HEIDELBERG, Nov. 18 – HeidelbergCement AG, a large German producer of construction materials, has halted production at its Ukrainian-based enterprise located eastwards from Donetsk, Deutsche Welle said.

Although the plant hasn't been seized by militants from the self-proclaimed Donetsk's People Republic, a HeidelbergCement representative claims they "have their own understanding of how to run a business," writes Mannheimer Morgen, which was first to report about the enterprise's suspension.