• Heidelberg Materials announced a reorganization in France that plans to close its Ranville cement plant in Normandy.
• Move targets European network optimization, aligning clinker supply with weaker demand while shifting the portfolio toward lower-clinker, higher-value cement.
• Closure would affect 87 employees; internal transfers within France are part of planned mitigation measures.
• Plan follows a sharp drop in cement sales tied to weak construction demand in France.
• Company cited €650 million invested to modernize other French sites as it pursues its decarbonization strategy.

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