HeidelbergCement Ukraine, has appointed Silvio Thiede as chairperson of the board, the company said in a statement published by the Ukrainian News Agency.

On 4 January the supervisory board of the company elected Thiede for the period of 11 January 2016-11 January 2019.

Ukrainian News earlier reported that on 14 April 2015, the stockholders of HeidelbergCement Ukraine decided to close down the Dnipropetrovsk office and Amrosiivka branches (Donetsk region).