Heidelberg Materials considers to significantly scale down clinker production at its Skövde cement plant in Sweden

Heidelberg Materials Sweden intends to focus its activities at the Skövde site on the end product cement from 2027 onwards. The background is the decline in cement sales, driven by continued weak construction demand in Sweden in the current economic conditions. As part of the ongoing optimisation of its European production network, Heidelberg Materials is increasingly aligning its cement portfolio towards low-carbon products, which include reduced clinker content.

As a result of the adjustment, the company intends to concentrate most of its clinker production in Sweden at its larger cement plant in Slite on Gotland. Cement production in Skövde would primarily be based on clinker sourced from Slite, supplying customers in south-western Sweden.

Heidelberg Materials Sweden will follow the regular consultation procedure in Sweden and enter into conversations with the social partners regarding organisational adjustments that may occur in relation to the changing operating conditions.

Heidelberg Materials is the only cement producer in Sweden. Currently, around one quarter of the country’s total cement volume is produced at the company’s plant in Skövde, with the remaining three quarters supplied from Slite.

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