{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"150008","rtpr_id":"nGNEgD2X2-20260922","ticker":"ARGAN","exchange":"Euronext Paris","all_tickers":["ARGAN"],"title":"REG-ARGAN: AutOnom®, when the sun cools the warehouses","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-22T15:45:00.157Z","article_body":"Press release – Neuilly-sur-Seine, Tuesday, September 22, 2026 – 5.45 pm\n\nAutOnom®, when the sun cools the warehouses\n\nAs periods of extreme heat become more frequent and intense, thermal comfort\nin logistics buildings is taking on a new significance. For ARGAN, a\nbuilding’s environmental performance cannot be separated from the quality of\nlife of the people who work there.\n\nWith AutOnom® – the warehouse that generates its own energy – ARGAN has\nbeen developing a new generation of logistics warehouses since 2022, combining\nsolar power generation, electricity storage and high-performance electric heat\npumps.\nTogether, these systems enable AutOnom® occupiers to meet their heating and\nlighting needs using renewable energy generated on site. This approach now\nmakes it possible to go one step further: the same heat pump that provides\nheating in winter can also cool workspaces in summer.\n\nFrom heating to cooling: one system for every season\n\nTraditionally, heating in French warehouses still relies heavily on gas-fired\nboilers. AutOnom® replaces this carbon-intensive system with reversible\nair-to-water electric heat pumps, which capture heat from the outside air to\nwarm water in winter and reverse their cycle in summer to cool the warehouse\nvia unit heaters.\nThe building thus becomes a fully-fledged energy infrastructure serving both\nits operations and its occupants.\n\nUp to 13°C cooler inside the warehouse, even when outdoor temperatures exceed\n35°C\n\nThis summer, three ARGAN sites benefited from these systems, including the\nBain-de-Bretagne (35) facility operated by the teams at BSL, part of the\nDIMOTRANS Group. Céline Chatelain, QHSE and CSR Director at DIMOTRANS Group,\nwas able to assess the system’s effectiveness throughout the summer:\n\n“We pay particularly close attention to our employees’ working conditions.\nIn a logistics facility, periods of extreme heat can quickly become a major\nconcern. AutOnom® provides us with a practical solution, and we were able to\nsee its benefits from the very first heatwaves in June. While outdoor\ntemperatures reached 40°C, the temperature inside our warehouse remained at\njust 26–27°C. The difference was immediately noticeable for our teams.”\n\n“We want to provide our employees with a high-quality working environment\nwhile reducing the environmental impact of our operations. AutOnom® enables\nus to pursue both objectives without having to choose between them.\nThe heat pump provides year-round comfort, both in winter and summer, while\nphotovoltaic generation and energy storage allow us to manage our energy\nconsumption intelligently, supported by the Building Management System (BMS)\ntools integrated with the AutOnom® equipment.\nFinally, in a context of highly volatile energy prices, the AutOnom® solution\ngives us greater predictability and control over our energy costs. The\nelectricity generated by the solar panels covers the building’s cooling\nneeds using renewable energy produced directly on site. Overall, we are very\nsatisfied with this solution.”\n\nThermal comfort is no longer a secondary consideration in a warehouse. It is a\nkey factor in quality of life at work and, consequently, in the building’s\noverall performance\n\nStephane Cassagne, ARGAN’s Director of Development and Asset Management:\n“For occupiers, thermal comfort is gradually becoming an integral part of\ntheir quality-of-work-life policies. Against this backdrop, having a building\ncapable of maintaining comfortable temperatures, including during periods of\nextreme heat that are expected to become more frequent, is becoming an\nincreasingly important consideration.”\n\n“With AutOnom®, ARGAN is championing a vision of logistics real estate in\nwhich a building’s performance is no longer measured solely by its size or\nstorage capacity, but also by its energy efficiency and the comfort it\nprovides to occupants. These factors are becoming increasingly important\ndrivers of value for property companies’ real estate portfolios.