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- HeidelbergCement with strong result in 2020
- HeidelbergCement pioneers new carbon capture technology in Redding, USA
- HeidelbergCement joins CCS consortium in the UK to create the world’s first low-carbon industrial cluster
18 March 2021
HeidelbergCement with strong result in 2020
Record result despite corona-related decline in demand: result from current operations before depreciation and amortisation increases like-for-like by around 6% to €3.7 billion compared with the previous year. ROIC at 7.9% – well on track to reach strategic medium-term target of “clearly above 8%”. Adjusted earnings per share increase by €0.48 to €6.88. Faster than expected return to progressive dividend policy: dividend proposal of €2.20 per share.
12 March 2021
HeidelbergCement pioneers new carbon capture technology in Redding, USA
HeidelbergCement’s US subsidiary Lehigh Hanson and Silicon Valley-based materials technology company Fortera have announced a collaboration to implement a new type of carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technology in a pilot installation at Lehigh’s Redding California cement facility, with an expected 60% reduction in CO2 emissions per tonne of product.
2 March 2021
HeidelbergCement joins CCS consortium in the UK to create the world’s first low-carbon industrial cluster
HeidelbergCement’s British subsidiary Hanson UK has become a partner in the HyNet North West consortium, which aims to create the world’s first low-carbon industrial cluster in the region of North West England. The proposed hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) project will play a critical role in the UK’s transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and the fight against climate change.
Full Year Result 2020
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