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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,…

Germany’s Heidelberg Materials invests in AHS quarries

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Germany’s Heidelberg Materials signed an agreement with Pronto to deploy their autonomous haulage system (AHS) to over 100 trucks, operating across more than a dozen sites worldwide. The AHS software learns a haul route from a quarry operator driving a vehicle…

Heidelberg Materials acquires US Giant Cement assets

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Heidelberg Materials announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire US Giant Cement Holding Inc. and its subsidiaries. The transaction’s assets in the south-eastern US consist of an integrated 0.8 Mta cement plant in Harleyville (photo), South…

Heidelberg Materials to close loop with RSP plant in Poland

Heidleberg Recycling Katawice

Heidelberg Materials is operating an innovative recycling plant for selective separation of demolition concrete at its production site near Katowice, Poland. The first-of-its-kind facility features a proprietary crushing mechanism that enables sophisticated separation and sorting capabilities to fully recycle 100…

UK Government reaffirmed CCS cluster commitment

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The Government of the UK reaffirmed its commitment on carbon capture storage projects in Northern England and announced a € 26.3bn funding over the next 25 years to establish two carbon capture clusters in Merseyside and Teesside. The Padeswood cement…