History

What if we made history?

The key dates from our history

2024

February
2024
New certifications. H-UKR reinforcement rules are now identical to those for standardized cements : - Less steel - Time savings - Cost savings - Optimized carbon footprint
January
2024
Distribution agreement signed with Bricomarché, Bricorama, Brico Cash and Tridôme (part of the Les Mousquetaires Group) to address the consumer market.

2023

December
2023
Hoffmann Green concludes a preliminary agreement with a partner for the signature of a licensing contract in the US state of Florida. This licensing agreement will lead to the construction of several Hoffmann plants in Florida, which will be built along the same lines as H2, Hoffmann Green's second production unit based in Bournezeau.
November
2023
Signature of a contract to supply decarbonated cements to Spie Batignolles, a major player in the building, infrastructure and services sector operating in 6 main areas of expertise: construction, civil engineering/foundations, energy, public works, real estate and landscaping/environmental development.
November
2023
Launch of PRO CEMENT 52.5 N, the 0% clinker decarbonated cement for the Reunion Island market
September
2023
POINT.P and Hoffmann Green sign a partnership for the distribution of H-UKR cement in concrete plants and precast plants in the POINT.P network.
September
2023
Hoffmann Green signs its first licensing contract in Saudi Arabia with the Shurfah Group in order to support the decarbonization of the construction sector in this territory. The objective of this contract is to duplicate several H2 factories on Saudi territory.
July
2023
Winner of the Concours d'Innovation de l'État in the I-Nov category for developing the Company's 5th technology, H-Green, which aims to reduce the carbon footprint of cement by a factor of 10 compared with conventional cement. We are one of 237 winning projects to be supported by the French government via #France2030! This victory represents an important step in the evolution of our industry !
May
2023
Friday May 12 saw the inauguration of our second H2 production site, a vertical plant unique in the world. Built in less than 24 months, this new production unit, still at our historic site in Bournezeau (Vendée), marks an important step in the company's development.
March
2023
Hoffmann Green Cement, the first European cement company to be 100% aligned with the Green Taxonomy, has published its assessment report on its alignment with the European taxonomy, which was carried out by Ethifinance, an innovative European rating, research and consultancy group, in the service of sustainable finance.
January
2023
Hoffmann and VM Matériaux: First distribution agreement in mainland France for the distribution of H-IONA decarbonated cement bags.
December
2023
Hoffmann Green, whose industrial activity is directly involved in the decarbonization of the construction sector, has decided to market its carbon credits to companies wishing to contribute to this goal of global carbon neutrality.
September
2023
Hoffmann Green signs its first distribution contract in the United Kingdom with Cemblend.
July
2023
Hoffmann Green carries out its first external growth operation by acquiring the ABC Broyage group to internalise the processing of its raw materials.
July
2023
Hoffmann Green opens its first international subsidiary with a partner in Switzerland.
June
2023
Hoffmann Green is joining the 2022 class of the French Tech Green20 program this year. Led by the Mission French Tech, in partnership with the Ministry of Ecological Transition.
May
2023
Hoffmann Green announces that its third production site (H3) will be located in the Port of Dunkirk
May
2023
Hoffmann Green signs a major marketing contract with BOUYGUES IMMOBILIER.
April
2023
Hoffmann Green Signs a 3 year cement supply contract with the Groupe Duret Immobilier.
February
2023
HOFFMANN GREEN CEMENT announces the signing of a Temporary Occupation Permit in the pour of La Rochelle and confirms its 2021 guidance

2021

November 2021
Fundraising of €25 million to finance our international development
October
2021
Visit of the president of the Senate, Gérard Larcher in Bournezeau
September
2021
Hoffmann Green announces the partnership of two distribution networks with Ravate and Eco Bati
September
2021
Hoffmann Green announces the commercial launch of H-IONA
May
2021
Launch of the Phare calculator
April
2021
Signature of the first international contract with the Swiss group MAULINI CONSTRUCTION
April 2021
Partnership with EDYCEM, a subsidiary of the HERIGE Group, to develop the formulation of a low carbon concrete
March
2021
Opening of the Paris office
January
2021
inclusion of its share in the Enternext index (press release in french only)

2020

September
2020
Start of work on our 2nd production unit
January
2020
Hoffmann Green receives the Grand Prix of the Nantes Industrie Awards 2020
January
2020
Speech by Julien Blanchard at the Greetings Ceremony of the President of the Pays de la Loire Region, Christelle Morançais, in Nantes.

2020

January
2020
Obtained H-P2A patent in the United States

2019

October 2019
IPO on Paris Stock Exchange / Euronext Growth
September
2019
Doubling of the office space at our Bournezeau site
September
2019
Expansion of the H1 site with the construction of ZONE 3
June
2019
A record-breaking €15 million in funds raised to accelerate our production capacity
January
2019
Delivery of the world’s 1st low-carbon staircase for Gaîté Montparnasse project (Paris)

2018

December
2018
First delivery of 25 tonnes of H-UKR cement
November 2018
Inauguration of the H1 site in Bournezeau (Vendée, France)
September-October
2018
Obtained PIA 3 Label
February-June
2018
Signed contracts for major industrial partnerships

2017

October
2017
Patent submitted for H-EVA
September
2017
Obtained European H2020 Label
July
2017
Seal of Excellence
July 2017
Construction began on the 1st production site

2016

December
2016
Obtained PIA 1 Label (French investments in the future programme)
August 2016
Visit of French President, Emmanuel Macron
January
2016
Construction of a private research laboratory

2015

March
2015
Patent submitted for H-P2A

2014

June
2014
A conversation with David Hoffmann and Julien Blanchard

A human adventure

Hoffmann Green Cement was born of the encounter between David Hoffmann, an experienced scientist sensitive to environmental challenges, and Julien Blanchard, a born entrepreneur already at the helm of two long-established building materials companies in the Vendée region (Argilus and Gillaizeau). The two men will combine their strengths and experience to revolutionize cement manufacturing. Responsible for 6% of the world’s CO2 emissions, cement manufacturing has hardly changed since its creation 200 years ago. It was time to act. Joining forces in 2014, the two entrepreneurs decided to change the game by developing new decarbonated cements, 0% clinker from industrial by-products. Over the years, the two entrepreneurs have been able to federate complementary talents to enable the mass distribution of these new cements.

Disruptive innovations for a low-carbon society

The Hoffmann Green adventure is a scientific and technical one. In less than 10 years, the company has gone from initial experiments in David Hoffmann’s garage to the marketing of four certified technologies. These cements are truly “out of the ordinary”, requiring constant R&D and certification to enable them to be used in all concrete applications. These ground-breaking innovations offer at least the same technical performance as traditional cement, with environmental benefits that are unique in the world.

An industrial adventure “made in France”

Hoffmann Green is one of the spearheads of the new generation of French industrial companies. From the outset, the company has supported a large-scale industrial project to provide a massive response to the urgent need to decarbonize construction. Hoffmann Green has developed a unique industrial process that is embodied in its plant model: the world’s first vertical cement plant. With its small footprint, energy autonomy and 4.0 technology, everything has been designed to develop an industry that serves the planet and its people. With a capacity of 250,000 tonnes per year, these plants are designed to be built as close as possible to consumption areas, through a progressive network of regional networks.

An international adventure

CO2 knows no borders. To speed up the global response to the environmental crisis, Hoffmann Green is rapidly expanding outside France. As early as 2022, the company entered into strategic partnerships to make its cements available in Switzerland and England. In 2023, international development accelerated further, with the first announcements of licensed developments in Saudi Arabia and the United States.