HeidelbergCement will henceforth operate as Heidelberg Materials. The rebranding is likely to be more than just cosmetic: with this move, the group is positioning itself as a building materials supplier beyond its CO2-intensive core business of cement. The background is presumably the EU Taxonomy, which from 2027 onwards will impose strict thresholds for the climate compatibility of building materials – classic Portland cement will hardly meet these. Whether the rebranding will be accompanied by genuine portfolio diversification toward recycled building materials or alternative binders remains to be seen.
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