However, HeidelbergCement is still a major worldwide white cement producer and continues to operate white cement plants through its subsidiaries SA Cimenteries CBR (Belgium), Italcementi (Italy), Devnya Cement AD (Bulgaria), Helwan-El Minya White Cement Co (Egypt) and PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk (Indonesia). The sale of the stake in Lehigh White Cement reduces HeidelbergCement's total operational white cement capacity from ~1.86Mta to 1.6Mta, but should raise around US$140m, the company claims. Strong North American portfolio The review of operations follows a challenging year for HeidelbergCement, which saw the completion of its acquisition of Italcementi and the incorporation of Essroc as a subsidiary minus the Martinsburg cement plant (part of the requirement to bring Essroc into the HeidelbergCement group).