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40% Slag Mix Featured in Concrete for New Construction at Times Square
Heidelberg Materials North America supplied slag cement and portland cement to Tec-Crete Transit Mix who supplied the concrete used in the construction of TSX Broadway in New York City, which was the 2022/2023 grand award winner in the Concrete Industry Board (CIB) of New York’s 62nd annual Roger H. Corbetta Awards for Quality Concrete. -
Heidelberg Materials North America Announces Latest Step in Edmonton CCUS Project
Heidelberg Materials North America announced today a significant milestone in its two-stage competitive procurement process as it works to select the capture technology and contractor for providing the CO2 separation solution for its Edmonton, Alberta, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Project. -
Heidelberg Materials North America Announces New Bag Designs for Packaged Cement Products
Heidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce the redesign of the bags for its packaged cement products to reflect the company’s recent rebranding to Heidelberg Materials. -
Carroll Community College partners with Heidelberg Materials North America in the Millwright Apprenticeship Program
Carroll Community College, in partnership with Heidelberg Materials North America, will provide a path to a skilled-based job for employees in the Millwright Apprenticeship Program. -
Heidelberg Materials North America’s Edmonton & Delta Cement Plants Receive ENERGY STAR Certification
Heidelberg Materials North America announced today that its cement plants in Edmonton, Alberta, and Delta, British Columbia, have earned Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan’s) ENERGY STAR for Industry Certification ... -
EvoBuild™ Low Carbon Concrete Available in All North American Markets
Heidelberg Materials North America celebrates the completed rollout of EvoBuild™ Low Carbon Concrete, which is now available across all North American markets the company serves -
Heidelberg Materials North America Offers Free On-Demand Concrete Sustainability Course
Heidelberg Materials North America announced today that it is offering a free AIA accredited on-demand course, “Mastering Sustainable Concrete: on the Road to Net Zero Construction,” to demonstrate to owners, contractors, specifiers and designers how to make choices that promote decarbonization. -
Servtex Quarry Hosts Community Open House
Last month our Servtex Quarry right outside of San Antonio, Texas, hosted an open house for the local community. The event was held Saturday, November 11, and was well-attended by neighbors from the surrounding cites of Garden Ridge, New Braunfels and Schertz. -
Heidelberg Materials North America Applauds Creation of Carbon Capture Incentive Program in Alberta
Heidelberg Materials North America congratulates the Government of Alberta for the creation of its Alberta Carbon Capture Incentive Program (ACCIP), which provides up to 12 per cent of eligible capital costs to integrate carbon capture, utilization, and storage technology (CCUS) into heavy industrial operations across multiple industry sectors. -
Leadership through Sustainability Education
Achieving carbon neutrality is a global challenge, so global companies like Heidelberg Materials have a powerful role to play when it comes to information-sharing and education. Heidelberg Materials takes that responsibility seriously and has instituted a variety of pathways to share learnings and best practices, across countries and around the world. -
Concrete for Smooth Skating
Building with concrete is a great way to provide a construction project with strength, durability, resilience and visual appeal. As the first-place winner in the American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) 2023 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards/Decorative Concrete Category, it is clear that Torguson Park’s new concrete-based skatepark has a whole lot of visual appeal. -
Heidelberg Materials North America Acquires Bach & Co. Assets
Heidelberg Materials North America announced today that it has acquired the aggregate assets of Bach & Co. in New York. -
Heidelberg Materials welcomes delegation to Athens, Georgia Quarry
Last week, in coordination with the Georgia Construction Aggregate Association (GCAA), Heidelberg Materials hosted a tour for a delegation of elected officials at our Athens, Georgia quarry. -
Heidelberg Materials North America Highlights Commitment to Sustainability in September
With the continued focus on decarbonization and development of low carbon building solutions, Heidelberg Materials North America took part in several sustainability focused industry events across North America over the past month. -
Heidelberg Materials Receives Awards at Annual Portland Cement Association Meeting
Annually, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) recognizes outstanding achievements for member companies in safety and environmental performance. We are pleased to announce Heidelberg Materials was recognized earlier this month in both of those categories. -
Thornton Quarry Wins NSSGA Environmental Excellence Award
Last week, the National Sand, Stone and Gravel Association (NSSGA) announced the recipients of the 2023 Environmental Excellence Awards. We are pleased to announce that the Heidelberg Materials Thornton Quarry was selected as a recipient in the Gold Category. -
Heidelberg Materials Hosts Aspen Institute and U.S. Congressional Delegation at Brevik Cement Plant
Recently, Heidelberg Materials invited the Aspen Institute and a congressional delegation from the U.S. to tour the Brevik project and learn about the technology that will help capture and store 400,000 tons of CO2 per year. -
Heidelberg Materials’ Delta, BC, Plant Now Producing 100% EcoCem® Portland Limestone Cement
Heidelberg Materials is pleased to announce that their Delta, BC, cement plant has recently switched to producing 100% EcoCem® portland limestone cement (PLC). -
Heidelberg Materials North America to Acquire Green Drop Rock Products
Heidelberg Materials North America announced today that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the business of Green Drop Rock Products located in Cochrane, Alberta. -
Heidelberg Materials North America and MHI Are Working Toward First Full-Scale Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Solution for Cement Industry
Industry-leading Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Facility in Edmonton, Alberta, continues to advance with MHI pilot plant.
