Heidelberg Materials (formerly HeidelbergCement)
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Berliner Strasse 6, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany Tel: +49 6221 481-13 227
Heidelberg Materials AG (formerly HeidelbergCement) is a German multinational building materials company. The company produces and markets construction aggregates, cement, and ready-mixed concrete. The company is engaged in Israel in the production of aggregates and ready-mixed concrete, and operates a cement import terminal.
Exploitation of Occupied Natural Resources
Through its Israeli subsidiary, Hanson (Israel) Ltd. (99.98%), the company has been engaged in quarrying and in the production of construction materials in the occupied West Bank. Hanson Israel owns the Nahal Raba Quarry, located south of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank. The quarry, operated by Hanson since 1989, covers around 515,000 square meters (515 dunam) of private and public lands belonging to the Palestinian villages of Al-Zawiya and Rafat, which were confiscated and allocated for the quarry. The quarry area includes an asphalt plant and a concrete plant, for which Hanson Israel holds a license for the production and sale of ready-mix concrete and asphalt mixture, valid until November 2026.
Hanson Quarry Expansion Plan
In May 2025, the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) in the West Bank approved a plan for the expansion of the Nahal Rabah quarry submitted by Hanson Israel.
The expansion plan, submitted in 2020, has been promoted by the company since 2012 due to the depletion of quarry reserves in the existing quarry area.
The plan, titled Plan No. 52/14/2, is intended to expand the existing Hanson Quarry by approximately 100,000 square meters (100 dunams) on its southern side adjacent to it, on lands belonging to the Palestinian villages of Al-Zawiya and Rafat. The total area of the plan is approximately 432,000 square meters, of which approximately 97,000 square meters are designated for quarrying.
On 28 May 2025, the expansion plan was approved by the Mining and Quarrying Subcommittee of the ICA Central Planning Bureau, which is responsible for planning in Area C in the occupied West Bank. The plan was published for effect on July 4, 2025.
Services to Settlements
On July 20, 2023, Who Profits documented a Hanson Israel company truck with the HeiderlbergCement (former name of the company) logo in Ramallah city, in the occupied West Bank. According to the company, Hanson Israel did not deliver any material to Ramallah.
In 2017, Who Profits documented a truck carrying gravel from the Hanson Nahal Raba quarry in the occupied West Bank going into Israel.
In 2016, a Hanson truck was documented delivering construction raw material to a construction zone in the settlement of Ofarim near the Palestinian village al-Lubban al-Gharbi in the occupied West Bank.
In 2015, Who Profits documented Hanson trucks at the Qalandiya checkpoint. Also in 2015, Hanson Israel concrete truck was documented delivering concrete to the expansion of the Barkan settlement Industrial Zone.
Services to Israel Prison Service
In January 2022, a Hanson truck was documented in the Gilboa prison complex, where Palestinian prisoners are incarcerated, as part of work on enhancing the prison.
Construction on Occupied Land
Hanson supplied construction materials for the construction of Highway 4197, which connects the northeastern entrance to Jerusalem with Highway 50, through the settlement neighborhood of Pisgat Ze'ev and the Palestinian neighborhoods of Beit Hanina in occupied East Jerusalem. The interchange was inaugurated in 2013 at a cost of approximately NIS 180 million.
Heidelberg Materials AG (formerly HeidelbergCement) is a German multinational building materials company. The company produces and markets construction aggregates, cement, and ready-mixed concrete. The company is engaged in Israel in the production of aggregates and ready-mixed concrete, and operates a cement import terminal.
Exploitation of Occupied Natural Resources
Through its Israeli subsidiary, Hanson (Israel) Ltd. (99.98%), the company has been engaged in quarrying and in the production of construction materials in the occupied West Bank. Hanson Israel owns the Nahal Raba Quarry, located south of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank. The quarry, operated by Hanson since 1989, covers around 515,000 square meters (515 dunam) of private and public lands belonging to the Palestinian villages of Al-Zawiya and Rafat, which were confiscated and allocated for the quarry. The quarry area includes an asphalt plant and a concrete plant, for which Hanson Israel holds a license for the production and sale of ready-mix concrete and asphalt mixture, valid until November 2026.
Hanson Quarry Expansion Plan
In May 2025, the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) in the West Bank approved a plan for the expansion of the Nahal Rabah quarry submitted by Hanson Israel.
The expansion plan, submitted in 2020, has been promoted by the company since 2012 due to the depletion of quarry reserves in the existing quarry area.
