German heavy building materials group HeidelbergCement today announced its decision to launch a capital increase. We are placing the 'B-' long-term corporate credit rating and 'CCC+' issue ratings on senior unsecured bonds issued by subsidiaries HeidelbergCement Finance B.V., Hanson Ltd., and Hanson Australia Funding Ltd. on CreditWatch with positive implications. It is early at this stage for us to determine any precise outcome, but some limited ratings upside could result. On Sept. 14, 2009, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services placed its 'B-' long-term corporate credit rating on German heavy building materials manufacturer HeidelbergCement AG on CreditWatch with positive implications. We also placed the 'CCC+' issue ratings on the senior unsecured bonds issued by subsidiaries HeidelbergCement Finance B.V., Hanson Ltd., and