Cement, lime, glass and ceramics: emissions by company in Germany
26 Mt CO2e in 2025 from 307 cement, lime, glass and ceramics installations in Germany, run by 156 companies; 23 Mt of it covered by free allowances. Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
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Largest operating companies
| Operating company | Installations | Emissions 2025 | Free allocation | Allowances to buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg Materials AG | 7 | 2.9 Mt | 2.9 Mt | 8 kt |
| Dyckerhoff GmbH | 6 | 2.4 Mt | 2.3 Mt | 48 kt |
| Rheinkalk GmbH | 4 | 2.2 Mt | 1.6 Mt | 0.6 Mt |
| SCHWENK Zement GmbH & Co. KG | 4 | 2.1 Mt | 2.2 Mt | none |
| Holcim (Deutschland) GmbH | 2 | 1.3 Mt | 1.5 Mt | none |
| Fels-Werke GmbH | 11 | 1.3 Mt | 0.9 Mt | 0.3 Mt |
| Südzucker AG | 7 | 1.0 Mt | 0.4 Mt | 0.5 Mt |
| CEMEX Zement GmbH | 1 | 0.8 Mt | 0.7 Mt | 49 kt |
| thomas zement GmbH | 1 | 0.8 Mt | 0.7 Mt | 14 kt |
| Spenner GmbH & Co. KG | 2 | 0.7 Mt | 0.6 Mt | 0.1 Mt |
| Nordzucker AG | 5 | 0.7 Mt | 0.3 Mt | 0.4 Mt |
| Südbayerisches Portland-Zementwerk Gebr. Wiesböck & Co. GmbH | 1 | 0.6 Mt | 0.5 Mt | 77 kt |
| Schaefer Kalk GmbH & Co. KG | 2 | 0.6 Mt | 0.4 Mt | 0.1 Mt |
| Märker Zement GmbH | 1 | 0.5 Mt | 0.5 Mt | 9 kt |
| Portlandzementwerk Wittekind Hugo Miebach Söhne KG | 1 | 0.4 Mt | 0.4 Mt | none |
| OPTERRA Wössingen GmbH | 1 | 0.4 Mt | 0.3 Mt | 89 kt |
| Holcim WestZement GmbH | 1 | 0.4 Mt | 0.4 Mt | none |
| thomas zement GmbH & Co. KG | 1 | 0.4 Mt | 0.3 Mt | 34 kt |
| Holcim (Süddeutschland) GmbH | 2 | 0.3 Mt | 0.6 Mt | none |
| Pfeifer & Langen GmbH & Co. KG | 5 | 0.3 Mt | 0.2 Mt | 0.1 Mt |
| Ardagh Glass GmbH | 8 | 0.3 Mt | 0.3 Mt | 51 kt |
| Wiegand-Glashüttenwerke GmbH | 4 | 0.3 Mt | 0.3 Mt | 14 kt |
| SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS Deutschland GmbH | 3 | 0.2 Mt | 0.2 Mt | 69 kt |
| Phoenix Zementwerke Krogbeumker GmbH & Co. KG | 1 | 0.2 Mt | 0.2 Mt | 5 kt |
| Solnhofer Portland - Zementwerke GmbH & Co. KG | 1 | 0.2 Mt | 0.3 Mt | none |
Largest installations
| Installation | Activity | Country | Operating company | Emissions 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werk Flandersbach-Anlage zum Brennen v. Kalkstein | Production of lime, or calcination of dolomite/magnesite | Germany | Rheinkalk GmbH | 1.5 Mt |
| Werk Lägerdorf | Production of cement clinker | Germany | Holcim (Deutschland) GmbH | 0.8 Mt |
| Zementwerk Burglengenfeld | Production of cement clinker | Germany | Heidelberg Materials AG | 0.8 Mt |
| Zementwerk Rüdersdorf | Production of cement clinker | Germany | CEMEX Zement GmbH | 0.8 Mt |
| Zementwerk Karsdorf | Production of cement clinker | Germany | thomas zement GmbH | 0.8 Mt |
| Drehöfen Deuna | Production of cement clinker | Germany | Dyckerhoff GmbH | 0.7 Mt |
| Drehofenanlage 8 Lengerich | Production of cement clinker | Germany | Dyckerhoff GmbH | 0.6 Mt |
| Werk Hönnetal - Anl. Z. Brennen v. Kalkstein | Production of lime, or calcination of dolomite/magnesite | Germany | Rheinkalk GmbH | 0.6 Mt |
| SCHWENK Werk Bernburg | Production of cement clinker | Germany | SCHWENK Zement GmbH & Co. KG | 0.6 Mt |
| Werk SPZ Rohrdorf | Production of cement clinker | Germany | Südbayerisches Portland-Zementwerk Gebr. Wiesböck & Co. GmbH | 0.6 Mt |
| Zementwerk Geseke | Production of cement clinker | Germany | Heidelberg Materials AG | 0.6 Mt |
