HeidelbergCement believes in concrete results. One of the world's leading producers of cement and clinker (more than 100 million tons annually), and concrete, it is German's largest cement producer. Cement, concrete, and aggregates together account for nearly 90% of the company's sales. HeidelbergCement also has group services which manage fossil fuels and electricity for its operations and trade internationally in cement and clinker (an intermediate product used to make portland cement). The firm operates in more than 40 countries. Subsidiary Hanson is a top building materials company in the UK. In 2016 HeidelbergCement acquired Italy's Italcementi to create the world's second-largest cement group.