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Biggest industrial CO₂ emitters in Germany

The highest-emitting industrial facilities in Germany ranked by estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled). Open data.

#FacilityTypeCountryt CO₂e/yr
1ThyssenKrupp Steel Duisburg steel plantSteel PlantGermany17,975,297
2Salzgitter Flachstahl steel plantSteel PlantGermany7,944,161
3Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) steel plantSteel PlantGermany7,252,359
4ArcelorMittal Bremen steel plantSteel PlantGermany4,945,642
5Shell Rheinland Werk Wesseling Cologne RefineryRefineryGermany4,197,080
6Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein Karlsruhe RefineryRefineryGermany3,875,180
7AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke Dillingen steel plantSteel PlantGermany3,852,719
8Saarstahl Völklingen Steelmaking PlantSteel PlantGermany3,564,187
9BrunsbüttelChemical PlantGermany3,524,921
10BP Gelsenkirchen RefineryRefineryGermany3,280,904
11ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt steel plantSteel PlantGermany3,115,178
12Total Leuna RefineryRefineryGermany2,810,434
13PCK Schwedt RefineryRefineryGermany2,225,769
14Rheinkalk GmbhLime PlantGermany1,931,595
15Zellstoff Stendal GmbhLime PlantGermany1,901,414
16INEOS , DormagenPetrochemicalGermany1,696,769
17Basell Polyfine GMBH , WesselingPetrochemicalGermany1,527,827
18Wittenberg Fertilizers ComplexChemical PlantGermany1,347,103
19BP Gelsenkirchen , GelsenkirchenPetrochemicalGermany1,345,411
20Aluminium Oxid Stade GmbH (AOS) Alumina RefineryAluminium SmelterGermany1,278,896
21Bayernoil Neustadt RefineryRefineryGermany1,238,077
22BP Emsland Lingen RefineryRefineryGermany1,200,935
23ArcelorMittal Duisburg steel plantSteel PlantGermany1,191,933
24Bayernoil Vohburg RefineryRefineryGermany1,141,420
25Klesch Heide RefineryRefineryGermany1,114,269
26Gunvor Ingolstadt RefineryRefineryGermany1,046,302
27Holborn Hamburg RefineryRefineryGermany998,743
28OMV Burghausen RefineryRefineryGermany978,081
29BASF AG , LudwigshafenPetrochemicalGermany910,820
30GermanyChemical PlantGermany855,536
31LudwigshafenChemical PlantGermany853,166
32Lengerich Cement PlantCement PlantGermany836,662
33ArcelorMittal Hamburg steel plantSteel PlantGermany822,412
34Wilhelmshaven RefineryRefineryGermany802,097
35INEOS Nitriles CologneChemical PlantGermany785,810
36Rheinkalk GmbhLime PlantGermany772,638
37Karsdorf Cement PlantCement PlantGermany763,126
38Dow Chemical Co. , BohlenPetrochemicalGermany737,321
39Wittekind Erwitte Cement PlantCement PlantGermany639,531
40OMV Deutschland GMBH , Burghausen, BavariaPetrochemicalGermany564,245
41Spenner Erwitte Cement PlantCement PlantGermany559,525
42LyondellBasell , MunchsmunsterPetrochemicalGermany521,997
43Schelklingen Cement PlantCement PlantGermany514,890
44Dotternhausen Cement PlantCement PlantGermany397,174
45Shell & DEA Oil GMBH , WesselingPetrochemicalGermany388,702
46Burglengenfeld Cement PlantCement PlantGermany381,390
47Deuna Cement PlantCement PlantGermany363,717
48Bernburg Cement PlantCement PlantGermany350,195
49Harburg Cement PlantCement PlantGermany346,960
50Karlstadt Cement PlantCement PlantGermany344,708
51Allmendingen Cement PlantCement PlantGermany340,704
52Fels-Werke Gmbh, Kalkwerk SaalLime PlantGermany336,017
53Neuss aluminium plantAluminium SmelterGermany298,613
54Speira GmbHMetals PlantGermany298,000
55Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH RheinwerkMetals PlantGermany286,000
56Speira GmbH RheinwerkMetals PlantGermany284,000
57TRIMET Aluminium SEMetals PlantGermany283,000
58Gollheim Cement PlantCement PlantGermany277,398
