HeidelbergCement AG
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Research and Markets: This Report Provides in-Depth Company Profiles for German Companies Ranked in the 2009 Fortune Global 500 List [Press Release]
Business Wire | 13 days 16 hours 11 minutes ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e15637/germany_2009_fortu) has announced the addition of the "Germany 2009 Fortune Global 500 Databank - Company Profiles" company profile to their offering.
HeidelbergCement Doubles Bond Size in Year's Biggest Euro Junk Debt Sale
Bloomberg | 39 days 10 hours 51 minutes ago
Oct. 14 (Bloomberg) -- HeidelbergCement AG, the German cement maker, raised more than double the amount it initially sought in the year's biggest sale of junk bonds in euros.
Credit Is `King' as HeidelbergCement's High-Yield Bonds Soar, SocGen Says
Bloomberg | 38 days 14 hours 53 minutes ago
Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- HeidelbergCement AG's 2.5 billion euros ($3.7 billion) of new bonds surged as investors rushed to take part in the year's biggest sale of junk bonds in the European currency.
Continental AG Is Said to Consider Bond Sale on HeidelbergCement's Success
Bloomberg | 35 days 13 hours 53 minutes ago
Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Continental AG, Europe's second- largest auto-parts maker, may sell bonds to refinance debt after demand for HeidelbergCement AG's junk-bond sale this month exceeded supply, two people familiar with the situation said.
Reportlinker Adds World Cement Market Report [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 73 days 14 hours 26 minutes ago
...as Aditya Birla Group, Buzzi Unicem SpA, CEMEX S.A.B. DE C.V., Cimentos de Portugal SGPS SA., CRH, HeidelbergCement AG, Holcim Ltd., Italcementi S.P.A, Lafarge North America, Inc., Lafarge S.A., Orascom Cement, Siam...
Continental AG Said to Consider Junk Bond Sale in $5.2 Billion Refinancing
Bloomberg | 34 days 11 hours 48 minutes ago
Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Continental AG, Europe's second- largest auto-parts maker, may sell bonds to refinance debt after demand for HeidelbergCement AG's junk-bond sale this month exceeded supply, two people familiar with the situation said.
Eurobonds: HeidelbergCement Bond Plans Take Centre Stage
Wall Street Journal, The | 41 days 9 hours 44 minutes ago
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--German cement maker HeidelbergCement AG (HEI.XE) was center stage in the primary bond market Monday as it looked set to become the latest company to tap the European high-yield market.
European Stock-Index Futures Advance; HeidelbergCement Shares Might Rise
Bloomberg | 20 days 20 hours 50 minutes ago
HeidelbergCement AG may gain as Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse Group AG advised clients to buy the stock. Linde AG may be active as the world's second-biggest maker of industrial gasses reported profit that topped analysts' estimates. Ryanair Holdings Plc will probably move after Europe's largest discount airline reported an increase in second-quarter net income.
European Stock-Index Futures Gain; HeidelbergCement, Ryanair May Be Active
Bloomberg | 20 days 20 hours 49 minutes ago
HeidelbergCement AG may gain as Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse Group AG advised clients to buy the stock. Linde AG may be active as the world's second-biggest maker of industrial gasses reported profit that topped analysts' estimates. Ryanair Holdings Plc will probably move after Europe's largest discount airline reported an increase in second-quarter net income.
BRIEF-HeidelbergCement plans two-tranche bond
Forbes | 41 days 19 hours 36 minutes ago
FRANKFURT, Oct 12 (Reuters) - HeidelbergCement AG: * Says plans two-tranche bond of at least 500 million euros each Article Controlsemail
Fitch may raise HeidelbergCement AG rating
Forbes | 41 days 12 hours 18 minutes ago
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) Oct 12 - Fitch Ratings has today placed Germany-based HeidelbergCement AG's (HC) Long-term Issuer Default rating (IDR) of 'B' on Rating Watch Positive (RWP). HC's and subsidiary Hanson plc ( HAN - news - people )'s senior unsecured 'CCC' have also been placed on RWP.
BRIEF-HeidelbergCement completes capital increase, shares placed at 37 euros a share
Forbes | 45 days 14 hours 9 minutes ago
FRANKFURT, Oct 8 (Reuters) - HeidelbergCement AG: * Completes capital increase, shares placed at 37eur a share Article Controlsemail
DAX Benchmark Climbs After Two Days of Losses; Daimler, BMW Shares Gain
Bloomberg | 34 days 15 hours 50 minutes ago
Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks advanced for the first time in three days as Daimler AG and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG followed European carmakers higher and banking shares climbed.
German Stocks Rise After Two Days of Losses; Daimler, Deutsche Boerse Gain
Bloomberg | 34 days 11 hours 47 minutes ago
Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks advanced for the first time in three days as Daimler AG reported earnings that it said beat market expectations and Deutsche Boerse AG shares surged.
Commerzbank, Continental, Daimler AG, ThyssenKrupp: German Equity Preview
Bloomberg | 34 days 22 hours 50 minutes ago
Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in Germany. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are from the previous close.
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Company Overview
| Company: | HeidelbergCement AG |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Aggregates, Concrete & Cement |
| Website: | http://www.heidelbergcement.com |
HeidelbergCement believes in concrete results. The company is one of the world's leading producers of cement and clinker (about 80 million tons annually), and concrete; it is the largest cement producer in Germany. Cement, concrete, and aggregates together account for more than 90% of the company's sales. HeidelbergCement also has group services which manage fossil fuels and electricity for its operations and trade internationally in cement and clinker (an intermediate product used to make portland cement). To help finance its 2007 acquisition of British building products giant Hanson, HeidelbergCement sold building materials subsidiary Maxit to Saint-Gobain.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 20,134.801 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 26.6 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 2,705.9 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -13.2 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 67,916 (2007) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 47.8 (2007) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
