UN list: 214 companies involved in Israeli settlements, including Heidelberg Materials

According to a UN list, at least 214 companies are involved in the construction of settlements in the areas occupied by Israel. The vast majority of these companies are based in Israel, eight companies are based in the USA, including Airbnb. The German cement company Heidelberg Materials is also still in the database created by the UN Human Rights Office on behalf of the Human Rights Council.

The German company Heidelberg Materials is accused of “using natural resources, especially water and land, for business purposes.” The company had already rejected inclusion on the list in 2025 as unjustified. This is about the subsidiary Hanson Israel. Heidelberg Materials defended itself in September 2025 and had already stopped its activities in the Nahal Raba quarry, an asphalt plant and a ready-mixed concrete plant in the West Bank in 2023.

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