{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"100827","rtpr_id":"nBwc9hdvxa","ticker":"ALHGR","exchange":"Euronext Paris","all_tickers":["ALHGR"],"title":"Hoffmann Green Signs Commercial Partnership With Clément & Fils, a Specialist in Structural Work in the West of France","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-07-28T16:00:00.523Z","article_body":"Hoffmann Green Signs Commercial Partnership With Clément & Fils, a\nSpecialist in Structural Work in the West of France\n\nRegulatory News:\n\nHoffmann Green Cement Technologies (ISIN: FR0013451044, Ticker: ALHGR)\n(“Hoffmann Green Cement” or the “Company”), an industrial player\ncommitted to the decarbonation of the construction sector that designs and\nmarkets innovative cold produced, clinker-free cements, announces the signing\nof a commercial partnership with Clément & Fils, a family-run business\nspecializing in masonry, structural work and the construction of housing and\nindustrial buildings in the West of France.\n\nFounded in 1959, the family-run business Clément & Fils has established\nitself as a leading player in masonry and structural work in the area between\nthe Nantes urban area and the Guérande peninsula. With a workforce of over 45\nemployees, the company has been supporting private individuals and businesses\nwith construction and renovation projects for more than 65 years, from\ndetached houses to industrial buildings. Renowned for its technical expertise\nand the quality of its work, it focuses on people as the heart of its\ndevelopment and conducts its activities as part of a commitment to\nenvironmental transition.\n\nIn this context, Clément & Fils has chosen to rely on the technologies\ndeveloped by Hoffmann Green in order to incorporate carbon-neutral\nconstruction solutions into its projects. Thanks to this commercial\npartnership, the company will be able to offer its clients structures built\nusing Hoffmann Green’s 0% clinker cements, combining technical performance,\nsustainability and reduced CO₂ emissions. This collaboration is already\ncoming to life with the construction of a logistics hub using 0% clinker\ncements developed by Hoffmann Green, in Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc\n(Loire-Atlantique).\n\nThis new partnership illustrates the momentum of Hoffmann Green’s commercial\nexpansion amongst regional players in the construction sector. It strengthens\nthe Company’s portfolio of partners in the West of France and helps to\nsupport its strong growth trajectory and the diversification of its target\nmarkets. This collaboration is therefore in line with the Company’s ambition\nto continue accelerating sales volumes and to achieve its target of selling\n100,000 tonnes of cement by 2026.\n\nJulien BLANCHARD and David HOFFMANN, Co-founders of Hoffmann Green Cement\nTechnologies, say: “We are very pleased to welcome Clément & Fils as\none of our business partners. This new partnership strengthens our presence in\nthe West of France and demonstrates the growing confidence that construction\ncompanies have in our 0% clinker technologies. Supporting long-established\nplayers such as Clément & Fils in their transition towards low-carbon\nconstruction is at the heart of our mission and is a powerful driver of our\nbusiness growth.”\n\nBertrand Clément, Co-Director of Clément & Fils, adds: “For over 65\nyears, our development has been based on the quality of our projects, our\nclose relationship with our clients and our ability to adapt our practices. By\nincorporating Hoffmann Green’s innovative cements into our offering, we are\ncontinuing our commitment to more sustainable construction, while maintaining\nthe technical performance and competitiveness that are the strengths of our\ncompany.”\n\nABOUT HOFFMANN GREEN CEMENT TECHNOLOGIES\n\nFounded in 2014 and based in Bournezeau (Vendée, Western France), Hoffmann\nGreen Cement Technologies designs, produces and distributes innovative\nextremely low-carbon cements – with a carbon footprint 5 times lower than\ntraditional cement – that present, at equivalent dosage and with no\nalteration to the concrete manufacturing process, superior performances than\ntraditional cement.\n\nHoffmann Green operates two production units powered by a solar tracker park\non the Bournezeau site: a 4.0 factory and H2, the world's first vertical\ncement plant inaugurated in May 2023. A third factory will be built in the\nRhône-Alpes region with construction scheduled for 2027-2028 to bring the\nGroup's total production capacity to around 1,000,000 tons per year. The group\nhas industrialized a genuine technological breakthrough based on modifying\ncement composition and creating a cold manufacturing process, with 0% clinker\nand low energy consumption, making it a leading and unique player in the\ncement market that has not evolved for 200 years.\n\nIn a context of climate urgency and energy price inflation, Hoffmann Green\nCement actively participates in energy transition by producing clean 0%\nclinker cement that consumes 10 to 15 times less energy than Portland cement.\nIt also promotes eco-responsible construction and encourages circular economy\nand natural resource preservation. With its unparalleled and constantly\nevolving technological expertise, driven by high-performing teams, Hoffmann\nGreen Cement Technologies serves all markets in the construction sector, both\nin France and internationally.