Germany: Bernd Scheifele, the chairman of HeidelbergCement, has admitted that his company needs to take action to improve its overall sustainability management following its acquisition of Italcementi. Following the purchase both its specific gross CO2 emissions per tonne of cementitious material and its alternative fuels mix fell. However, specific emissions of NOx and SOx fell, although specific dust emissions rose in the reporting period. The cement producer also improved accident frequency despite increasing its workforce to 15,781 in 2016 from 9560 in 2015.
Italcementi acquisition hits HeidelbergCement in 2016 sustainability report
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