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Materials of the future - Heidelberg Materials Cement BiH
Heidelberg Materials Cement BiH is a pioneer in many fields, especially in the field of environmental and climate protection. For decades, they have been transforming the construction materials industry on the road to sustainability. The priority in the last few years has been to achieve carbon neutrality: to halve CO2 emissions by 2030, and achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
evoBuild
Heidelberg Materials Cement BiH already offers cements and concretes with CO2 emissions up to 68% lower. In order to make these products recognizable all over the world, they will soon mark them with the evoBuild brand and market them under that name both in BiH and in other countries.
- As business leaders of sustainable development, we lead the transition of the construction sector to sustainable construction. We offer all our partners sustainable materials, materials from which the future is built. Eco types of cement that we make in our cement factory in Kakanj are environmentally friendly, sustainable construction products, with the aid of which high energy efficiency of buildings is achieved, which is becoming a standard in construction. We are especially pleased that the transformation of the construction sector towards sustainable construction has begun in Bosnia and Herzegovina, because only through sustainable construction can we provide future generations with urban development and preserved resources and the environment - the company points out.
Smart Concretes
Their offer includes a complete novelty in construction, namely special eco-concretes with digital sensors that are embedded directly in the concrete and which enable smarter, faster and bolder construction with significant savings in time and resources. The Smart Rock sensor is manufactured by Giatec, which is also a member of the Heidelberg Materials group. The sensor is fully embedded in the concrete and offers real-time insight into the concrete`s early strength, allowing the project to progress quickly.
Circular economy
For the production of eco types of cement, Heidelberg Materials Cement BiH uses waste from other industries such as ash from thermal power plants and granular slag from the steel production process. By using these materials instead of clinker, which requires large amounts of energy, a reduction of CO2 from the fossil fuels used for clinker firing is achieved on the one hand, and on the other hand, material that would otherwise end up as waste is used.
A very significant reduction in CO2 emissions is also achieved by using alternative fuels.
- In the past few years, we have succeeded in replacing fossil fuels with alternative ones by approximately 10%. With new investments last year and this year, we will increase this share even more and thus make an additional contribution to the reduction of global greenhouse emissions, and further decarbonize our products - the company claims .
evoZero
As early as next year, Heidelberg Materials will be the first in the world to produce cement with zero net CO2 emissions. This cement will initially be produced at the plant in Brevik, Norway, under the brand name evoZero. It is the first cement plant in the world to have a carbon capture, reuse and storage (CCUS) facility installed. This will enable investors and builders to build high-quality facilities with zero net CO2 emissions worldwide.
Heidelberg Materials - Material to build our future!
About the company
Heidelberg Materials Cement BiH, the company formerly known as Tvornica cementa Kakanj, is the leading Bosnian cement producer and a pioneer of sustainable development in BiH and the region. It was founded in 1978, and in 2000, as part of a large-scale privatization pilot project, it became a member of the prestigious German Heidelberg Materials group, which employs more than 51,000 people worldwide and operates in more than 3,000 locations. Over the past 24 years, more than 250 million KM have been invested in cement production and related activities. Heidelberg Materials Cement BiH is the owner of the company Heidelberg Materials Beton BiH, a company for the production and distribution of concrete, which has six concrete plants in Sarajevo, Zenica, Lukavac, Banja Luka and Mostar, and the company Heidelberg Materials Beton Hrvatska with seven concrete plants in the Republic of Croatia. The authorized importer of cement for Croatia is Heidelberg Materials Cement Croatia.
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