\n\nHoffmann Green was selected among the 2022 promotion of the top 20 French\ngreen startups as part of the French Tech Green20 program, led by the French\nTech Mission in partnership with the Ministry of Ecological Transition. In\nJune 2023, the company was selected for French Tech 2030, a new ambitious\nsupport program operated by the French Tech Mission alongside the General\nSecretariat for Investment (SGPI) and Bpifrance.\n\nThe company continues its international development through a licensing\ncompany model with contract signings in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Saudi\nArabia and in the United States.\n\nFor further information, please go to : www.ciments-hoffmann.fr/\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ciments-hoffmann.fr%2F&esheet=54578363&newsitemid=20260728719937&lan=en-US&anchor=www.ciments-hoffmann.fr%2F&index=1&md5=27d14b84a796663f8b163fc104edfeac)\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260728719937/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260728719937/en/)\n\nCONTACTS HOFFMANN GREEN\n\n\n\nHoffmann Green \n\nPierre-Emmanuel Favre\n\nChief Financial Officer\n\nfinances@ciments-hoffmann.fr \n(mailto:finances@ciments-hoffmann.fr) \n02 51 460 600\n\n\n\nNewCap Investors Relations \n\nThomas Grojean\n\nAlban Dufumier\n\nciments-hoffmann@newcap.eu \n(mailto:ciments-hoffmann@newcap.eu) \n01 44 71 94 94\n\n\n\nNewCap Financial Media Relations \n\nNicolas Merigeau\n\nciments-hoffmann@newcap.eu \n(mailto:ciments-hoffmann@newcap.eu) \n01 44 71 94 98\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBwc9hdvxa","title":"Hoffmann Green Signs Commercial Partnership With Clément & Fils, a Specialist in Structural Work in the West of France","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"ALHGR","created":"2026-07-28T16:00:00.523Z","tickers":["ALHGR"],"exchange":"Euronext Paris","article_body":"Hoffmann Green Signs Commercial Partnership With Clément & Fils, a\nSpecialist in Structural Work in the West of France\n\nRegulatory News:\n\nHoffmann Green Cement Technologies (ISIN: FR0013451044, Ticker: ALHGR)\n(“Hoffmann Green Cement” or the “Company”), an industrial player\ncommitted to the decarbonation of the construction sector that designs and\nmarkets innovative cold produced, clinker-free cements, announces the signing\nof a commercial partnership with Clément & Fils, a family-run business\nspecializing in masonry, structural work and the construction of housing and\nindustrial buildings in the West of France.\n\nFounded in 1959, the family-run business Clément & Fils has established\nitself as a leading player in masonry and structural work in the area between\nthe Nantes urban area and the Guérande peninsula. With a workforce of over 45\nemployees, the company has been supporting private individuals and businesses\nwith construction and renovation projects for more than 65 years, from\ndetached houses to industrial buildings. Renowned for its technical expertise\nand the quality of its work, it focuses on people as the heart of its\ndevelopment and conducts its activities as part of a commitment to\nenvironmental transition.\n\nIn this context, Clément & Fils has chosen to rely on the technologies\ndeveloped by Hoffmann Green in order to incorporate carbon-neutral\nconstruction solutions into its projects. Thanks to this commercial\npartnership, the company will be able to offer its clients structures built\nusing Hoffmann Green’s 0% clinker cements, combining technical performance,\nsustainability and reduced CO₂ emissions. This collaboration is already\ncoming to life with the construction of a logistics hub using 0% clinker\ncements developed by Hoffmann Green, in Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc\n(Loire-Atlantique).\n\nThis new partnership illustrates the momentum of Hoffmann Green’s commercial\nexpansion amongst regional players in the construction sector. It strengthens\nthe Company’s portfolio of partners in the West of France and helps to\nsupport its strong growth trajectory and the diversification of its target\nmarkets. This collaboration is therefore in line with the Company’s ambition\nto continue accelerating sales volumes and to achieve its target of selling\n100,000 tonnes of cement by 2026.\n\nJulien BLANCHARD and David HOFFMANN, Co-founders of Hoffmann Green Cement\nTechnologies, say: “We are very pleased to welcome Clément & Fils as\none of our business partners. This new partnership strengthens our presence in\nthe West of France and demonstrates the growing confidence that construction\ncompanies have in our 0% clinker technologies. Supporting long-established\nplayers such as Clément & Fils in their transition towards low-carbon\nconstruction is at the heart of our mission and is a powerful driver of our\nbusiness growth.”\n\nBertrand Clément, Co-Director of Clément & Fils, adds: “For over 65\nyears, our development has been based on the quality of our projects, our\nclose relationship with our clients and our ability to adapt our practices. By\nincorporating Hoffmann Green’s innovative cements into our offering, we are\ncontinuing our commitment to more sustainable construction, while maintaining\nthe technical performance and competitiveness that are the strengths of our\ncompany.”