COLAS (EPA:RE) - PR - Colas opens the way with Vegecol, an asphalt mix with an 80% plant-based binder

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Paris, April 23, 2021

Colas opens the way with Vegecol, an asphalt mix with an 80% plant-based binder

On April 23, as part of a road renovation project in Vedène, France, teams
from Colas had lay down 230 m² of light-colored Vegecol asphalt mix on the
sidewalks near the Les Jardins school.

Vegecol is a light-colored asphalt mix with an innovative binder designed by
the Colas research laboratory and manufactured in the Vitrolles plant, located
less than 80 km from Vedène. The binder is mainly composed of a resin obtained
from pine trees, manufactured by a French company, and an oil obtained from
oleaginous plants. The binder is translucent, which makes it perfectly suited
for visually-pleasing surfaces designed to highlight the natural color of the
aggregates.

Vegecol asphalt mix is a low-carbon alternative to conventional visually
appealing surfacing techniques used for example in urban development projects,
such as deactivated concrete, paving stones, slabs, etc, and is also perfectly
suited for building and renovating bike paths.

"We are delighted that the town of Vedène has entrusted us with the first
project involving the plant-based Vegecol mix, which is part of the Group's low
carbon approach", explains François-Xavier Deshorgue, who heads the Colas
profit center in Sorgues.

Vegecol, a low carbon asphalt mix
The binder used to manufacture Vegecol is more than 80% plant-based, which
means that it is actually a carbon sink. This is because the amount of carbon
fixed by plants during their growth is greater than the carbon emitted to
manufacture the binder.

In addition, Vegecol is a warm mix: lower manufacturing temperatures for warm
asphalt mix means reduced greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional hot
mix, and makes it more comfortable for the workers to lay down.

Vegecol is therefore fully in line with Colas' low carbon commitment. The Group
has set ambitious objectives for 2030 that are compatible with the Paris
Agreement: to reduce its direct greenhouse gas emissions by 30% and its
upstream indirect emissions by 30%.

Colas (www.colas.com)
Colas, a subsidiary of the Bouygues Group, has one mission: to imagine, build
and maintain sustainable transport infrastructure. Backed by a network of 800
construction business units and 3,000 material production units in more than 50
countries on five continents, the Group's 55,000 employees act locally to
connect communities and foster exchanges for today and tomorrow. Colas'
ambition is to be the world leader in innovative, sustainable mobility
solutions.
In 2020, consolidated revenue at Colas totaled EUR12.3 billion (55% outside of
France).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

Delphine LOMBARD Tel.:+33 6 60 07 76 17
Rémi COLIN Tel.: +33 7 60 78 25 74
contact-presse@colas.fr

Mélodie LAMIAUX Tel.: +33 1 47 61 74 36
Jean-Paul JORRO Tel.: +33 1 47 61 74 23
contact-investors@colas.fr

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