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Heidelberg Materials North America and Pronto Announce Trial of Autonomous Haulage Solution Technology in Quarry Operations
Jul 25, 2024, 08:17 AM by Jeff SiegPronto, a Silicon Valley-based autonomy pioneer, and Heidelberg Materials North America, a leading producer of construction materials, are pleased to announce their plans to deploy Pronto’s Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) at Heidelberg Materials Lake Bridgeport quarry in Texas. TFull story -
U.S. EPA Selects Heidelberg Materials for Up to $5 Million in Funding for EPD Project
Jul 18, 2024, 06:58 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce it 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).Full story -
Heidelberg Materials Further Strengthens U.S. Footprint with Acquisitions in Texas and Pennsylvania
Jul 16, 2024, 06:37 AM by Jeff SiegThese acquisitions complement the company’s existing footprints in its core markets of Texas and Pennsylvania while strengthening its focus on recycling.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Encourages Participation in the Sixth Edition of the Quarry Life Award
Jul 9, 2024, 21:42 PM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America announces the kickoff and encourages participation in the sixth edition of the Quarry Life Award, a nature-based competition across more than 15 countries worldwide.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials Acquires Concrete Recycling & Materials Business in South Texas Market
Jul 1, 2024, 06:56 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America announced today that it has acquired all assets of Aaron Materials, an established concrete recycler and materials producer in the Corpus Christi area.Full story -
PCA Recognizes Four Heidelberg Materials Cement Plants with Safety Awards
Jun 26, 2024, 10:20 AM by Jeff SiegThe Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America’s cement manufacturers, recently announced the winners of its Energy and Environment Awards and its Chairman’s Safety and Safety Innovation Awards at the association’s 2024 Cement Fly-In in Washington, D.C.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Successfully Converts its Speed, Indiana, Plant to a Slag Grinding Facility
Jun 24, 2024, 06:54 AM by Jeff SiegFollowing last year’s opening of its new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana, Heidelberg Materials ceased portland cement production at its manufacturing site in Speed, Indiana and invested in modifying the facility to produce slag cement from domestically sourced slag granules.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Hosts Open House at Granville Island Facility in Vancouver, B.C.
Jun 19, 2024, 11:31 AM by Jeff SiegLast month, Heidelberg Materials North America opened the doors of our Granville Island ready-mixed concrete facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, for a community open house. This year marks 104 years of operations at this location and the ongoing support of the community has been vital to our longevity and success in the area.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Joins with Industry Partners to Create a Circular Economy: Part One
Jun 3, 2024, 08:46 AM by Jeff SiegDOTs and other agencies increasingly need to consider the sustainability of their infrastructure construction—and recycling post-demolition materials by crushing and processing them for use as a substitute for virgin aggregate is one solution. This first of a two-part series examines ways that we are working with the state of Washington to ensure post demolition materials find their way into new applications.Full story -
TX Active® Contributes to Sustainable Design of Award-Winning Courthouse
May 8, 2024, 12:01 PM by Jeff SiegThe Fred D. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Nashville, Tennessee, was a double winner in the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s 2024 PCI Design Awards, receiving both a Special Award for sustainable design as well as an honorable mention in the Government and Public category. Heidelberg Materials TX Active® photocatalytic cement makes this important structure self-cleaning while helping to abate air pollutants.Full story -
Mitchell Plant Hosts 2024 Tech Week
May 2, 2024, 09:32 AM by Jeff SiegWe are pleased to be able to leverage the knowledge and experience of our team members to provide learning opportunities and training events for our employees and customers to help them achieve their goals and be more successful at what they do. A great example of this in action is our annual Tech Week, where our Cement Technical Services and Material Quality Control teams from across North America meet to learn about emerging trends and technologies, discuss sustainability and digital innovations and share best practices.Full story -
Midwest Region’s Concrete School Helps Customers Be More Successful
Apr 25, 2024, 14:58 PM by Jeff SiegThe building materials industry is rapidly evolving and shifting. The demand for sustainable materials is increasing and new technologies are being introduced at a record pace. Our employees and our customers both face similar challenges in staying on top of new trends and developments in their businesses.Full story -
Whitman-Walker Health Wins Slag Cement Association Award
