Heidelberg Materials AG engages in the production and distribution of cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt. It operates through the following geographical segments: Western and Southern Europe, Northern and Eastern Europe-Central Asia, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa-Eastern Mediterranean Basin, and Group Services. The Western and Southern Europe segment includes Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The Northern and Eastern Europe-Central Asia segment consists of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the Baltic States, as well as the cross-border Nordic Precast Group AB and Mibau Group, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Poland, Romania, Russia, and Slovakia. The North America segment focuses on Canada and USA. The Asia-Pacific segment covers Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. The Africa-Eastern Mediterranean Basin segment represents Benin, Burkina Faso, DR Congo, Egypt, the Gambia, Ghana, Israel, Liberia, Morocco, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, and Turkey. The Group Services segment is involved in international trading activities. The company was founded by Johann Philipp Schifferdecker in 1873 and is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany.