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Kristoffer Inton
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Healthy Like-for-Like Improvement Drives Solid Results in HeidelbergCement’s 3Q

HeidelbergCement saw better results in the third quarter versus a middling first half of 2017. Cement and aggregates volumes rose 2% and 0.5% after slipping earlier in the year. Price increases and cost control appear to be helping, too. Revenue rose nearly 4% year over year to EUR 4.6 billion, and operating EBITDA increased nearly 7% about EUR 1.1 billion, as margin widened by 64 basis points.
We had expected the challenges of HeidelbergCement’s first half to fade and the second half of the yea...
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HeidelbergCement AG

HeidelbergCement is engaged in the production and distribution of cement and aggregates, concrete and building products. Co.'s product range is complemented by downstream activities, such as ready-mixed concrete, concrete products, and concrete elements; in some countries, asphalt and building products, such as bricks and roof tiles, lime, or sand-lime bricks, are also manufactured. Furthermore, Co. provides services such as worldwide trading in cement and coal by sea. Co.'s products are used for the construction of houses, infrastructure, and commercial and industrial facilities.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

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Kristoffer Inton

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