Cement News tagged under: Heidelberg Materials
Heidelberg Materials acquires leading recycling company in southern Germany17 September 2024, 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’ focus on ... |
Heidelberg Materials Lixhe applies to expand Romont quarry12 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has applied to expand the Romont quarry near Riemst, Belgium, towards Kanne. The 94.75ha expansion, if approved, will ensure sufficient raw materials to extend the life of the company's Lixhe plant by 20 years, according to Het Belang van Limburg. The Romont quarry, which is located between the villages of Zussen and Kanne and near neighbouring Eben-Emael, supplies the Lixhe plant with marl. The application will include a public enquiry from 16 September until 30... |
Heidelberg Materials plans carbon capture plant in Mitchell30 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials North America is looking to become an industry leader in sustainability. Earlier this year, the company was selected for a US$500m grant to build a carbon capture and storage system (CCS) and this month, the company has announced that it has finalised negotiations with the US Department of Energy (DOE) on the project. The company and the DOE have set up a complex series of grants, with the Heidelberg Materials Mitchell cement plant (Indianapolis) set to be one of... |
Heidelberg Materials brings slag cement further inland23 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials North America has delivered its first major Speed slag cement order to Indianapolis. The company has completed the conversion of its cement plant in Speed , Indianapolis, to a slag grinding facility, cementitious materials distribution hub and terminal for Type IL powder from its plant in Mitchell , Indianapolis. Shortly after an upgrade to the Mitchell facility’s capacity to 2.4Mta in mid-2023, the producer outlined a new slag granule sourcing and Speed site evoluti... |
Heidelberg Materials embraces AHS at Texas quarry02 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials is deploying US-based Pronto’s Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) at its Lake Bridgeport quarry in Texas. The move follows the successful pilot of the system in 2023. Pronto specialises in commercial transportation with its AHS designed to perform in the most challenging off-road situations as well as improving safety, reducing costs and increasing productivity. At the Lake Bridgeport quarry, Pronto and Heidelberg Materials have joined forces with Komatsu North Americ... |
Heidelberg Materials acquires Carver Sand & Gravel01 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials North America has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Carver Sand & Gravel, the largest aggregates producer in the Albany, New York, area. Included in this acquisition are four quarries, three sand and gravel pits, two asphalt plants, 70Mt of aggregate reserves, a logistics business and about 200 employees. Heidelberg Materials and Carver Companies have also agreed on a strategic partnership in the Albany area for land and marine logistics. “We a... |
Heidelberg Materials 1H revenues slip31 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has released its half-year financial report for the period January to June 2024. The group’s consolidated revenue for the 1H24 was EUR9993.7m, marking a 4.6 per cent decrease from EUR10,472.6m in the 1H23. Its half-year result from current operations before depreciation and amortisation (RCOBD) edged up 2.3 per cent, from EUR1786.7m to EUR1828.4m. First-half RCOBD margins also saw a minor rise from 17.1 per cent to 18.3 per cent YoY. Result from current o... |
Heidelberg Materials closes recycling loop in Poland30 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has commissioned an innovative recycling plant for selective separation at its production site near Katowice, Poland. The first-of-its-kind facility features a proprietary crushing mechanism that enables sophisticated separation and sorting capabilities to fully recycle demolition concrete and substitute virgin materials in concrete production. With a capacity of up to 100tph of concrete, Heidelberg Materials is the first company in the industry to introduce high-quali... |
Heidelberg Materials expands US offering18 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Highway Materials Inc, one of the largest independent aggregates and asphalt producers in the Greater Philadelphia market. Included with this acquisition are four crushed stone quarries, nine hot-mix asphalt plants, two clean fill operations, a concrete recycling facility, a construction services business, and more than 350 employees. Earlier this month, Heidelberg Materials also successfully acquired two c... |
ANRAV project completes temporary installation of OxyCal and Oxygen storage units02 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials reports that over the last six months significant progress has been made at its Bulgarian Devnya cement plant with the installation of the temporary OxyCal and Oxygen storage units, which are now fully integrated into the commercially operating kiln. The ANRAV project will be the multinational’s first full-chain CCUS project in eastern Europe, and will eventually cover carbon capture, transport and storage as well as utilisation. In a first step towards full-sc... |