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'''Heidelberg Materials''' is a multinational supplier of building materials headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany. It was founded in 1894 by Johann Philipp Schifferdecker. The company expanded into France in the 1970s, and to North America with the purchase of [[Lehigh Cement]] in [[1990]].
'''Heidelberg Materials''' is a multinational supplier of building materials headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany. It was founded in 1894 by Johann Philipp Schifferdecker. The company expanded into France in the 1970s, and to North America with the purchase of [[Lehigh Cement]] in [[1990]]. The company maintains an office for its Alabama division at 400 [[Riverhills Business Park]]. In addition to a large [[Leeds Cement Plant]], the company operates numerous ready-mix batching plants in the [[Birmingham area]], and specialty products stores in [[Birmingham]] and [[Rainbow City]].


HeidelbergCement AG acquired [[Sherman Industries]] in [[2005]] and Hanson PLC of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England in [[2007]]. The business operated as Lehigh Hanson until rebranding under its present name in [[2023]].
HeidelbergCement AG acquired [[Sherman Industries]] in [[2005]] and Hanson PLC of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England in [[2007]]. The business operated as Lehigh Hanson until rebranding under its present name in [[2023]].
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In [[2019]] HeidelbergCement sold the downtown Birmingham Sherman Industries concrete plant at 1100 [[2nd Avenue South]] in what became Birmingham's [[Parkside District]] to real estate developer Residential Ventures of Denver, Colorado. It soon announced plans to build a new plant on the site of its former concrete pipe at 3240 [[Fayette Avenue]], just east of the [[Birmingham Crossplex]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Central Park neighborhood]]. The proposal, which was perceived as exacerbating the history of "environmental racism" in the [[Birmingham District]], was opposed by the [[Birmingham City Council]]. In August [[2020]] the company acquired an 8-acre parcel  adjoining [[ABC Coke]] in [[Tarrant]] as the site of its new plant.
In [[2019]] HeidelbergCement sold the downtown Birmingham Sherman Industries concrete plant at 1100 [[2nd Avenue South]] in what became Birmingham's [[Parkside District]] to real estate developer Residential Ventures of Denver, Colorado. It soon announced plans to build a new plant on the site of its former concrete pipe at 3240 [[Fayette Avenue]], just east of the [[Birmingham Crossplex]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Central Park neighborhood]]. The proposal, which was perceived as exacerbating the history of "environmental racism" in the [[Birmingham District]], was opposed by the [[Birmingham City Council]]. In August [[2020]] the company acquired an 8-acre parcel  adjoining [[ABC Coke]] in [[Tarrant]] as the site of its new plant.


The company maintains an office for its Alabama division at 400 [[Riverhills Business Park]]. In addition to a large [[Leeds Cement Plant]], the company operates numerous ready-mix batching plants in the [[Birmingham area]], and specialty products stores in [[Birmingham]] and [[Rainbow City]].
In [[2024]] the company proposed two projects relating to its Leeds manufacturing plant for possible 90% funding by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "Climate Pollution Reduction Implementation Grants" program. The first proposal would help the company explore the feasibility of using alternative fuels in its kiln operations. The second would support research on a modular project involving the capture of carbon dioxide for sequestration in coal seams.


==Birmingham area locations==
==Birmingham area locations==
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==References==
==References==
* Beahm, Anna (April 30, 2019) "Proposed Birmingham concrete plant stirs environmental justice, racism concerns." {{BN}}
* Beahm, Anna (May 21, 2019) "Sherman Industries still wants to move but it won’t be to Five Points West, Woodfin says." {{BN}}
* Van der Bijl, Hanno (May 31, 2019) "Sherman Industries suspends permit request for Five Points West site." {{BBJ}}
* "Heidelberg Materials picks up where Lehigh Hanson left off." (January 3, 2023) ''Concrete Products''
* "Heidelberg Materials picks up where Lehigh Hanson left off." (January 3, 2023) ''Concrete Products''
* "Project 3:  Industrial Decarbonization " (March 1, 2024) in ''[https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2024-03/alabama-pcap.pdf Priority Action Climate Plan]'. Alabama Department of Environmental Management, pp. 18–22


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 16:49, 8 April 2024

Heidelberg Materials is a multinational supplier of building materials headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany. It was founded in 1894 by Johann Philipp Schifferdecker. The company expanded into France in the 1970s, and to North America with the purchase of Lehigh Cement in 1990. The company maintains an office for its Alabama division at 400 Riverhills Business Park. In addition to a large Leeds Cement Plant, the company operates numerous ready-mix batching plants in the Birmingham area, and specialty products stores in Birmingham and Rainbow City.

HeidelbergCement AG acquired Sherman Industries in 2005 and Hanson PLC of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England in 2007. The business operated as Lehigh Hanson until rebranding under its present name in 2023.

In 2019 HeidelbergCement sold the downtown Birmingham Sherman Industries concrete plant at 1100 2nd Avenue South in what became Birmingham's Parkside District to real estate developer Residential Ventures of Denver, Colorado. It soon announced plans to build a new plant on the site of its former concrete pipe at 3240 Fayette Avenue, just east of the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham's Central Park neighborhood. The proposal, which was perceived as exacerbating the history of "environmental racism" in the Birmingham District, was opposed by the Birmingham City Council. In August 2020 the company acquired an 8-acre parcel adjoining ABC Coke in Tarrant as the site of its new plant.

In 2024 the company proposed two projects relating to its Leeds manufacturing plant for possible 90% funding by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "Climate Pollution Reduction Implementation Grants" program. The first proposal would help the company explore the feasibility of using alternative fuels in its kiln operations. The second would support research on a modular project involving the capture of carbon dioxide for sequestration in coal seams.

Birmingham area locations

References

  • Beahm, Anna (April 30, 2019) "Proposed Birmingham concrete plant stirs environmental justice, racism concerns." The Birmingham News
  • Beahm, Anna (May 21, 2019) "Sherman Industries still wants to move but it won’t be to Five Points West, Woodfin says." The Birmingham News
  • Van der Bijl, Hanno (May 31, 2019) "Sherman Industries suspends permit request for Five Points West site." Birmingham Business Journal
  • "Heidelberg Materials picks up where Lehigh Hanson left off." (January 3, 2023) Concrete Products
  • "Project 3: Industrial Decarbonization " (March 1, 2024) in Priority Action Climate Plan'. Alabama Department of Environmental Management, pp. 18–22

External links

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