Heidelberg Materials AG

Company Overview

Heidelberg Materials is among the world’s largest manufacturers of building materials. Its product and service portfolio include cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt. The company offers services such as worldwide trading in cement and coal by sea. These products and solutions are used in the construction of houses, traffic routes, and commercial and industrial facilities. It operates around 3,000 facilities in more than 50 countries globally. There are nearly 350 production sites belonging to joint ventures.

The company operates 130 cement, grinding and GGBS plants (plus 20 as part of joint ventures); around 600 quarries and aggregate pits; and more than 1,320 ready-mixed concrete production sites worldwide.

In 2021, the company’s cement and clinker sales volumes rose by 3.7% to 126.5 million tons (MT), up from 122 MT in 2020. With the exception of the African/Eastern Mediterranean Basin, where deliveries remained at the previous year’s level, all group areas recorded growth in sales volumes. The strongest increase was recorded in Western and Southern Europe, followed by Asia-Pacific. Excluding changes to the scope of consolidation, cement and clinker sales volumes in 2021 were 4.6% above those of the previous year.

Financial Highlights (FY 2023)

Company's Business Segments

• Cement : This segment offers customers a broad range of Cement Products, including Quality cements, Special Cements with targeted characteristics, special Geotechnical Building Materials and an expanded range of Binders.
• Aggregates : Aggregates segment classified by Particle Size, Consistency. They can be subdivided into the categories like Natural Stone Aggregates are Sand, Gravel and Crushed Aggregates are Stone Chippings, Crushed Stones. Aggregates are generally available in the form of a Homogeneous Bulk Product.
• Ready-mixed concrete-asphalt : Ready-mixed concrete-asphalt is a mixture of aggregates (approx. 80%), Cement (approx. 12%), Water. Depending on the desired application, the characteristics of the concrete can be changed through the use of certain Additives.
• Service-other : This segment includes Innovative, Environmentally, Socially responsible products that meet the highest quality standards over their entire life cycle.