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Industrial facilities in Germany

A directory of 195 industrial facilities in Germany across 11 sectors, mapped and ranked from open data — by type, capacity and CO₂ emissions.

195facilities
11sectors
194with reported CO₂
121.0M tCO₂e/yr total

Industry mix (Germany)

Food & Beverage: 55 facilities55Food & Bev…Cement Plant: 32 facilities32Cement Pla…Textiles: 23 facilities23TextilesSteel Plant: 19 facilities19Steel PlantRefinery: 14 facilities14RefineryPulp & Paper Mill: 12 facilities12Pulp & Pap…Metals Plant: 10 facilities10Metals Pla…Petrochemical: 9 facilities9Petrochemi…Lime Plant: 8 facilities8Lime PlantChemical Plant: 7 facilities7Chemical P…

Facility counts by sector, Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Biggest emitters in Germany

#FacilityTypet CO₂e/yr
1ThyssenKrupp Steel Duisburg steel plantSteel Plant17,975,297
2Salzgitter Flachstahl steel plantSteel Plant7,944,161
3Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) steel plantSteel Plant7,252,359
4ArcelorMittal Bremen steel plantSteel Plant4,945,642
5Shell Rheinland Werk Wesseling Cologne RefineryRefinery4,197,080
6Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein Karlsruhe RefineryRefinery3,875,180
7AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke Dillingen steel plantSteel Plant3,852,719
8Saarstahl Völklingen Steelmaking PlantSteel Plant3,564,187
9BrunsbüttelChemical Plant3,524,921
10BP Gelsenkirchen RefineryRefinery3,280,904
11ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt steel plantSteel Plant3,115,178
12Total Leuna RefineryRefinery2,810,434
13PCK Schwedt RefineryRefinery2,225,769
14Rheinkalk GmbhLime Plant1,931,595
15Zellstoff Stendal GmbhLime Plant1,901,414
16INEOS , Dormagen Petrochemical1,696,769
17Basell Polyfine GMBH , Wesseling Petrochemical1,527,827
18Wittenberg Fertilizers ComplexChemical Plant1,347,103
19BP Gelsenkirchen , Gelsenkirchen Petrochemical1,345,411
20Aluminium Oxid Stade GmbH (AOS) Alumina RefineryAluminium Smelter1,278,896

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Frequently asked questions

How many industrial facilities are in Germany?
195 across 11 sectors in this open dataset.
What is the biggest CO₂ emitter in Germany?
ThyssenKrupp Steel Duisburg steel plant (Steel Plant) — about 17,975,297 tonnes CO₂e/year.
Which industrial sectors are largest in Germany?
By facility count: Food & Beverage (55), Cement Plant (32), Textiles (23).
How much CO₂ does Germany's industry emit?
Reported facilities emit about 120,979,595 tonnes CO₂e/year combined.
Where does the data come from?
Climate TRACE v6 — asset-level capacity and CO₂e (CC BY 4.0).