Heidelberg Materials North America announced that it has completed the acquisition of Giant Cement Holding Inc. (GCHI) and its subsidiaries, Giant Cement Co., Dragon Products Co. and Giant Resource Recovery, from the Fortaleza, Uniland and Trituradora groups. The acquired operations include a cement plant in Harleyville, S,C., and four associated distribution terminals; a joint-venture deep-water import terminal in Savannah, Ga.;…
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Heidelberg Materials Utilizes Low-Carbon Alternative Fuels at Edmonton
Heidelberg Materials North America announced significant environmental advancements at its Edmonton cement plant in Alberta, Canada, marking substantial progress toward more sustainable manufacturing and waste management. The plant has made a major investment in cutting-edge equipment and infrastructure, enabling the replacement of up to 50% of fossil fuels used in cement production with low-carbon alternative fuels. These are sourced from…
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials Acquires Carver Sand & Gravel
Heidelberg Materials North America announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Carver Sand & Gravel, the largest aggregates producer in the Albany, N.Y., area. Included in this acquisition are four quarries, three sand and gravel pits, a trucking business, two asphalt plants, 70 million metric tons of reserves and about 200 employees. Heidelberg Materials and…
Read MoreEPA Selects Heidelberg Materials for Up to $5 Million in Funding for EPD Project
Heidelberg Materials North America has been selected for award negotiation to receive up to $5 million in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a robust, web-based tool that can help ready-mix concrete, cement and aggregate facilities to quickly produce high-quality Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). The grants are part of EPA’s Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for…
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials Acquires Aaron Materials
Heidelberg Materials North America announced that it has acquired all assets of Aaron Materials, an established concrete recycler and materials producer in the Corpus Christi, Texas, area. The operations include concrete crushing, stabilized materials and a volumetric concrete business. “The acquisition of Aaron Materials further strengthens our existing materials footprint in Texas and accelerates our focus on recycled concrete and…
Read MoreHeidelberg, Community College, Partner in Millwright Apprenticeship Program
Carroll Community College in Maryland, in partnership with Heidelberg Materials North America, will provide a path to a skilled-based job for employees in the Millwright Apprenticeship Program. Millwrights are a group of specialized craftspeople who perform maintenance on the full complement of industrial machines at Heidelberg Materials. The program is four years long, with 780 hours of classroom instruction…
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials to Acquire Green Drop Rock Products
Heidelberg Materials North America has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the business of Green Drop Rock Products located in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada. Green Drop Rock Products is an independent producer of aggregates with a high-capacity plant that is well positioned to supply the Calgary market. “The acquisition of the Green Drop Rock Products business will further strengthen…
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