| SCHWENK WGS Standort Allmendingen | Production of cement clinker | Germany | SCHWENK Zement GmbH & Co. KG | 0.6 Mt |
| Spenner Drehofenanlage | Production of cement clinker | Germany | Spenner GmbH & Co. KG | 0.6 Mt |
| SCHWENK Werk Karlstadt | Production of cement clinker | Germany | SCHWENK Zement GmbH & Co. KG | 0.6 Mt |
| Drehrohrofen 8 | Production of cement clinker | Germany | Märker Zement GmbH | 0.5 Mt |
| Zementwerk Lengfurt | Production of cement clinker | Germany | Heidelberg Materials AG | 0.5 Mt |
| Zementwerk Ennigerloh | Production of cement clinker | Germany | Heidelberg Materials AG | 0.5 Mt |
| Zementwerk Schelklingen | Production of cement clinker | Germany | Heidelberg Materials AG | 0.5 Mt |
| Werk Höver | Production of cement clinker | Germany | Holcim (Deutschland) GmbH | 0.5 Mt |
| Drehöfen Göllheim | Production of cement clinker | Germany | Dyckerhoff GmbH | 0.5 Mt |
| SCHWENK WGS Standort Mergelstetten | Production of cement clinker | Germany | SCHWENK Zement GmbH & Co. KG | 0.4 Mt |
| Klinkerproduktionsanlage | Production of cement clinker | Germany | Portlandzementwerk Wittekind Hugo Miebach Söhne KG | 0.4 Mt |
| Zementwerk Wössingen | Production of cement clinker | Germany | OPTERRA Wössingen GmbH | 0.4 Mt |
| Zementwerk Beckum-Kollenbach | Production of cement clinker | Germany | Holcim WestZement GmbH | 0.4 Mt |
| Drehrohrofen mit Heißgaserzeuger für Rohmühle II | Production of cement clinker | Germany | thomas zement GmbH & Co. KG | 0.4 Mt |
Emissions are verified EU Emissions Trading System emissions in tonnes of CO2 equivalent for 2025: the installations, aircraft operators and shipping companies covered by the ETS, not a company's total footprint (no scope 2 or 3, no sites outside the ETS). Free allocation is the free allowances allocated for the same year; "allowances to buy" is emissions minus free allocation, the exposure that grows as free allocation is phased out under CBAM from 2026. Companies only: an account holder that is not a company is never shown. Data as of 2026-10-25, updated yearly.
Emissions and allocation: European Commission, Union Registry of the EU ETS (verified emissions, free allocation, compliance and the list of operators; Commission reuse policy, CC BY 4.0). Parent company and pollutant releases of facilities: European Environment Agency, Industrial Emissions Portal (CC BY 4.0). Legal-entity identifiers: GLEIF (CC0).
Questions
Where does this data come from?
The European Commission publishes verified emissions, free allocation and compliance of every installation in the EU Emissions Trading System, and the list of operators with company registration number and LEI. We join them to the operating company, its website and its ultimate parent, and record changes each year.
Is this a full carbon footprint?
No. It covers emissions that fall under the EU ETS (power and heat, heavy industry, aviation within Europe, shipping). It has no scope 2 or scope 3 emissions and no sites outside the ETS.
Does the list show private persons?
No. Operators are shown only when they are companies. Account holders that could be natural persons are left out, and the data has no addresses or contact details.
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Cement, lime, glass and ceramics: emissions by company in Germany: 26 Mt in 2025", https://arcadiumdata.io/emissions/de/cement-lime-glass/, data as of 2026-10-25.