Cement News tagged under: Heidelberg Materials
Cupertino site to become housing and open spaces area23 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe former Lehigh Southwest Cement Co cement plant site in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Cupertino, USA, is likely to turn into a combination of housing and open spaces. The site’s cement-making operations shut down over three years ago and the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors recently solidified the plant’s permanent closure through an agreement with Lehigh and partner Hanson Permanente Cement Inc. Lehigh’s parent company, Heidelberg Materials AG , is decommissioning and re... |
Judge blocks acquisition of Tanga Cement in Tanzania22 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe proposed acquisition of AfriSam subsidiary, Tanga Cement , by Heidelberg Material 's Scancem International DA has hit a snag as a tribunal judge ruled a decision to accept the deal to be against the law. Judge Salma Maghimbi of The Fair Competition Tribunal (FCT) in Tanzania, has ruled the decision by the Federal Competition Commission (FCC) to accept the merger was wrong, stating that the FCC does not have jurisdiction over the matter. Chalinze Cement of Tanzania has also oppose... |
Heidelberg Materials sells Gambia terminal22 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has completed the divestment of its Gambian business with the sale of its cement terminal in Banjul to B5 Plus for an undisclosed sum. The divestment is part of Heidelberg Materials’ ongoing portfolio optimisation focussing on the most promising and strongest market positions. In 2021 Heidelberg Materials had already sold its subsidiary Leocem in Sierra Leone. Going forward, the buildings material producer will serve its west African customers through its Benin, Bur... |
PCA announces 2023 Energy and Environment Award winners21 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Portland Cement Association (PCA), which represents the majority of America’s cement manufacturers, has announced the winners of its 2023 Energy and Environment Awards. PCA Energy and Environment Awards are given to companies that have implemented outstanding environmental practices and have forged exemplary relationships with communities where their cement plants are located, says the PCA. Submissions from plants across the US were evaluated and recognised for environmental effort... |
Edmonton plant start CCUS system16 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials' Edmonton cement plant is one key step closer to pouring the foundations of a full-scale carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) system that could help make its operations carbon neutral. Five years in the making, a pilot system will pull 300kg per day of carbon from the plant’s production facility. The new CCUS equipment started up on Tuesday and uses technology from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Project Director, Corwyn Bruce, told reporters that the compa... |
Kunda Nordic Tsement is now Heidelberg Materials Kunda AS08 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsKunda Nordic Tsement ( Heidelberg Materials ) has changed its name to Heidelberg Materials Kunda AS . The name change followed the roll-out of the Heidelberg Materials global brand and this is now reflected in Estonia with the new name for the company's Kunda operations. The company emphasises that this is, "The same colleagues, same know-how, experience, and expertise. But in a stronger position to drive the work for a sustainable society and a sustainable future." Heidelberg Materials... |
Edmonton plant orders PSCL's Ticketing Terminal and cloud technology02 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has chosen the PSCL’s Ticketing Terminal powered by FR8Works for its Edmonton cement plant's alternative fuels delivery project. The solution will integrate demand management from SAP schedule agreements with the physical process and remove administrative requirements locally by using FR8Works' cloud technologies. FR8Works' Ticketing Terminal provides integrates with weighing scales while using a cloud dashboard for easy export of records and electronic Bill of... |
HeidelbergCement Bangladesh reports profit in 1H2331 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement Bangladesh Ltd (HCBL) has earned a net profit of BDT478.02m (US$4.4m) in January –June 2023 against a loss of BDT205.29m in the same period of 2022, according to the company’s financial results. The profit was attributed to increased gross profit, sales, other income, and less finance expenses. However, warehouse, distribution and selling costs increased during the period. According to the company, total sales increased to BDT10.207bn, compared to BDT9.035bn in January–... |
Heidelberg Materials increases revenue by 5% in 1H2328 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials reports that its r evenue rose by 5.3 per cent in the 1H23 to EUR10,473m (previous year: EUR9950m). Excluding scope and currency effects, the increase amounted to 8.5 per cent. Operating EBITDA reached EUR1787m up from EUR1525 in the 1H22 and EBITDA margin grew by 17.1 per cent in the 1H23 compared to 15.3 per cent in the 1H22. Operating EBIT totalled EUR1189m in the 1H23 up from EUR980m in the 1H22 or up 37.5 per cent LfL. “We have closed the first half of 20... |
BGF invests GBP3.4m in Nuada CCUS technology27 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsBGF, one of the largest and most experienced growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland, has invested GBP3.4m (US$4.37m/EUR3.76m) in Nuada (formerly MOF Technologies), a UK-based company that is redefining the capture of CO 2 from foundational and hard-to-abate industries. Nuada is working with leading cement manufacturers ( Buzzi SpA , Heidelberg Materials and Cementir Holding ) and is currently deploying a first-of-a-kind plant at Buzzi SpA's Monselice plant in northern I... |