The plan, titled Plan No. 52/14/2, is intended to expand the existing Hanson Quarry by approximately 100,000 square meters (100 dunams) on its southern side adjacent to it, on lands belonging to the Palestinian villages of Al-Zawiya and Rafat. The total area of the plan is approximately 432,000 square meters, of which approximately 97,000 square meters are designated for quarrying.
On 28 May 2025, the expansion plan was approved by the Mining and Quarrying Subcommittee of the ICA Central Planning Bureau, which is responsible for planning in Area C in the occupied West Bank. The plan was published for effect on July 4, 2025.
Services to Settlements
On July 20, 2023, Who Profits documented a Hanson Israel company truck with the HeiderlbergCement (former name of the company) logo in Ramallah city, in the occupied West Bank. According to the company, Hanson Israel did not deliver any material to Ramallah.
In 2017, Who Profits documented a truck carrying gravel from the Hanson Nahal Raba quarry in the occupied West Bank going into Israel.
In 2016, a Hanson truck was documented delivering construction raw material to a construction zone in the settlement of Ofarim near the Palestinian village al-Lubban al-Gharbi in the occupied West Bank.
In 2015, Who Profits documented Hanson trucks at the Qalandiya checkpoint. Also in 2015, Hanson Israel concrete truck was documented delivering concrete to the expansion of the Barkan settlement Industrial Zone.
Services to Israel Prison Service
In January 2022, a Hanson truck was documented in the Gilboa prison complex, where Palestinian prisoners are incarcerated, as part of work on enhancing the prison.
Construction on Occupied Land
Hanson supplied construction materials for the construction of Highway 4197, which connects the northeastern entrance to Jerusalem with Highway 50, through the settlement neighborhood of Pisgat Ze'ev and the Palestinian neighborhoods of Beit Hanina in occupied East Jerusalem. The interchange was inaugurated in 2013 at a cost of approximately NIS 180 million.
Heidelberg Materials AG (formerly HeidelbergCement) is a German multinational building materials company. The company produces and markets construction aggregates, cement, and ready-mixed concrete. The company is engaged in Israel in the production of aggregates and ready-mixed concrete, and operates a cement import terminal.
Exploitation of Occupied Natural Resources
Through its Israeli subsidiary, Hanson (Israel) Ltd. (99.98%), the company has been engaged in quarrying and in the production of construction materials in the occupied West Bank. Hanson Israel owns the Nahal Raba Quarry, located south of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank. The quarry, operated by Hanson since 1989, covers around 515,000 square meters (515 dunam) of private and public lands belonging to the Palestinian villages of Al-Zawiya and Rafat, which were confiscated and allocated for the quarry. The quarry area includes an asphalt plant and a concrete plant, for which Hanson Israel holds a license for the production and sale of ready-mix concrete and asphalt mixture, valid until November 2026.
Hanson Quarry Expansion Plan
In May 2025, the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) in the West Bank approved a plan for the expansion of the Nahal Rabah quarry submitted by Hanson Israel.
The expansion plan, submitted in 2020, has been promoted by the company since 2012 due to the depletion of quarry reserves in the existing quarry area.
The plan, titled Plan No. 52/14/2, is intended to expand the existing Hanson Quarry by approximately 100,000 square meters (100 dunams) on its southern side adjacent to it, on lands belonging to the Palestinian villages of Al-Zawiya and Rafat. The total area of the plan is approximately 432,000 square meters, of which approximately 97,000 square meters are designated for quarrying.
On 28 May 2025, the expansion plan was approved by the Mining and Quarrying Subcommittee of the ICA Central Planning Bureau, which is responsible for planning in Area C in the occupied West Bank. The plan was published for effect on July 4, 2025.
Services to Settlements
On July 20, 2023, Who Profits documented a Hanson Israel company truck with the HeiderlbergCement (former name of the company) logo in Ramallah city, in the occupied West Bank. According to the company, Hanson Israel did not deliver any material to Ramallah.
In 2017, Who Profits documented a truck carrying gravel from the Hanson Nahal Raba quarry in the occupied West Bank going into Israel.
In 2016, a Hanson truck was documented delivering construction raw material to a construction zone in the settlement of Ofarim near the Palestinian village al-Lubban al-Gharbi in the occupied West Bank.
In 2015, Who Profits documented Hanson trucks at the Qalandiya checkpoint. Also in 2015, Hanson Israel concrete truck was documented delivering concrete to the expansion of the Barkan settlement Industrial Zone.
