With investments totaling more than €600 million, Heidelberg Materials is one of the most important German investors in Romania. The Group entered the Romanian market in 1998. All of Heidelberg Materials' activities in Romania are managed by the company Heidelberg Materials România, located in Bucharest.
Heidelberg Materials România is a major building materials producer in Romania, operating three cement plants:
- Tașca near Bicaz, situated in the north-east of the country
- Chișcădaga near Deva, located 400 km north-west of Bucharest
- Fieni, located within the vicinity of the capital Bucharest
In addition, it operates
- 18 ready-mixed concrete plants, and
- 11 quarries and ballast pits.
Since 1998, the company’s investments in environmental protection have risen to over €91 million and are aimed at implementing advanced standards and technologies for reducing noise, dust, and emissions. The alternative fuels rates have increased slightly in all three cement plants. At the Fieni plant, electricity has been generated from kiln waste heat since July 2015.