Festive opening of Brevik CCS in Norway, the world’s first industrial-scale carbon, capture, and storage (CCS) facility in the cement industry Facility officially inaugurated by H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and more than 320 guests, including Terje Aasland, Energy Minister of Norway Brevik CCS will capture around 400,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year facilitating...
Heidelberg Materials and global built environment consultancy Arup agree to collaborate under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The two companies will leverage the learnings from Heidelberg Materials’ pioneering carbon capture project in Brevik, Norway, and use these to focus on advancing decarbonisation of the built environment through the deployment of carbon capture and storage in...
Operating result: Group revenue remains stable at €21.2 billion Result from current operations (RCO) climbs to €3.2 bn (+6%) Adjusted earnings per share at €11.9 (+11%) Return on invested capital once again very good – ROIC at around 10% (PY: 10.3%) Second tranche of the share buyback programme to start in Q2 2025 – all...
Stay Ahead of the Curve: Integrate sustainable cementitious materials into your operations to maintain a competitive edge and position your organization as an industry frontrunner – a presentation you cannot miss! Scott Dickson, President, Southeast Region at Heidelberg Materials will provide real world insights he has gained into real world decarbonization strategies that are working...
To mitigate global warming, transformative action is needed in carbon dioxide-emitting industries. Industries such as the cement industry which rely on carbonate-based raw materials, face a major challenge due to the carbon dioxide inherent in the raw material, in addition to the carbon dioxide produced during the combustion of fossil fuels. Typically, 60% of the...
Heidelberg Materials’ subsidiary Ciments du Maroc acquires controlling stakes in Asment de Témara, a cement and ready-mixed concrete producer, and Grabemaro, a supplier of aggregates The investment aims to further strengthen the company’s footprint in Morocco creating substantial synergies through the usage of alternative fuels and accelerating decarbonisation in an attractive growth market Operations include...
Heidelberg Materials has launched a groundbreaking recycling plant near Katowice, Poland, focusing on the selective separation of demolition concrete. This state-of-the-art facility, the first of its kind in the industry, utilizes a proprietary crushing mechanism to enable advanced separation and sorting capabilities, fully recycling demolition concrete. The plant boasts a capacity of up to 100...
Heidelberg Materials is selected for award negotiation to receive up to $5 million in funding from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The funding will be used to develop a cloud-based tool that can help concrete, cement, aggregates, and asphalt facilities to quickly and efficiently produce high-quality Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) The grant is part of...
Heidelberg Materials announced today its definitive purchase agreement to acquire Highway Materials, Inc., a leading independent aggregates and asphalt producer in the Greater Philadelphia market. This acquisition includes four crushed stone quarries, nine hot-mix asphalt plants, two clean fill operations, a concrete recycling facility, a construction services business, and over 350 employees. Earlier in July,...
Heidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce the successful conversion of its Speed, Indiana, cement plant to a slag grinding facility to better support the increased demand for more sustainable cementitious products in in the Midwest market. Following last year’s opening of its new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana, Heidelberg Materials ceased portland...