European cement news

In line with HeidelbergCement’s ‘Beyond 2020’ strategic targets, the Supervisory Board of HeidelbergCement has decided to establish two new positions on the Managing Board in order to further drive the company’s major transformation in sustainability and digitalisation.

The company is working to reduce the ecological footprint of cement production through a large number of investments and projects.

The company has announced the appointment of Dragan Maksimovic as Chief Executive Officer starting 01 June 2021.

Standard & Poor's rating agency has announced that it has assigned Cementir Holding N.V. an Issuer Rating of ‘BBB- with Stable Outlook.’ This reflects the group's cash generation and managerial ability to maintain a prudent financial policy.

The company has launched PHARE, an innovative tool enabling the carbon footprint of Hoffmann concrete to be calculated online.

The acquisition will further expand Saint-Gobain’s presence in the growing construction chemicals market with combined sales of more than €3 billion across 66 countries.

As part of its portfolio optimisation and margin improvement programme in its North American business, HeidelbergCement has signed an agreement to sell its business activities in the U.S. West region to the U.S. based company Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

The company has launched EnviroMix, a global range of innovative products and services aimed at reducing and controlling the carbon footprint of concrete.

The CSC certificate certifies that the company has managed cement production in an ecologically, socially and economically responsible manner, which also takes into account the entire value chain.

The company’s noncontact and nonintrusive radiometric level measurement technology provides accurate and reliable clinker level measurement and ensures high production rates, optimal efficiency, and product quality.