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Heidelberg Materials AG

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Heidelberg Materials is a leading global manufacturer of building materials including cement and concrete.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner) and

21 Jan 2026 · Innovation Fund;clean transition

Meeting with Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner) and

28 Oct 2025 · High Level Dialogue with Industry executives on the implementation of CBAM

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

28 Oct 2025 · High Level Dialogue with Industry executives on the implementation of CBAM.

Heidelberg Materials urges integrated EU framework for CO2 transport

11 Sept 2025
Topic — The EU is developing a legislative framework for CO2 transportation and infrastructure.
Message — The company requests an integrated EU-wide CO2 network with open access and faster permitting. They want financial tools to lower risks and recognition for carbon utilization efforts.12
Why — Financial mechanisms would help the company avoid bearing the full costs of infrastructure.3
Impact — Environmental advocates could see standard oversight weakened by fast-tracking projects as public interest.4
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Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

5 Sept 2025 · - Compétitivité des entreprises - Marché intérieur - Protection de la souveraineté et du pouvoir d’achat - Relation US/EU

Meeting with Sacha Halphen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

3 Sept 2025 · - Compétitivité des entreprises - Marché intérieur - Construction - Decarbonation

Meeting with Aleksandra Kordecka (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné), Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and

23 Jun 2025 · Aspects related to enhancing the competitiveness participants companies

Meeting with Jessika Roswall (Commissioner) and

23 Jun 2025 · Public procurement, the Clean Industrial Deal, Embodied Carbon Product Standards

Meeting with Dan Nica (Member of the European Parliament) and Aurubis AG

19 Jun 2025 · Conference GREEN TRANSITION FORUM 5.0: POWERING UP COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION IN THE CEE

Meeting with Engin Eroglu (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Jun 2025 · Market competitiveness and strengthening Germany as an industrial hub

Heidelberg Materials urges industrial decarbonisation priority in Modernisation Fund

26 May 2025
Topic — An initiative to evaluate and potentially amend the Modernisation Fund's operating rules.
Message — The company calls for industrial decarbonisation to be formally recognized as a priority investment category. They request greater predictability for funding calls and more flexible deadlines for complex infrastructure projects.123
Why — This would secure financial support for carbon capture and improve long-term investment planning.45
Impact — State-owned energy firms and residential programs would receive less funding for their projects.67
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Meeting with Paulo Cunha (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Apr 2025 · Clean Industrial Deal and CCUS

Meeting with Ondřej Krutílek (Member of the European Parliament)

31 Mar 2025 · Decarbonisation and CCS

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

21 Mar 2025 · - Marché intérieur - Compétitivité - Sécurité économique - Simplification - Relation USA / Europe

Meeting with Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner) and

17 Mar 2025 · Discussion on the decarbonisation challenges that the cement sector faces.

Meeting with Teresa Ribera Rodríguez (Executive Vice-President) and

12 Mar 2025 · Listening to CEMBUREAU’s views on their sector’s path towards decarbonisation

Meeting with Giorgio Gori (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

3 Mar 2025 · Energy intensive industries

Meeting with Radan Kanev (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Feb 2025 · Energy intensive industries

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Sept 2024 · Clean industrial deal

Meeting with Jessica Polfjärd (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Jan 2024 · Carbon capture and EU climate policy

Heidelberg Materials calls for streamlined industrial reporting standards

1 Dec 2023
Topic — The Commission seeks to reduce company reporting burdens by twenty-five percent.
Message — The company suggests focusing on the most significant emissions per industry to improve comparability. They advocate for a standardized framework to ensure consistent reporting practices across the sector.12
Why — Simplifying reporting requirements would reduce the heavy staffing burden currently required for compliance.34
Impact — Environmental groups lose access to granular data on smaller emission sources and substances.56
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Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and

30 Nov 2023 · Clean Transition Dialogue on Energy Intensive Industries

Meeting with Adam Romanowski (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

24 Oct 2023 · Green transition of energy intensive industries

Meeting with Philippe Lamberts (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Sept 2023 · CCU/S (carbon capture usage and storage)

Heidelberg Materials urges comprehensive EU strategy for carbon capture

31 Aug 2023
Topic — This consultation evaluates measures to deploy carbon capture and storage infrastructure across Europe.
Message — They call for "concrete milestones for the deployment of CCS/CCU" and expanded storage capacity. The company requests that "all transport modes," including rail and ship, be "put on an equal footing." Finally, they advocate for frontloading the EU Innovation Fund to support large-scale implementation.123
Why — The proposal would help the company reduce its compliance costs and meet decarbonization targets.4
Impact — Other industrial sectors lose potential funding as carbon revenues are reserved for heavy industry transformation.5
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Meeting with Ruud Kempener (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson)