\n\nAutOnom® thus embodies a new generation of logistics real estate: a building\nthat generates its own energy, stores it, uses it intelligently, and\ncontributes to the well-being of its occupants.”\n\n2026 financial calendar (Publication of the press release after closing of the\nstock exchange)\n* October 1: Net sales of 3(rd) quarter 2026\n* November 20: General Assembly (WDP merger project)\n2027 financial calendar (Publication of the press release after closing of the\nstock exchange)\n* January 4: Net sales of 4(th) quarter 2026\n* January 21: Annual results 2026\n* March 25: General Assembly 2027\nAbout ARGAN\n\nARGAN is the only French real estate company specializing in the DEVELOPMENT &\nRENTAL OF PREMIUM WAREHOUSES listed on EURONEXT and is the leading player in\nits market in France. Building on a unique customer-centric approach, ARGAN\ndevelops PREMIUM and pre-let Au0nom® -labelled warehouses – i.e., which\nproduce their own energy for self-consumption – for blue-chip companies,\nwith tailor-made services throughout all project phases from the development\nmilestones to the rental management. As at June 30, 2026, ARGAN represented a\nportfolio of 3.9 million sq.m, with close to 110 warehouses located in the\ncontinental area of France. Appraised at a total of €4.3 billion (excl.\nduties), this portfolio generates a yearly rental income of €224 million\n(yearly rental income based on the portfolio delivered as at June 30, 2026).\nProfitability, well-mastered debt and sustainability are at the heart of\nARGAN’s DNA. The financial solidity of the Group’s model is notably\nreflected in its Investment-grade rating (BBB- with a stable outlook) with\nStandard & Poor’s. ARGAN is also deploying a committed ESG policy addressing\nall its stakeholders. Achievements as part of this roadmap are regularly\nrecognized by third-party agencies such as GRESB (rated: 83/100),\nSustainalytics (low extra-financial risk), Ethifinance (gold medal) and\nEcovadis (silver medal – top 15% amongst rated companies).\nARGAN is a listed real estate investment company (French SIIC), on Compartment\nA of Euronext Paris (ISIN FR0010481960 - ARG) and is included in the Euronext\nSBF 120, CAC All-Share, EPRA Europe and IEIF SIIC France indices.\n\nwww.argan.fr\n\n Francis Albertinelli – CFO Aymar de Germay – General Secretary Samy Bensaid – Head of Investor Relations Phone: +33 1 47 47 47 40 E-mail: contact@argan.fr        Marlène Brisset – Media relations Phone: +33 6 59 42 29 35 E-mail: argan@cdrconsultancy.com         \n\nAttachment\n*     20260922 - AutOnom - Heatpumps - Bain de Bretagne\n(https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/50c93f82-4c56-4dfe-bf54-78629cf63ce6)","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNEgD2X2-20260922","title":"REG-ARGAN: AutOnom®, when the sun cools the warehouses","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"ARGAN","created":"2026-09-22T15:45:00.157Z","tickers":["ARGAN"],"exchange":"Euronext Paris","article_body":"Press release – Neuilly-sur-Seine, Tuesday, September 22, 2026 – 5.45 pm\n\nAutOnom®, when the sun cools the warehouses\n\nAs periods of extreme heat become more frequent and intense, thermal comfort\nin logistics buildings is taking on a new significance. For ARGAN, a\nbuilding’s environmental performance cannot be separated from the quality of\nlife of the people who work there.\n\nWith AutOnom® – the warehouse that generates its own energy – ARGAN has\nbeen developing a new generation of logistics warehouses since 2022, combining\nsolar power generation, electricity storage and high-performance electric heat\npumps.\nTogether, these systems enable AutOnom® occupiers to meet their heating and\nlighting needs using renewable energy generated on site. This approach now\nmakes it possible to go one step further: the same heat pump that provides\nheating in winter can also cool workspaces in summer.