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The HeidelbergCement AG with company headquarters in Heidelberg, is the largest German building material manufacturer, and the second largest European cement producer (the fourth largest world-wide). 2003 converted that world-wide active enterprises 6,372 millions ", and obtained with a cash-flow of 790 millions " a profit of 134 millions ". The enterprise suffers from a high burden of debts, primarily caused by acquisitions and expansion. The HeidelbergCement AG is noted in the MDAX.

History

The HeidelbergCement AG goes back the Bergheimer mill lain in Heidelberg, which was acquired in bankruptcy proceedings by the buyer Johann Philipp Schifferdecker originating from MOS brook and reequipped to a Zementfabrik. 1874 are registered the factory as Portland Cement work, to Heidelberg, Schifferdecker & in the trade register, 1875 begin cement production. in the future the enterprise is extended by acquisition and opening of numerous quarries. 1889 are converted the enterprise into a corporation, it begin a phase of the strong expansion among other things by EN building of new Zementfabriken. the Heidelberger Portland Cement work with the Mannheimer Portland Cement factory AG to the Portland Cement factory AG Heidelberg and Mannheim AG fuses 1901. Until 1938 was akquiriert numerous further cement enterprises and quarries and the enterprise by different fusions was extended. Now the enterprise firmierte under portland cement works Heidelberg corporation. 1959 enter the enterprise also into the ready-mix concrete industry. the enterprise expands and creates 1977 to North America there subsidiaries. Now also further industries of the building material trade are opened (building material chemistry, damming systems). 1978 are converted the name of the enterprise into Heidelberger cement corporation. 1993 acquisition of 42,4% of the Belgian S.A. Cimenteries CBR, which is completely taken over 1999. Into the 1990ern the enterprise is internationalized appreciably, in particular by expansion after Eastern Asia. Likewise 1999 were taken over the Swedish building material manufacturer Scancem. Starting from 2001 gradually the Indonesian cement manufacturer Indocement was taken over with the aid the WestLB. 2002 are renamed the enterprise in HeidelbergCement AG.

some substantial participation

Anneliese of cement plants AG, Ennigerloh (97.4%) S.A. Cimenteries CBR, Brussels/Belgium Castle Cement Ltd., Birmingham/Great Britain Vicat S.A., Paris/France (35%) HeidelbergCement Nortehrn Europe OFF (formerly Scancem), Gorazdze Cement S.A., Chorula/Poland (99.4%) maxit Germany GmbH, mash oh (80.9%)

Owner structure

Over the Spohn Cement GmbH holds the family Merckle (see also Ratiopharm, Phoenix Group) from Blaubeuren 67.8% of the shares. Dr. h. Adolf Merckle, the family head, keeps further 8.2% of the shares separated. Those swivel participation GmbH & CO kg, Ulm holds 7.5% of the shares (2004 the block of shares of the alliance AG had taken over). The remainder of the shares is in the strewing possession.