27 Jun 2023 · Introduction to Heidelberg Materials and NZIA

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

27 Jun 2023 · Discuss their views on how to accelerate the transformation of the EU construction material industry.

Meeting with Michael Bloss (Member of the European Parliament)

25 May 2023 · Industrietransformation

Heidelberg Materials urges flexible criteria for green building taxonomy

3 May 2023
Topic — This consultation defines sustainable economic activities contributing to the EU's environmental and circular economy goals.
Message — The company requests flexible recycling thresholds that align with national safety regulations and technical feasibility. They also advocate for including recycled water in sustainability targets and establishing global equivalence schemes.123
Why — This would protect the company from legal liability while reducing operational costs for international facilities.45
Impact — Environmental groups lose guaranteed high recycling targets and the promotion of specific advanced sorting technologies.6
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Meeting with Damien Carême (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

2 May 2023 · Echanges de vues sur NZIA (Staff level)

Meeting with Antoine Colombani (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

25 Apr 2023 · Decarbonisation of the cement sector

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

9 Mar 2023 · ETS

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

12 Dec 2022 · Recovery and Resilience facility

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and European Environmental Bureau and

14 Oct 2022 · ETS

Meeting with Johannes Noack (Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn)

22 Sept 2022 · Meeting with representatives of HeidelbergCement AG and Schwenk Zement AG on Hungary and the Rule of Law

Response to Review of the Construction Products Regulation

12 Jul 2022

Please find HeidelbergCement's feedback in the document attached.
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Heidelberg Materials urges removal of 2035 industrial CO2 limit

17 Jun 2022
Topic — New EU methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emissions savings from recycled and synthetic fuels.
Message — The group requests removing the 2035 deadline for using captured industrial emissions in fuel production. They argue unavoidable process emissions should be classified as sustainable. They also suggest grandfathering rules for existing projects.123
Why — This allows the company to monetize process emissions and prevents future investment losses.45
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Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and BUSINESSEUROPE and

23 May 2022 · ETS

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

21 Apr 2022 · Decarbonisation of cement industry, CCUS

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

20 Apr 2020 · COVID 19 economic impact on Energy intensive industries

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

7 Apr 2020 · Potential issues in dealing with COVID-19

Response to EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy

20 Jan 2020

HeidelbergCement’s feedback response to: Biodiversity Strategy Roadmap for 2030 HeidelbergCement is one of the world’s largest integrated manufacturers of building materials with leading market positions in aggregates, cement, and ready-mixed concrete. Across its estate, HeidelbergCement is committed to managing species and habitats during and after extraction. The current partnership with BirdLife International and its national partner organisations helps HeidelbergCement maximise the role its sites can play to support biodiversity, especially through better management of quarries during the operations and promotion of biodiversity and habitats included in nature-based after-use plans. This aligns with and contributes to the company’s Sustainability Commitments 2030, which in turn align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals of halting biodiversity loss and restoring the use of terrestrial ecosystems such as forests or wetlands. We very much welcome the leadership role that the EU is taking ahead of negotiations on a post-2020 global biodiversity framework at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. HeidelbergCement fully supports the commitment of the European Commission to address the main causes of biodiversity loss in the EU and endorses the in-depth analysis of the EU protected areas on the need for improvements. However, this must take into account that the sustainable development of the extractive sector can work alongside nature-related legislation in a mutually beneficial manner, as showcased by the European Commissions ’Non-energy mineral extraction and Natura 2000’. To drive forward the recovery of nature across the EU a strong emphasis needs to be made in the new 2030 biodiversity framework on the restoration of habitats. Through our extraction activities we have first-hand experience of the importance habitat creation in supporting species recovery (for example extraction sites have made significant contributions to the recovery of the bittern population in the UK). HeidelbergCement, and the extractive sector as a whole, have the ability to play a key partner in this respect. Linked to the restoration of habitats, there is global mobilisation to increase forest cover to address both biodiversity and climate issues. This is an important element for any new strategy which we support, however we strongly recommend that clear wording is used to ensure member states implement such an initiative through the planting of a suitable mix of native species and dedicate these areas to biodiversity or at the very least sustainable, nature-friendly forestry, which unfortunately is not always current practice. In order to deliver any new Biodiversity Strategy, it is important that this is backed through the availability of appropriate funding that is specifically ear-marked for biodiversity. The Life in Quarries project, for which we are a partner, demonstrates the invaluable outputs of EU funding which has enabled a sector to engage in protecting and managing European protected species. Lastly HeidelbergCement would like the new 2030 Biodiversity Strategy to understand the importance of, and thereby incorporate, the use of temporary habitats in contributing to halting biodiversity loss through the creation of new habitats and increasing connectivity across the landscape. HeidelbergCement would like to thank the Commission for this opportunity to feed into discussions around this new Strategy and remains a key partner not only in the delivery but also further discussion around the Biodiversity Strategy 2030.
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