59Rheinkalk Hagen-Halden Gmbh & Co.KgLime PlantGermany263,582
60Wossingen Cement PlantCement PlantGermany253,613
61Südzucker Ag Mannheim / Ochsenfurt Werk ZeitzFood & BeverageGermany245,876
62Amoneburg Cement PlantCement PlantGermany245,058
63Kalkwerke H. Oetelshofen Gmbh & Co. KgLime PlantGermany244,468
64Rudersdorf Cement PlantCement PlantGermany239,259
65TRIMET Aluminium SE, Niederlassung HamburgMetals PlantGermany223,000
66RW silicium GmbH, Werk PockingMetals PlantGermany216,000
67Sodawerk StaßfurtChemical PlantGermany206,964
68Thomas Erwitte Cement PlantCement PlantGermany200,445
69Lengfurt Cement PlantCement PlantGermany199,325
70Fels-Werke GmbhLime PlantGermany194,166
71Ennigerloh Cement PlantCement PlantGermany193,422
72Mergelstetten Cement PlantCement PlantGermany192,552
73Märker Kalk GmbhLime PlantGermany188,129
74Essen aluminium plantAluminium SmelterGermany183,833
75Lagerdorf Cement PlantCement PlantGermany175,856
76Otterbein Cement PlantCement PlantGermany173,486
77Nordzucker Ag Werk UelzenFood & BeverageGermany170,876
78Aurubis AGMetals PlantGermany164,000
79Beckum-Kollenbach Cement PlantCement PlantGermany162,847
80Aurubis AGMetals PlantGermany162,000
81ZS Zellstoff Stendal GmbH - Mercer StendalPulp & Paper MillGermany160,166
82Heidelberg Geseke Cement PlantCement PlantGermany159,451
83Rohrdorf Cement PlantCement PlantGermany156,728
84Dykerhoff Geseke Cement PlantCement PlantGermany155,469
85Ten Kate Gmbh & Co. KgFood & BeverageGermany154,044
86Aluminium Norf GmbHMetals PlantGermany151,000
87Kehler Baden Steel WorksSteel PlantGermany149,530
88Hamburg aluminium plantAluminium SmelterGermany144,904
89Hannover Cement PlantCement PlantGermany140,865
90TRIMET Aluminium SE Niederlassung VoerdeMetals PlantGermany138,000
91Klesch, HeidePetrochemicalGermany137,927
92Nordzucker Ag Werk NordstemmenFood & BeverageGermany137,876
93Paderborn Cement PlantCement PlantGermany134,952
94Hover Cement PlantCement PlantGermany128,067
95Südzucker Ag Werk OffsteinFood & BeverageGermany127,876
96Südzucker Ag, Werk OchsenfurtFood & BeverageGermany126,744
97Pfeifer & Langen Gmbh & Co. Kg Werk EuskirchenFood & BeverageGermany122,876
98Solnhofer Cement PlantCement PlantGermany120,017
99Cargill Deutschland GmbhFood & BeverageGermany118,876
100Südzucker Ag, Werk PlattlingFood & BeverageGermany108,876
101Nordzucker Ag, Werk Klein WanzlebenFood & BeverageGermany107,876
102Riva Brandenburg Electric Steel WorksSteel PlantGermany107,661
103Pfeifer & Langen Gmbh & Co. Kg Werk JülichFood & BeverageGermany106,876
104Pfeifer & Langen Gmbh & Co. Kg, Werk KönnernFood & BeverageGermany103,876
105Voerde aluminium plantAluminium SmelterGermany103,812
106Beckum Cement PlantCement PlantGermany99,662
107Lech Stahlwerke Meitingen steel plantSteel PlantGermany83,737
108ESF Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi Riesa plantSteel PlantGermany83,737
109Stade DistrictAluminium SmelterGermany78,239
110CSN Stahlwerk Thüringen Unterwellenborn steel plantSteel PlantGermany65,793
111Riva Hennigsdorfer Electric Steel WorksSteel PlantGermany59,812
112Salzgitter Peiner Träger Peine steel plantSteel PlantGermany59,812
113LudwigshafenChemical PlantGermany55,069
114Uxheim Cement PlantCement PlantGermany44,994
115Benteler Steel Tube Lingen plantSteel PlantGermany38,878
116Georgsmarienhütte Osnabrück steel plantSteel PlantGermany38,878
117Deutsche Edelstahlwerke steel plantSteel PlantGermany35,887
118GRuNPERGA Papier Pulp MillPulp & Paper MillGermany31,384

Method: ranked from open data — capacity and CO₂e from Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0). Sorted server-side; company-level data only.