Heidelberg Materials has started a feasibility study for a decarbonisation project at its Rezzato-Mazzano cement plant in Italy in the province of Brescia. The project will investigate a potential source-to-sink CCS solution and aims to make the plant the first…
Heidelberg Materials has signed a strategic agreement to acquire assets of Votorantim Cimentos in Morocco. Its subsidiary Ciments du Maroc will acquire the controlling stakes (63% of the shares) in Asment de Témara, a cement and ready-mixed concrete producer, and…
Helwan Cement, which is part of Heidelberg Materials Egypt, inaugurated a large US$ 25m waste heat recovery (WHR) system. The WHR system will reduce the CO2 emissions of the plant by 40 kt per year and generate up to 20…
Heidelberg Materials UK intends to construct an industry leading carbon capture facility at their Padeswood cement works in North Wales to capture up to 0.8 Mta of CO2. The project will protect 222 direct and indirect jobs, create 54 additional…
Heidelberg Materials has converted its Speed cement plant in Indiana, USA, to a slag grinding facility. Cement production in the plant has been ceased last year after opening the Mitchell plant. The Speed plant has a grinding capacity of 0.4…
Heidelberg Materials and Linde are building the world’s first large-scale CCU facility in the Lengfurt cement plant in Germany. With the ‘Capture-to-Use’-project (CAP2U), the two companies have established a joint venture to build and operate a carbon capture and liquefaction…
Heidelberg Materials will stop the clinker production at its 1900 tpd kiln line in the Añorga plant in Northern Spain and continue the plant as a grinding unit. The clinker required to supply the markets in Northern Spain and the…
Heidelberg Materials France plans a restructuring that would result in the closure of the two cement plants in Beffes (photo) and Villiers-au-Bouin in Indre-et-Loire. 170 employees are affected by the plant closures in 2025. The decision comes amid a significant…
Heidelberg Materials in Italy announced a power purchase agreement (PPA) with OX2, a leading independent power producer from renewable sources. The PPA will last for 7 years, starting in 2025 for an annual electricity supply of 36.6 to 51.2 GWh.…
Heidelberg Materials updated information about the Airvault GOCO2 project in France. In the Airvault cement plant the existing 2 semi-wet kilns are replaced with a new 4000 tpd kiln line from German plant supplier thyssenkrupp Polysius by 2025. The new…