HeidelbergCement AG · Heidelberg Germany ·(German: HEI)

HeidelbergCement believes in concrete results. The company is one of the world's leading producers of cement and clinker (about 80 million tons annually), and concrete; it is the largest cement producer in Germany. Cement, concrete, and aggregates together account for more than 90% of the company's sales. HeidelbergCement also has group services which manage fossil fuels and electricity for its operations and trade internationally in cement and clinker (an intermediate product used to make portland cement). To help finance its 2007 acquisition of British building products giant Hanson, HeidelbergCement sold building materials subsidiary Maxit to Saint-Gobain. To read the full description, subscribe now.