Karsdorf Cement Plant

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Karsdorf Cement Plant (Opterra Zementwerk) is an integrated cement plant operating in Karsdorf, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Karsdorf, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 51.270086, 11.660538 (exact)

Background

The Karsdorf cement plant was originally a state-owned venture until 1989 when it was incorporated. In 1994, the plant was taken over by Lafarge Germany and, in 2015 through a transation between Lafarge and Holcim, Lafarge Germany became part of CRH group and was rebranded as Opterra. In 2022, Opterra was purchased by Thomas Group.

Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
integrated	Operating	1927

Table 2: Ownership Details

Additional information including parent company references and full ownership trees available at the Global Energy Ownership Tracker.

Parent company	Parent company GEM ID	Owner name	Owner company GEM ID
thomas beteiligungen GmbH [unknown%]	E100002005699 [unknown%]	thomas Cement GmbH & Co KG [100%]	E100002005698 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities

Cement capacity (million metric tonnes per annum)	Clinker capacity (million metric tonnes per annum)	Unspecified capacity (million metric tonnes per annum)
1.4	0.73	–

Table 4: Cement Production

Primary cement color	Primary cement type	Production type
grey	unknown	dry

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Additional data

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