Apr 17, 2024, 11:43 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials is pleased to have supplied slag cement for Whitman-Walker Health (WWH) at St. Elizabeth’s / Max Robinson Center, a winner in the 2023 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete awards in the architectural category.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Announces Latest Milestone in Edmonton CCUS Project
Apr 11, 2024, 08:07 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America announced today the latest step in its two-stage competitive procurement process as it works to select the carbon capture technology and contractor for providing the CO₂ separation solution for its Edmonton, Alberta, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Project. This ground-breaking project is planned to be the first full-scale application of CCUS in the cement sector.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Announces New Texas Lehigh Cement Company Slag Facility in Houston
Apr 9, 2024, 08:18 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce that Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP, its fifty-fifty joint venture with Eagle Materials Inc., will be starting production at a new slag cement facility in Houston, Texas, this summer.Full story -
Supporting Resilient, Sustainable Family Homes
Apr 3, 2024, 13:21 PM by Jeff SiegIn Gig Harbor, Washington, a collaboration between Heidelberg Materials North America, Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity, and their partners has showcased an innovative approach to construction: Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) using concrete produced with EvoBuild® Low Carbon Concrete and Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA). This project was supplied by Corliss Resources LLC, a Heidelberg Materials company which has started its rebranding to Heidelberg Materials this week.Full story -
U.S. DOE Selects Heidelberg Materials’ New Cement Plant in Mitchell, Indiana for Industrial Demonstrations Program Funding
Mar 25, 2024, 13:00 PM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce it has been selected for award negotiation to receive up to $500 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) Industrial Demonstrations Program (IDP). The purpose of this project is to advance the integration of full-scale carbon capture, transport, and storage at the new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana.Full story -
Congressman Rick Larsen Visits Heidelberg Materials North America's Headquarters
Mar 4, 2024, 11:43 AM by Jeff SiegOn February 27, Congressman Rick Larsen, Ranking Member on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, visited the Heidelberg Materials North America headquarters as part of a trip to the Lone Star State.Full story -
40% Slag Mix Featured in Concrete for New Construction at Times Square
Feb 23, 2024, 11:26 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America supplied slag cement and portland cement to Tec-Crete Transit Mix who supplied the concrete used in the construction of TSX Broadway in New York City, which was the 2022/2023 grand award winner in the Concrete Industry Board (CIB) of New York’s 62nd annual Roger H. Corbetta Awards for Quality Concrete.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Announces Latest Step in Edmonton CCUS Project
Feb 15, 2024, 07:15 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America announced today a significant milestone in its two-stage competitive procurement process as it works to select the capture technology and contractor for providing the CO2 separation solution for its Edmonton, Alberta, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Project.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Announces New Bag Designs for Packaged Cement Products
Jan 9, 2024, 16:48 PM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce the redesign of the bags for its packaged cement products to reflect the company’s recent rebranding to Heidelberg Materials.Full story -
Carroll Community College partners with Heidelberg Materials North America in the Millwright Apprenticeship Program
Dec 27, 2023, 11:35 AM by Jeff SiegCarroll Community College, in partnership with Heidelberg Materials North America, will provide a path to a skilled-based job for employees in the Millwright Apprenticeship Program.Full story -
EvoBuild™ Low Carbon Concrete Available in All North American Markets
Dec 13, 2023, 12:23 PM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America celebrates the completed rollout of EvoBuild™ Low Carbon Concrete, which is now available across all North American markets the company servesFull story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Offers Free On-Demand Concrete Sustainability Course
Dec 6, 2023, 10:20 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America announced today that it is offering a free AIA accredited on-demand course, “Mastering Sustainable Concrete: on the Road to Net Zero Construction,” to demonstrate to owners, contractors, specifiers and designers how to make choices that promote decarbonization.Full story -
Leadership through Sustainability Education
Nov 27, 2023, 17:24 PM by Jeff SiegAchieving carbon neutrality is a global challenge, so global companies like Heidelberg Materials have a powerful role to play when it comes to information-sharing and education. Heidelberg Materials takes that responsibility seriously and has instituted a variety of pathways to share learnings and best practices, across countries and around the world.Full story -