Services to Israel Prison Service
In January 2022, a Hanson truck was documented in the Gilboa prison complex, where Palestinian prisoners are incarcerated, as part of work on enhancing the prison.
Construction on Occupied Land
Hanson supplied construction materials for the construction of Highway 4197, which connects the northeastern entrance to Jerusalem with Highway 50, through the settlement neighborhood of Pisgat Ze'ev and the Palestinian neighborhoods of Beit Hanina in occupied East Jerusalem. The interchange was inaugurated in 2013 at a cost of approximately NIS 180 million.
Heidelberg Materials (formerly HeidelbergCement)
Berliner Strasse 6, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany Tel: +49 6221 481-13 227
Heidelberg Materials AG (formerly HeidelbergCement) is a German multinational building materials company. The company produces and markets construction aggregates, cement, and ready-mixed concrete. The company is engaged in Israel in the production of aggregates and ready-mixed concrete, and operates a cement import terminal.
Exploitation of Occupied Natural Resources
Through its Israeli subsidiary, Hanson (Israel) Ltd. (99.98%), the company has been engaged in quarrying and in the production of construction materials in the occupied West Bank. Hanson Israel owns the Nahal Raba Quarry, located south of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank. The quarry, operated by Hanson since 1989, covers around 515,000 square meters (515 dunam) of private and public lands belonging to the Palestinian villages of Al-Zawiya and Rafat, which were confiscated and allocated for the quarry. The quarry area includes an asphalt plant and a concrete plant, for which Hanson Israel holds a license for the production and sale of ready-mix concrete and asphalt mixture, valid until November 2026.
Hanson Quarry Expansion Plan
In May 2025, the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) in the West Bank approved a plan for the expansion of the Nahal Rabah quarry submitted by Hanson Israel.
The expansion plan, submitted in 2020, has been promoted by the company since 2012 due to the depletion of quarry reserves in the existing quarry area.
The plan, titled Plan No. 52/14/2, is intended to expand the existing Hanson Quarry by approximately 100,000 square meters (100 dunams) on its southern side adjacent to it, on lands belonging to the Palestinian villages of Al-Zawiya and Rafat. The total area of the plan is approximately 432,000 square meters, of which approximately 97,000 square meters are designated for quarrying.
On 28 May 2025, the expansion plan was approved by the Mining and Quarrying Subcommittee of the ICA Central Planning Bureau, which is responsible for planning in Area C in the occupied West Bank. The plan was published for effect on July 4, 2025.
Services to Settlements
On July 20, 2023, Who Profits documented a Hanson Israel company truck with the HeiderlbergCement (former name of the company) logo in Ramallah city, in the occupied West Bank. According to the company, Hanson Israel did not deliver any material to Ramallah.
In 2017, Who Profits documented a truck carrying gravel from the Hanson Nahal Raba quarry in the occupied West Bank going into Israel.
In 2016, a Hanson truck was documented delivering construction raw material to a construction zone in the settlement of Ofarim near the Palestinian village al-Lubban al-Gharbi in the occupied West Bank.
In 2015, Who Profits documented Hanson trucks at the Qalandiya checkpoint. Also in 2015, Hanson Israel concrete truck was documented delivering concrete to the expansion of the Barkan settlement Industrial Zone.
Services to Israel Prison Service
In January 2022, a Hanson truck was documented in the Gilboa prison complex, where Palestinian prisoners are incarcerated, as part of work on enhancing the prison.
Construction on Occupied Land
Hanson supplied construction materials for the construction of Highway 4197, which connects the northeastern entrance to Jerusalem with Highway 50, through the settlement neighborhood of Pisgat Ze'ev and the Palestinian neighborhoods of Beit Hanina in occupied East Jerusalem. The interchange was inaugurated in 2013 at a cost of approximately NIS 180 million.
Ownership
The company is publicly traded on the Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Dusseldorf and Munich Stock Exchanges under the ticker symbol HEI.
Major shareholders include Ludwig Merckle (28.4%), Capital International Ltd. (5.03%), Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (4.85%).
CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board: Dominik von Achten.
Chairman of the Board: Bernhard Scheifele.
Subsidiaries
The company has hundreds of subsidiaries worldwide.
Israeli subsidiaries include: Tadir Readymix Concrete (1965) Ltd. (100%), Hanson Israel Ltd. (99.98%), Hanson Quarry Products (Israel) Ltd. (99.98%), Hanson Yam Limited Partnership (99.98%), Pioneer Beton Mova Umachzavot Ltd (99.98%), Stone Quarries Hanson Ltd (69.99%).
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