Subsidiary of EPPM (EP Power Minerals), SURSCHISTE is a commercial and industrial operator responsible of the enhancement, the marketing and the sales of by-products from coal power plants: EN 450 Fly Ash, Eurogypsum, Bottom Ash and Biomass Ash. SURSCHISTE is established on most of the national territory and carries out its activity from SAINT AVOLD, HORNAING AND MEYREUIL. The three sales agencies establish close relationships with customers on a daily basis. The headquarters at LENS brings together the functional services and ensures coordination. Since January 1, 2020, SURSCHISTE is also the ash operator of the EP Produzione plant in Fiume Santo in Sardinia. SURSCHISTE is also the owner of ash landfills : HARNES / COURRIERES – VERMELLES -HORNAING and SAINTE FONTAINE. Since 1959, SURSCHISTE sold more than 65 million tons of ash. At the same time, the company actively participates in French and European regulatory and standardization work, in particular in the areas of Concrete, Roads, Aggregates and Hydraulic Binders. Within ECOBA, European Association of Ash Producers, SURSCHISTE participates in environmental and technical promotion work, with all European countries represented in this association since 1990. In 2004, EDF, LA SNET and SURSCHISTE created the UFCC “Union Française des Cendres de Charbon” with the aim of defending the image of ash and improving the possible ways of recovery depending on the socio-economic environment.

1959 : ESTABLISHMENT by the Houilleres du Nord Pas de Calais.

Objective : Enhancement of mining by-products

1989 – 1995 : INDUSTRIAL TOOLS

• 1989 : Dryer of Hornaing
• 1990 : Dryer of Emile Huchet
• 1995 : Slacking of ashes in Provence

1997 : La SNET control 100%.

Objective: Enhancement of ashes

1999 – 2001 : THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTS

SURSCHISTE becomes industrial operator marketing products.

• 1999: Creation of trademarks
SILICOLINE®, SODELINE®, SODELIT®, SILICOLIT®
Units Ready Products Compounds (UPPC)
• 2000 : UPPC 1 in Emile Huchet b SIBACTIV®, SIB PI®
• 2001 : UPPC 2 in Provence > GARDANEX®

2002-2007: QUALITY

• 2002: Certification BENOR and DIN to ashes marketed in Belgium and Germany
• 2003: Certification of the company ISO 9001
• 2006: Certification NF EN 450-1 – Fly ash for concrete.
• 2007: Renewal ISO 9001
Certification IBAC + LJ (CEH6 + Dryer CEH) Certification Silicoline C + CEH5
Certification BENOR (Hornaing, Lucy, Provence 5)
• 2009: Certification of the company ISO 9001 – 2008 version

2007-2016 : PREVENTION, TOOLS, PRODUCTS ARE THE FUTURE -DEVELOPMENT IN PROGRESS

• 2007: Marketing of Gypsum
• 2010 : The REACH registration
New silos – Integration drying of SODELINE®
Hydraulic road binders : GARDALITHE ® – SIB 0
• 2011 : Q S E Approach (Quality and Environmental Management system) :
ISO 9001 Version 2008
OHSAS 18001 Version 2007
ISO 14001 Version 2004
• 2012 : Reliability of UPPC 2 – Import of ashes
• 2013 : Renewal of Certification : ISO 9001 – ISO 14001 – OHSAS 18001
• 2016 : UPPC 3 in Provence
Renewal of Certification :
ISO 9001 – 2015 Version
ISO 14001 – 2015 Version
OHSAS 18001 – 2007 Version
• 2020 : ISO 45001 – Version 2018

2023 : Surschiste becomes a subsidiary of EPPM