Concrete for Smooth Skating
Nov 16, 2023, 16:14 PM by Jeff SiegBuilding with concrete is a great way to provide a construction project with strength, durability, resilience and visual appeal. As the first-place winner in the American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) 2023 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards/Decorative Concrete Category, it is clear that Torguson Park’s new concrete-based skatepark has a whole lot of visual appeal.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Acquires Bach & Co. Assets
Oct 30, 2023, 15:11 PM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America announced today that it has acquired the aggregate assets of Bach & Co. in New York.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials Strengthens Recycling Focus in Key Midwest Market
Mar 7, 2023, 06:52 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce it has two new sales yards in the Chicago metropolitan area for the company’s Revolve Recycled Aggregates.Full story
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Heidelberg Materials North America and Pronto Announce Trial of Autonomous Haulage Solution Technology in Quarry Operations
Jul 25, 2024, 08:17 AM by Jeff SiegPronto, a Silicon Valley-based autonomy pioneer, and Heidelberg Materials North America, a leading producer of construction materials, are pleased to announce their plans to deploy Pronto’s Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) at Heidelberg Materials Lake Bridgeport quarry in Texas. TFull story -
U.S. EPA Selects Heidelberg Materials for Up to $5 Million in Funding for EPD Project
Jul 18, 2024, 06:58 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America is pleased to announce it 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).Full story -
Heidelberg Materials Further Strengthens U.S. Footprint with Acquisitions in Texas and Pennsylvania
Jul 16, 2024, 06:37 AM by Jeff SiegThese acquisitions complement the company’s existing footprints in its core markets of Texas and Pennsylvania while strengthening its focus on recycling.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Encourages Participation in the Sixth Edition of the Quarry Life Award
Jul 9, 2024, 21:42 PM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America announces the kickoff and encourages participation in the sixth edition of the Quarry Life Award, a nature-based competition across more than 15 countries worldwide.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials Acquires Concrete Recycling & Materials Business in South Texas Market
Jul 1, 2024, 06:56 AM by Jeff SiegHeidelberg Materials North America announced today that it has acquired all assets of Aaron Materials, an established concrete recycler and materials producer in the Corpus Christi area.Full story -
PCA Recognizes Four Heidelberg Materials Cement Plants with Safety Awards
Jun 26, 2024, 10:20 AM by Jeff SiegThe Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America’s cement manufacturers, recently announced the winners of its Energy and Environment Awards and its Chairman’s Safety and Safety Innovation Awards at the association’s 2024 Cement Fly-In in Washington, D.C.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Successfully Converts its Speed, Indiana, Plant to a Slag Grinding Facility
Jun 24, 2024, 06:54 AM by Jeff SiegFollowing last year’s opening of its new state-of-the-art cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana, Heidelberg Materials ceased portland cement production at its manufacturing site in Speed, Indiana and invested in modifying the facility to produce slag cement from domestically sourced slag granules.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Hosts Open House at Granville Island Facility in Vancouver, B.C.
Jun 19, 2024, 11:31 AM by Jeff SiegLast month, Heidelberg Materials North America opened the doors of our Granville Island ready-mixed concrete facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, for a community open house. This year marks 104 years of operations at this location and the ongoing support of the community has been vital to our longevity and success in the area.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Joins with Industry Partners to Create a Circular Economy: Part Two
Jun 5, 2024, 11:15 AM by Jeff SiegDOTs and other agencies increasingly need to consider the sustainability of their infrastructure construction—and recycling post-demolition materials by crushing and processing them for use as a substitute for virgin aggregate is one solution. This second of a two-part series examines ways that we are working with the state of Georgia to ensure post demolition materials find their way into new applications.Full story -
Heidelberg Materials North America Joins with Industry Partners to Create a Circular Economy: Part One
Jun 3, 2024, 08:46 AM by Jeff SiegDOTs and other agencies increasingly need to consider the sustainability of their infrastructure construction—and recycling post-demolition materials by crushing and processing them for use as a substitute for virgin aggregate is one solution. This first of a two-part series examines ways that we are working with the state of Washington to ensure post demolition materials find their way into new applications.Full story