per year and employs 18 people.
- Materrup plans to build ten cement plants in France and a further ten in Europe.
CO2 capture by Vicat in 2027 27/06/2023
- Montalieu-Vercieu cement plant belonging to the Vicat group, established in 1922.
- Current production capacity of 1.2 million tonnes of cement per year, with a maximum capacity of 2 million tonnes.
- Objective to capture 1 million tonnes of CO2 per year, given that the plant currently emits around 800,000 tonnes of CO2.
- Second-generation Oxyfuel technology studied in collaboration with two German cement manufacturers (Heidelberg Materials and Schwenk) and an Italian group (Buzzi Unicem) via the CI4C joint venture.
- Since September 2020, Vicat has been testing a device developed in partnership with Carbon8 Systems, in which the family-owned group has become a minority shareholder, to transform kiln dust into lightweight aggregates.
French cement manufacturer Vicat relies on 3D printing. 14/06/2022
- Lithosys, Vicat's brand, offers a complete range of services and products in the field of concrete 3D printing.
- Vicat has declared sales of 3.1 billion euros in 2021.
- The French cement maker wants to develop a range of paints and ad hoc objects for concrete that will be 3D printed.
- Its aim is to become a major player in 3D printing in France and internationally
Financial Data
DUNS: 057505539
Legal Name: VICAT
Address: 4 RUE ARISTIDE BERGES LES TROIS VALLONS, 38080 L'ISLE-D'ABEAU
Number of employees: Entre 500 et 999 salariés (2020)
Capital: 179 600 000 EUR
Financial Data:
| Year | 2021 | 2020 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 484 801 000 | 441 220 000 | 406 781 000 | - | 392 099 000 |
| Gross margin (€) | 501 606 000 | 448 425 000 | 411 686 000 | - | - |
| EBITDA (€) | 102 473 000 | 91 861 000 | 66 105 000 | - | - |
| Operating profit (€) | 77 125 000 | 65 711 000 | 66 105 000 | - | - |
| Net profit (€) | 112 747 000 | 97 692 000 | 138 532 000 | 164 805 | 136 105 000 |
| Turnover growth rate (%) | 9,9 | 1,9 | 3,1 | - | - |
| Ebitda margin rate (%) | 21,1 | 20,8 | 16,3 | - | - |
| Operating margin rate (%) | 15,9 | 14,9 | 16,3 | - | - |
| Working Capital (turnover days) | 269,1 | 410 | 258,1 | - | - |
| Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | 80,1 | 102,3 | 257,2 | - | - |
| Net margin (%) | 23,3 | 22,1 | 34,1 | - | - |
| Added value / Turnover (%) | 39 | 41,1 | 100 | - | - |
| Wages and social charges (€) | 78 011 000 | 76 013 000 | 67 864 000 | - | - |
| Salaries / Turnover (%) | 16,1 | 17,2 | 16,7 | - | - |
Company Managers:
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Président du conseil d'administration | Guy | SIDOS | 61 | |
| Directeur général | Guy | SIDOS | 61 | |
| Directeur général délégué | Didier | PETETIN | 57 | |
| Directeur général délégué | Lukas Peter | EPPLE | 60 | |
| Administrateur | Sophie | FEGUEUX | 64 | |
| Administrateur | Jacques | MERCERON-VICAT | 86 | |
| Administrateur | Emmanuelle | SALLES | 50 | |
| Administrateur | Bruno | SALMON | 75 | |
| Administrateur | Louis | MERCERON-VICAT | 54 | |
| Administrateur | Sophie | MERCERON-VICAT | 55 | |
| Administrateur | Eléonore | SIDOS | 27 | |
| Administrateur | Xavier | CHALANDON | 75 | |
| Administrateur | Hugues Hervé | METZ | 59 | |
| Administrateur | Rémy Ernest | WEBER | 67 | |
| Administrateur | Caroline Pascale Hervé Marie Ghislaine | GINON | 38 |
Studies mentioning this company
The cement market - France
Other companies mentioned:
- Heidelberg Cement
- Vicat Groupe
- Imerys
- CRH
- BigMat
- Leroy Merlin France (Adeo)
- Lafarge (Holcim Groupe)
- Hoffmann Green Ciment
- Ciments Calcia (Heidelberg group)
- Colacem SPA
- EQIOM Bétons (CRH Group)
- Ciments du Maroc (Heidelberg Group)
- Holcim
- Carrières du Boulonnais - CB Groupe
- Chryso (Saint-Gobain Groupe)
- GCP Applied technologies (Saint-Gobain Groupe)
- Ecocem
The building materials market - Italy
Other companies mentioned:
- Vicat Groupe
- CRH
- Leroy Merlin Italia
- OBI Italia
- Buzzi Unicem SPA
- Colacem SPA
- Spartan Hive S.p.A.
- Orsolini
- Kerakoll
- Fassa Bortolo
- Saint-Gobain Groupe
The ready-mix concrete market - France
Other companies mentioned:
- Unibéton (Heidelberg group)
- Chavigny Groupe
- Cemex
- Béton Direct
- BHR Beton
- Rector Lesage
- Alkern Groupe
- Vicat Groupe
- Socli (Heidelberg group)
- EQIOM Bétons (CRH Group)
- Béton Solutions Mobiles (BSM)
- Maison Bleue Beton
- Matière TP Groupe
- Edycem (Herige groupe)
- Demathieu Bard
- Weber Beamix (Saint-Gobain groupe)
- Chryso (Saint-Gobain Groupe)
- Spurgin
- KP1
The market for cement - Germany
Other companies mentioned:
- Holcim
- HeidelbergCement
- Vicat Groupe
- Imerys
- EQIOM Bétons (CRH Group)
- Dyckerhoff
- Hornbach
- Obi
- Bauhaus