- CEO
- Guy Sidos
- Full Time Employees
- 9,840
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Construction Materials
- Address
- 4 Rue Aristide Berges L'Isle-d'Abeau France 38080
- IPO Date
- Jul 7, 2020
- Business
- Vicat S.A. manufactures and sells cement, ready-mixed concrete, aggregates and related construction materials. The company produces cementitious products including Portland cement, specialty cements and low-carbon solutions such as the DECA range; ready-mixed concrete; aggregates from quarries; precast concrete products; premixed mortars; concrete additives; constructive systems; paper and packaging via Papeteries de Vizille; and services encompassing concrete pumping, transport and logistics, 3D concrete printing, engineering, quality control and major works through SATM. Vicat operates in three principal segments, Cement, Concrete & Aggregates, and Other Products & Services, with production capacities encompassing approximately 28 million tons of cement, 9.4 million cubic meters of ready-mixed concrete and 22.9 million tons of aggregates annually. The group maintains industrial facilities including cement plants, milling plants, batching plants and quarries across 12 countries in six zones: France, Europe (Switzerland, Italy), Asia (India, Kazakhstan), Mediterranean (Turkey, Egypt), West Africa (Senegal, Mali, Mauritania) and Americas (United States, Brazil), serving general contractors, precast manufacturers, public works contractors, residential developers, local authorities and construction material wholesalers. Founded in 1853 and headquartered in L'Isle-d'Abeau, France, Vicat employs close to 10,000 people and generated consolidated sales of 3,884 million euros in 2024. Recent developments include the start-up phase of Kiln 6 in Senegal as a key organic growth driver with anticipated EBITDA contribution in second-half 2025; merger of subsidiaries VPI and Cermix to expand construction chemicals; acquisition of Realmix in Brazil to enhance vertical integration; ramp-up of rail terminals around the Ragland plant in the United States; launch of low-carbon initiatives such as the Argilor project using activated clays and DECA solutions representing over 16% of French cement sales; cooperation agreement with the United States Department of Energy for up to $500 million funding toward the Lebec Net Zero carbon capture project in California; and achievement of record free cash flow of 373 million euros alongside leverage reduction to 1.58x in 2024.