SCHWENK Zement Bernburg Cement Plant
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SCHWENK Zement Bernburg Cement Plant (Nienburg Zementwerk) is an integrated cement plant operating in Bernburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Bernburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany[1]:
Coordinates (WGS 84): 51.813802, 11.752676 (exact)[2]
Background
Opened in 1960, the Bernburg cement plant operated by Schwenk Zement is the largest operating cement plant in Germany, with a capacity of approximately 2 million tonnes per year of cement.[3]
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Cement Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Plant type | Plant status | Start date |
|---|---|---|
| integrated[4] | operating[4] | 1960[5] |
Table 2: Ownership Details
| Parent company | Parent company GEM ID | Owner name | Owner company GEM ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHWENK Geschäftsführungs GmbH [100.0%] | E100002006774 [100.0%] | SCHWENK Zement GmbH & Co KG [100.0%] (SCHWENK Zement KG (German) [100.0%])[4] | E100002005198 [100.0%] |
Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)
| Cement capacity | Clinker capacity |
|---|---|
| 2.00[6] | 1.83[7] |
Table 4: Cement Production (million metric tonnes per annum)
| Primary cement color | Primary cement type | Clinker substitution rate | 2024 -2025 Cement production |
|---|---|---|---|
| grey[8] | unknown | unknown | unknown |
Table 5: Clinker Production
| Clinker production method | Number of operating kilns (accuracy) | Number of developing kilns (accuracy) | Kiln technology - preheater | Kiln technology - precalciner | Kiln technology - waste heat recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dry[7] | 1 (exact)[7] | unknown | yes[7] | yes[7] | unknown |
Table 6: Green Cement Technology
| CCS/CCUS | Alternative fuel | Clay calcination |
|---|---|---|
| no | yes; refuse derived fuel (RDF); tire derived fuel (TDF); industrial waste; sewage sludge[7][9] | no |
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://www.schwenk.de/en/company/sites/cement/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/51%C2%B048'49.7%22N+11%C2%B045'09.6%22E/@51.8138049;11.7501009;942m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d51.8138016!4d11.7526758?entry=ttu.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Operational gains with minimal disruption and without any material loss". www.zkg.de. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://www.schwenk.de/en/zementwerk/schwenk-zementwerk-bernburg/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.zkg.de/eN/Artikel/zkg_Operational_gains_with_minimal_disruption_and_without_any_material_loss-2233986.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.oas.de/en/success-stories/international-yard-management-rollout-for-schwenk-cement-oas-ag#:~:text=The%20SCHWENK%20cement%20plant%20in;well%20as%20additional%20freight%20wagons.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 https://elib.uni-stuttgart.de/server/api/core/bitstreams/5994be65-485c-44f8-a58e-4de60aaa9352/content.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.schwenk.de/en/company/downloads/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.mz.de/lokal/bernburg/zementwerk-bernburg-setzt-auf-sekundarrohstoffe-700-000-tonnen-kohle-geschont-2137192.
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