Heidelberg Materials North America

Heidelberg Materials North America has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Giant Cement Holding Inc. and its subsidiaries for approximately US$600 million. The transaction includes an integrated cement plant in Harleyville, South Carolina, distribution terminals, and an alternative fuel recycling business.

Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP, a joint venture between Heidelberg Materials North America and Eagle Materials Inc., will start production at a new slag cement facility in Houston, Texas, this summer. The plant has an annual capacity of approximately 500,000 tons.

Heidelberg Materials North America has been selected for award negotiation to receive up to $500 million in DOE funding for full-scale carbon capture, transport, and storage at its new cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana. The project aims to be the first full-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage on a cement plant in the U.S.

Heidelberg Materials North America awarded Technip Energies a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for carbon capture technology at its Edmonton, Alberta cement plant. The project, using Shell CANSOLV CO2 capture system, aims to capture 1 million metric tons of CO2 per year, with carbon capture expected to begin in late 2026.

Heidelberg Materials North America and Levy Group of Companies signed a contract for Levy to supply 400,000 t/yr of granulated blast furnace slag for slag cement production, starting in early 2024.

Heidelberg Materials North America began production at its new $600 million cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana, which will produce 2.4 million tons of cement annually and create up to 50 new full-time jobs.