The Group Services business unit mainly comprises the activities of the Heidelberg Materials Trading – in terms of trade volume one of the world’s largest trading companies for the international procurement, transport, and sale of cement, clinker, and supplementary cementitious materials by sea, but also for fossil and alternative fuels as well as other building materials and additives via sea routes, both across the Group and for third-party customers. Heidelberg Materials Trading enhances the global utilisation of our production by balancing supply and demand for cement and clinker across countries. Its locations are strategically distributed around the globe The company manages deliveries to customers in Europe and Africa from its headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany. It supports customers in North, Central, and South America from its location in Miami. In Asia, in addition to the main location in Singapore, Heidelberg Materials Trading is also represented in Dubai. Shipping logistics are provided from Istanbul and Dubai.
Group Services also includes the participation in Cementos Inka in Peru. The company, which operates two grinding plants and two ready-mixed concrete plants near Lima and Pisco, thus complements Heidelberg Materials' global trading and production network.