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HeidelbergCement to end clinker production in Leimen

18 September 2020, Published under Cement News

HeidelbergCement announced the shutdown of clinker production at its cement plant in Leimen in  Germany’s Rhine-Neckar region by the end of 2022 or beginning of 2023 as limestone reserves in the Nussloch quarry are depleted. In addition, the kiln lines are no longer state-of-the-art and would have required several million euros of investments and hence, clinker production going forward is not considered an economically-viable option, according to the cement producer. The workforce will be re...

Kunda Nordic Tsement to end clinker production

19 March 2020, Published under Cement News

HeidelbergCement-owned Kunda Nordic Tsement, Estonia, is to close its kiln line in March following a decision by the company’s supervisory board. The closure has been attributed to the considerable increase in CO 2 prices, which has had a significant impact on financial results. "We have reached a crossroads in Kunda, where a new dry-processing plant is needed to reduce the cost of production of clinker and meet the increasingly stringent environmental requirements that stakeholders exp...

HeidelbergCement to close kiln at Rustavi, Georgia

23 July 2018, Published under Cement News

HeidelbergCement will be closing its Rustavi kiln as well as curtailing its production at the Dedoplitskaro limestone quarry, reports the Georgian Cement Association. The association attributes the closure on competition from Iran, which it says is dumping cement onto Georgian market.