Cement in Germany: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

32 tracked facilities, ≈9,292,048 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing cement.

The numbers

Cement in Germany at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	32	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	9,292,048 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	290,376 t/yr
Gross value (full price)	€700M/yr	all tracked CO2 × €75.36/t CBAM ref — before free allocation / EU-bound share

Carbon pricing here: National heating/transport ETS (nEHS): €55/t fixed 2025, auction corridor €55–65 from 2026 (BEHG). Current benchmark: €80.01/t (July 13, 2026). Full country page: carbon price in Germany.

Largest emitters

Top 10 cement CO2 emitters in Germany

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Lengerich Cement Plant	Dyckerhoff GmbH	836,662	€63.1M
2	Karsdorf Cement Plant	Thomas Zement GmbH & Co KG	763,126	€57.5M
3	Wittekind Erwitte Cement Plant	Portlandzementwerk Wittekind Hugo Miebach Soehne KG	639,531	€48.2M
4	Spenner Erwitte Cement Plant	Spenner GmbH & Co KG	559,525	€42.2M
5	Schelklingen Cement Plant	Heidelberg Materials AG	514,890	€38.8M
6	Dotternhausen Cement Plant	Holcim Süddeutschland GmbH	397,174	€29.9M
7	Burglengenfeld Cement Plant	Heidelberg Materials AG	381,390	€28.7M
8	Deuna Cement Plant	Dyckerhoff GmbH	363,717	€27.4M
9	Bernburg Cement Plant	SCHWENK Zement GmbH & Co KG	350,195	€26.4M
10	Harburg Cement Plant	Märker Zement GmbH	346,960	€26.1M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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FAQ

Questions

How many cement facilities does Germany have with tracked emissions?

32 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈9,292,048 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest cement emitter in Germany?

Lengerich Cement Plant — ≈836,662 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the CBAM price?

The gross full-price value is ≈€700M/yr (all tracked CO2 × €75.36/t CBAM ref). Actual CBAM liability is far smaller: it falls only on emissions embedded in EU-bound exports, and only on the phased-in share — 2.5% in 2026 rising to 100% by 2034 (Reg (EU) 2023/956).

How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex Research. Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.