Type: Public
On the web: http://www.heidelbergcement.com
Employees: 53,437
Employee growth: 0.3%

HeidelbergCement believes in concrete results. The company is one of the world's leading producers of cement and clinker (more than 100 million tons annually), and concrete; it is the largest cement producer in Germany. Cement, concrete, and aggregates together account for more than 90% of the company's sales. HeidelbergCement also has group services which manage fossil fuels and electricity for its operations and trade internationally in cement and clinker (an intermediate product used to make portland cement). The company has operations in 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. Subsidiary Hanson is a top building materials company in the UK.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $15,597.3M
One year growth: (2.2%)
Net income: $677.0M
Income growth: 181.7%

Officers:
Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Fritz-Jürgen Heckmann
Chairman of the Managing Board: Bernd Scheifele
Member of the Managing Board, Finance, Group Accounting, Controlling, Taxes, Insurance and Corporate Risk Management, IT, Shared Service Center, and Logistics: Lorenz Näger

Competitors:
CEMEX
Holcim
Lafarge

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