\n\nFrom heating to cooling: one system for every season\n\nTraditionally, heating in French warehouses still relies heavily on gas-fired\nboilers. AutOnom® replaces this carbon-intensive system with reversible\nair-to-water electric heat pumps, which capture heat from the outside air to\nwarm water in winter and reverse their cycle in summer to cool the warehouse\nvia unit heaters.\nThe building thus becomes a fully-fledged energy infrastructure serving both\nits operations and its occupants.\n\nUp to 13°C cooler inside the warehouse, even when outdoor temperatures exceed\n35°C\n\nThis summer, three ARGAN sites benefited from these systems, including the\nBain-de-Bretagne (35) facility operated by the teams at BSL, part of the\nDIMOTRANS Group. Céline Chatelain, QHSE and CSR Director at DIMOTRANS Group,\nwas able to assess the system’s effectiveness throughout the summer:\n\n“We pay particularly close attention to our employees’ working conditions.\nIn a logistics facility, periods of extreme heat can quickly become a major\nconcern. AutOnom® provides us with a practical solution, and we were able to\nsee its benefits from the very first heatwaves in June. While outdoor\ntemperatures reached 40°C, the temperature inside our warehouse remained at\njust 26–27°C. The difference was immediately noticeable for our teams.”\n\n“We want to provide our employees with a high-quality working environment\nwhile reducing the environmental impact of our operations. AutOnom® enables\nus to pursue both objectives without having to choose between them.\nThe heat pump provides year-round comfort, both in winter and summer, while\nphotovoltaic generation and energy storage allow us to manage our energy\nconsumption intelligently, supported by the Building Management System (BMS)\ntools integrated with the AutOnom® equipment.\nFinally, in a context of highly volatile energy prices, the AutOnom® solution\ngives us greater predictability and control over our energy costs. The\nelectricity generated by the solar panels covers the building’s cooling\nneeds using renewable energy produced directly on site. Overall, we are very\nsatisfied with this solution.”\n\nThermal comfort is no longer a secondary consideration in a warehouse. It is a\nkey factor in quality of life at work and, consequently, in the building’s\noverall performance\n\nStephane Cassagne, ARGAN’s Director of Development and Asset Management:\n“For occupiers, thermal comfort is gradually becoming an integral part of\ntheir quality-of-work-life policies. Against this backdrop, having a building\ncapable of maintaining comfortable temperatures, including during periods of\nextreme heat that are expected to become more frequent, is becoming an\nincreasingly important consideration.”\n\n“With AutOnom®, ARGAN is championing a vision of logistics real estate in\nwhich a building’s performance is no longer measured solely by its size or\nstorage capacity, but also by its energy efficiency and the comfort it\nprovides to occupants. These factors are becoming increasingly important\ndrivers of value for property companies’ real estate portfolios.\n\nAutOnom® thus embodies a new generation of logistics real estate: a building\nthat generates its own energy, stores it, uses it intelligently, and\ncontributes to the well-being of its occupants.”\n\n2026 financial calendar (Publication of the press release after closing of the\nstock exchange)\n* October 1: Net sales of 3(rd) quarter 2026\n* November 20: General Assembly (WDP merger project)\n2027 financial calendar (Publication of the press release after closing of the\nstock exchange)\n* January 4: Net sales of 4(th) quarter 2026\n* January 21: Annual results 2026\n* March 25: General Assembly 2027\nAbout ARGAN\n\nARGAN is the only French real estate company specializing in the DEVELOPMENT &\nRENTAL OF PREMIUM WAREHOUSES listed on EURONEXT and is the leading player in\nits market in France. Building on a unique customer-centric approach, ARGAN\ndevelops PREMIUM and pre-let Au0nom® -labelled warehouses – i.e., which\nproduce their own energy for self-consumption – for blue-chip companies,\nwith tailor-made services throughout all project phases from the development\nmilestones to the rental management. As at June 30, 2026, ARGAN represented a\nportfolio of 3.9 million sq.m, with close to 110 warehouses located in the\ncontinental area of France. Appraised at a total of €4.3 billion (excl.