Heidelberg Materials products

Climate protection is a core element of HeidelbergCement’s environmental policy. As an energy-intensive company, we have been making a substantial effort to minimise our CO2 emissions for many years now. From 1990 to 2013 we reduced our specific net CO2 emissions by 21.0% to 612 kg CO2 per tonne of cement. By 2015 we intend to have achieved a reduction of 23% compared to 1990, this means a reduction of approximately 12 Mio t CO2 for the whole Group.

The conservation of natural resources is part of our sustainable business strategy. That is why we make greater use of waste materials and by-products from other industries as valuable raw materials and fuels. We use alternative raw materials for the production of clinker, which is the most important intermediate product in the manufacture of cement. In this way we reduce the amount of CO2 intensive clinker in the final product. The increased use of alternative raw materials in cement production is thus a core element of our climate strategy.