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Driving sustainability across North America

28 May 2024, Published under Cement News

A multi-faceted commitment to reduce environmental impact, optimise resources and meet rising demand has resulted in some creative and operationally impressive projects across Heidelberg Materials’ US and Canada portfolio in the last year. By Neal Parlatore and Shahid Ahmed, Heidelberg Materials North America, USA To increase the use of alternative fuels in its Edmonton plant in Canada, Heidelberg Materials built a range of equipment to facilitate the supply of alternative fuels ...

Heidelberg Materials UK acquires B&A Group

22 May 2024, Published under Cement News

Heidelberg Materials UK has acquired B&A Group, one of the leading construction soil and aggregate recycling companies in southwest England. The Bristol-based company employs a team of 70, and specialises in the supply of recycled and primary aggregate as well as site clearance, earthworks, land remediation and sustainable land regeneration. It had its most successful year to date in 2023, turning over in excess of GBP50m (US$63.7m) and making a posting pretax profit of GBP9.1m. Accordi...

C-Capture partners with Heidelberg Materials on carbon capture trial

10 May 2024, Published under Cement News

C-Capture, a UK-based developer of next generation technology for carbon dioxide removal, has launched a new carbon capture trial in partnership with Heidelberg Materials . The trial, which utilises C-Capture’s innovative solution for industrial decarbonisation, is taking place at Heidelberg Materials' cement plant in Ketton , Lincolnshire, UK.  It forms part of C-Capture’s national project, ‘XLR8 CCS – Accelerating the Deployment of a Low-Cost Carbon Capture Solution for Hard-to-Abate...

Heidelberg Materials sees revenue dip 8% YoY in 1Q24

07 May 2024, Published under Cement News

Heidelberg Materials has reported an eight per cent YoY decline in revenue to EUR4488m in the opening quarter of 2024. According to the company, the fall was the result of lower sales volumes due to poor weather conditions in key regions and a reduced number of working days in the quarter, although these factors were partially offset by positive price momentum in the individual core markets. The result from current operations before depreciation and amortisation (RCOBD) over the first quar...

Heidelberg Materials acquires Malaysia's largest pulverised fly ash supplier

03 May 2024, Published under Cement News

Heidelberg Materials has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire ACE Group,the largest supplier of pulverised fly ash in Malaysia, effective 1 May 2024. The acquisition strengthens circularity within Heidelberg Materials’ value chain in Southeast Asia, according to the company. Reusing fly ash from energy generation contributes significantly to reducing the CO2 intensity of composite cement while used as an additive, fly ash can replace part of the energy-intensive clinker ...

Heidelberg Materials UK opens new recycling hub

24 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Heidelberg Materials UK has opened a new recycling hub at its Appleford depot in Oxfordshire, UK. It is the first of several planned this year as part of the company’s strategy to conserve natural materials and promote the circular economy. The Appleford hub will recycle construction waste, diverting it away from landfill and processing and reusing it to deliver sustainable products to its customers. It means the site is now a one-stop shop for customers, supplying primary aggregate, r...

HeidelbergCement Bangladesh to change its name

23 April 2024, Published under Cement News

HeidelbergCement Bangladesh Ltd has called the Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for 8 May 2024 to approve some important company matters and change the company’s name in Bangladesh. This follows the announcement that one of the company’s major shareholders, HeidelbergCement Netherlands Holding BV, changed its name to “Heidelberg Materials Netherlands Holding BV”, effective from 3 November 2023. It is to be noted that Heidelberg Materials Netherlands Holding BV (formerly known as H...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries awarded Canadian CCUS project

15 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has announced that it was awarded, alongside Kiewit Energy Group, a front end engineering design (FEED) contract for the carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) Project in Edmonton , Alberta, Canada. The technology is being deployed by Heidelberg Materials North America to develop a plant that potentially will, when fully operating, capture and store up to 1Mta of CO 2 from the cement plant with MHI’s proprietary CCUS technology. This project is ...

Sabanci's growth to be driven by digitalisation and sustainability

12 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Turkish conglomerate, Sabanci, is accelerating investments across its business portfolio - including major investments into the cement division. This is comprised of CIMSA and Akcansa - its joint venture with Heidelberg Materials - making it the third-largest player in Turkey. These transformative investments aim to expedite the digitalisation process and to modernise the assets of its cement businesses, as well as improve their sustainability.  Digital transformation Digital and art...

Heidelberg Materials Hellas in partnership with Sympower

12 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Greece-based Heidelberg Materials Hellas is working with energy specialist Sympower to “unlock and monetise” the cement producer’s energy-intensive equipment. According to Sympower, the partnership marks a significant step in accelerating Greece’s energy transition and strengthening its electricity grid.  By utilising three of Heidelberg Materials Hellas’ cement mills and one of its raw mills, Sympower will optimise their energy flexibility and provide their capacity to Greece’s balanci...