Cement News tagged under: Heidelberg Materials
German cement prices rise again23 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe German statistical office (Statistisches Bundesamt) has published the price index for manufactured goods where cement prices were up by 51.7 per cent in February 2022 YoY, and by 8.9 per cent MoM. The EUR30/t increases decided in November by Heidelberg Materials , Lafarge ( Holcim ) and Schwenk Zement GmbH & Co KG and above all by Dyckerhoff GmbH ( Buzzi-Unicem ), which asked its clients for +EUR55/t to +EUR65/t are not unrelated to this movement, with the price of the carbon ... |
Modifying Germany's carbon capture plans10 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsAs a leading industrial nation in the EU, Germany's carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) strategy is key for the succesful reduction of European CO2 emissions. The German government has targeted net zero to be reached in 2045 and the cement sector is expected to play an important part in this drive. Progress is underway with cement industry CCUS projects at Mergelstetten and Rohrdorf featuring in the news. However, there is a concern about adequate underground storage of captured CO... |
Heidelberg Materials at White House decarbonisation roundtable08 March 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials was invited by the White House to join a wide range of industrial sector executives and labour leaders for a productive roundtable conversation to discuss innovation and ways to accelerate industrial decarbonisation on 3 March. The meeting centred around ways that the US administration can support both private and public investments in reducing carbon emissions while also spurring a collaborative approach across sectors to build on the work that has begun with the ... |
SBTi validates Heidelberg Materials' 2030 CO2 reduction targets28 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated Heidelberg Materials’ 2030 carbon reduction targets under its new 1.5°C framework. Heidelberg Materials commits to reduce gross scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 26.7 per cent per tonne of cementitious material by 2030 from the base year 2020. Within this target, Heidelberg Materials commits to reduce gross scope 1 GHG emissions by 24 per cent per tonne of cementitious material and scope 2 GHG emissions by 65 per cent per tonne o... |
Heidelberg Materials' revenue hits all-time high23 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has reported a 13 per cent YoY increase in group revenue to an all-time high of EUR21.1bn in 2022. Adjusted profit for the financial year also rose significantly, with adjusted earnings per share up 20 per cent YoY at EUR9.47. Good progress was seen in the company’s decarbonisation programme with specific net CO 2 emissions falling by a further two per cent. According to the company, higher energy and raw material prices had a significant impact on construction act... |
Cement industry stakeholders seek amendments to TEN-T Regulation15 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsHolcim , Heidelberg Materials , Salonit Anhovo , SINTEF and CEMBUREAU are among 24 stakeholders that have signed a letter from Bellona and the Clean Air Task Force (CATF) calling on the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) to support amendments to the Trans-European Transport Network ( TEN-T) Regulation to recognise transport of CO 2 to storage via ship, rail, barge and truck. While transport of CO 2 to storage via pipeline will undoubtedly be crucial in a... |
Mitchell cement plant receives US$8.9m for carbon storage project08 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials North America is to receive approximately US$8.9m in funding from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE) initiative, to study the subsurface geology for suitability for the storage of CO 2 at its new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana. Heidelberg Materials is contributing about US$1.5m in funding while the prime contractor, Illinois State Geological Survey at the University of Illinois (ISGS) wi... |
Heidelberg Materials acquires SER Group06 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has acquired SER Group, a leading integrated company in the demolition and construction materials recycling business, based in Heilbronn, southern Germany. With an annual revenue of around EUR50m and three modern recycling sites, SER Group is the market leader in the greater Heilbronn area and employs more than 220 people. The acquisition comes shortly after the take-over of Berlin-based RWG Holding GmbH in November 2022 and highlights Heidelberg Materials’ f... |
HeidelbergCement Trading becomes Heidelberg Materials Trading25 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement Trading has become Heidelberg Materials Trading. According to the company, the rebranding is part of ongoing efforts to align the company under one unified identity. “As the building materials industry continues to evolve, we have expanded our product offerings beyond cement, including trading of supplementary cementitious materials such as GBFS, fly ash, and pozzolans, as well as other products such as gypsum, limestone, silica sand, and solid fuels," said the company... |
SGS Industrial Services selected for Airvault modernisation project24 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsSGS Industrial Services GmbH has been commissioned by thyssenkrupp Polysius with the mechanical and electrical assembly of a new 4000tpd clinker production plant. The plant will be built at Ciments Calcia ( Heidelberg Materials ) in Airvault , France. The new state-of-the-art plant will replace two old production lines after commissioning. SGS Industrial Services’s order includes approximately 6800t of steel structures, approximately 8600t of equipment and 660km of cables. To carry ou... |