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ANRAV.beta with impressive results in Devnya, Bulgaria

Devnya Oxyfuel new 1

Heidelberg Materials reached a milestone with the operation of the ANRAV.beta system at the Devnya cement plant in Bulgaria. In this demonstration project an Oxyfuel calciner is used, operating entirely on alternative fuels, using pure oxygen in the calcination process…

Heidelberg Materials to open Cap2U in Lengfurt Germany

Heidelberg Lengfurt

Heidelberg Materials and Linde will open their Joint groundbreaking ‘Capture -to-Use’ or Cap2U-Project in Lengfurt in Germany soon. This is the first large-scale CCU (Carbon Capture and Utilisation) project by the global cement industry. Annually, up to 0.070 Mta will…

Heidelberg Materials’ Padeswood CCS in UK is official

HM Padeswood

Following a funding agreement with the UK Government, Heidelberg Materials reached a major milestone by taking the final investment decision for the CCS project at Padeswood, UK. Construction of the project begins this year, with commissioning planned for 2029. The…

Tanzania’s Tanga Cement secured a loan relief

TangaCement

Tanga Cement Plc in Tanzania, has secured a 16-month loan relief on repayments from its majority shareholder Heidelberg Materials. Heidelberg, which holds a 68.3% stake in Tanga Cement through its Norwegian unit Scancem International, reaffirmed its backing in a 27…

Heidelberg Materials NA acquired BURNCO in Canada

Burnco Aggregates

Heidelberg Materials North America announced that it has entered into a binding purchase agreement to acquire the Edmonton, Alberta, assets of BURNCO, a fifth-generation family-owned construction materials company with locations in Canada and the United States. The transaction includes six…

Next milestone achieved by CI4C Mergelstetten Germany

CPU Mergelstetten

After erection of the CO2 purification unit (CPU) at the Mergelstetten cement plant all CCUS systems have been installed and the commissioning and test phase will start in some months. This innovative CI4C ‘Catch4Climate’ benchmark project is a joint initiative…

Heidelberg Materials completed US Giant Cement acquisition

HM Harleyville

Heidelberg Materials North America completed successfully the acquisition of US Giant Cement Holdings and its subsidiaries from the Fortaleza, Uniland and Trituradora groups (we reported here 3.12.2024). The acquired operations include a cement plant in Harleyville (photo) in South Carolina,…