\nduties), this portfolio generates a yearly rental income of €224 million\n(yearly rental income based on the portfolio delivered as at June 30, 2026).\nProfitability, well-mastered debt and sustainability are at the heart of\nARGAN’s DNA. The financial solidity of the Group’s model is notably\nreflected in its Investment-grade rating (BBB- with a stable outlook) with\nStandard & Poor’s. ARGAN is also deploying a committed ESG policy addressing\nall its stakeholders. Achievements as part of this roadmap are regularly\nrecognized by third-party agencies such as GRESB (rated: 83/100),\nSustainalytics (low extra-financial risk), Ethifinance (gold medal) and\nEcovadis (silver medal – top 15% amongst rated companies).\nARGAN is a listed real estate investment company (French SIIC), on Compartment\nA of Euronext Paris (ISIN FR0010481960 - ARG) and is included in the Euronext\nSBF 120, CAC All-Share, EPRA Europe and IEIF SIIC France indices.\n\nwww.argan.fr\n\n Francis Albertinelli – CFO Aymar de Germay – General Secretary Samy Bensaid – Head of Investor Relations Phone: +33 1 47 47 47 40 E-mail: contact@argan.fr        Marlène Brisset – Media relations Phone: +33 6 59 42 29 35 E-mail: argan@cdrconsultancy.com         \n\nAttachment\n*     20260922 - AutOnom - Heatpumps - Bain de Bretagne\n(https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/50c93f82-4c56-4dfe-bf54-78629cf63ce6)"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-22T15:45:00.258036614Z","server_sent_at_ms":1790091900258},"received_at":"2026-09-22T15:45:00.314Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"138701","press_release_id":"150008","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Industrial REITs","sector":"Real Estate"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"ARGAN highlighted the summer cooling performance of its AutOnom® warehouse concept, which pairs solar generation, battery storage and reversible electric heat pumps.\n\nAt the Bain-de-Bretagne site operated by DIMOTRANS Group's BSL, indoor temperatures held at 26-27°C while outdoor temperatures hit 40°C — up to 13°C cooler inside.\n\nManagement positions occupier thermal comfort and on-site renewable energy as growing value drivers for its premium logistics portfolio, reinforcing the AutOnom® leasing pitch ahead of Q3 net sales on October 1 and the November 20 WDP merger-project general assembly.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"AutOnom® cooling proof-point strengthens ARGAN's ESG-led leasing differentiation, but this is a soft promotional release — no financial news."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"gresb_rating":"83/100","credit_rating":"BBB- stable (S&P)","portfolio_sqm":3900000,"portfolio_value":"€4.3 billion (excl. duties)","warehouse_count":"close to 110","cooling_differential":"up to 13°C cooler inside; indoor 26-27°C at 40°C outdoor","yearly_rental_income":"€224 million"}},"quotedText":"While outdoor temperatures reached 40°C, the temperature inside our warehouse remained at just 26–27°C.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Stephane Cassagne","role":"ARGAN Director of Development and Asset Management"},{"name":"Céline Chatelain","role":"QHSE and CSR Director, DIMOTRANS Group"},{"name":"Francis Albertinelli","role":"CFO"},{"name":"Aymar de Germay","role":"General Secretary"},{"name":"Samy Bensaid","role":"Head of Investor Relations"}],"products":["AutOnom®"],"companies":[{"name":"ARGAN","ticker":"ARG","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"DIMOTRANS Group","relationship":"tenant (BSL operator)"},{"name":"Standard & Poor's","relationship":"rating agency"},{"name":"WDP","relationship":"merger counterpart (project)"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"€4.3 billion","context":"appraised portfolio value (excl. duties) as at June 30, 2026"},{"amount":"€224 million","context":"yearly rental income"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Promotional feature on the AutOnom® heat-pump/cooling capability with a tenant testimonial; no new financials, contracts, or guidance. 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