\n\nABOUT HOFFMANN GREEN CEMENT TECHNOLOGIES\n\nFounded in 2014 and based in Bournezeau (Vendée, Western France), Hoffmann\nGreen Cement Technologies designs, produces and distributes innovative\nextremely low-carbon cements – with a carbon footprint 5 times lower than\ntraditional cement – that present, at equivalent dosage and with no\nalteration to the concrete manufacturing process, superior performances than\ntraditional cement.\n\nHoffmann Green operates two production units powered by a solar tracker park\non the Bournezeau site: a 4.0 factory and H2, the world's first vertical\ncement plant inaugurated in May 2023. A third factory will be built in the\nRhône-Alpes region with construction scheduled for 2027-2028 to bring the\nGroup's total production capacity to around 1,000,000 tons per year. The group\nhas industrialized a genuine technological breakthrough based on modifying\ncement composition and creating a cold manufacturing process, with 0% clinker\nand low energy consumption, making it a leading and unique player in the\ncement market that has not evolved for 200 years.\n\nIn a context of climate urgency and energy price inflation, Hoffmann Green\nCement actively participates in energy transition by producing clean 0%\nclinker cement that consumes 10 to 15 times less energy than Portland cement.\nIt also promotes eco-responsible construction and encourages circular economy\nand natural resource preservation. With its unparalleled and constantly\nevolving technological expertise, driven by high-performing teams, Hoffmann\nGreen Cement Technologies serves all markets in the construction sector, both\nin France and internationally.\n\nHoffmann Green was selected among the 2022 promotion of the top 20 French\ngreen startups as part of the French Tech Green20 program, led by the French\nTech Mission in partnership with the Ministry of Ecological Transition. In\nJune 2023, the company was selected for French Tech 2030, a new ambitious\nsupport program operated by the French Tech Mission alongside the General\nSecretariat for Investment (SGPI) and Bpifrance.\n\nThe company continues its international development through a licensing\ncompany model with contract signings in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Saudi\nArabia and in the United States.\n\nFor further information, please go to : www.ciments-hoffmann.fr/\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ciments-hoffmann.fr%2F&esheet=54578363&newsitemid=20260728719937&lan=en-US&anchor=www.ciments-hoffmann.fr%2F&index=1&md5=27d14b84a796663f8b163fc104edfeac)\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260728719937/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260728719937/en/)\n\nCONTACTS HOFFMANN GREEN\n\n\n\nHoffmann Green \n\nPierre-Emmanuel Favre\n\nChief Financial Officer\n\nfinances@ciments-hoffmann.fr \n(mailto:finances@ciments-hoffmann.fr) \n02 51 460 600\n\n\n\nNewCap Investors Relations \n\nThomas Grojean\n\nAlban Dufumier\n\nciments-hoffmann@newcap.eu \n(mailto:ciments-hoffmann@newcap.eu) \n01 44 71 94 94\n\n\n\nNewCap Financial Media Relations \n\nNicolas Merigeau\n\nciments-hoffmann@newcap.eu \n(mailto:ciments-hoffmann@newcap.eu) \n01 44 71 94 98\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-07-28T16:00:00.578856128Z","server_sent_at_ms":1785254400578},"received_at":"2026-07-28T16:00:00.629Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260728719937/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"89862","press_release_id":"100827","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Construction Materials","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"partnership","narrative":"Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies signed a commercial partnership with Clément & Fils, a family-run business specializing in structural work in the West of France.\n\nClément & Fils will integrate Hoffmann Green’s 0% clinker cements into its construction and renovation projects, starting with a logistics hub in Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc.\n\nThe deal strengthens Hoffmann Green’s regional portfolio and supports its ambition to sell 100,000 tonnes of cement by 2026.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Regional partnership expansion supports 2026 volume targets."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"target_sales_2026_tonnes":100000,"future_production_capacity_tons_per_year":1000000}},"quotedText":"This new partnership strengthens our presence in the West of France and demonstrates the growing confidence that construction companies have in our 0% clinker technologies.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Julien BLANCHARD","role":"Co-founder"},{"name":"David HOFFMANN","role":"Co-founder"},{"name":"Bertrand Clément","role":"Co-Director of Clément & Fils"}],"products":["0% clinker cements","H2"],"companies":[{"name":"Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies","ticker":"ALHGR"},{"name":"Clément & Fils","relationship":"partner"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Partnership with a regional family-run firm (45 employees) to use Hoffmann Green's cement. 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