Basalt-Actien-Gesellschaft
| Basalt AG
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| legal form | AG |
| founding | 1888 |
| Seat |
Linz am Rhein , Germany
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| management | Peter Vos |
| Branch | Building materials |
| Website | www.basaltag.de |
The basalt Actien Society is a German building materials company. It is also called Basalt AG for short. Their main business areas are the quarrying of natural stone and the production of asphalt as well as their sale.
history
On June 2, 1888, three German quarry owners and eight Dutch merchants founded the Basalt-Actien-Gesellschaft in Cologne under the leadership of the Cologne quarry owner Wilhelm Zervas . The company had a branch in Rotterdam , the "Basalt-Maatschappij", and owned the majority of shares in the Bröltalbahn in Beuel . The Werhahn family was involved in Basalt AG from the start and has been on its supervisory board since March 1896 . In 1892 the headquarters of Basalt AG were relocated to Linz am Rhein . 1920–1921 the company had a representative administration building built on Linzhausenstrasse ( Bundesstrasse 42 ) by the architects Mattar & Scheler .
The period up to 1930 was marked by numerous acquisitions and holdings. Among other things, Basalt AG merged with Bergisch-Märkische Stein-Industrie AG in Cologne and took a stake in AG Eisenfelder Steinwerke , in Pfalz-Saarbrücker Hartstein-Industrie AG , and in H. Reinarz Zementwarenfabrik GmbH in Düsseldorf . In addition, Basalt AG was one of the co-founders of the Basalt Union (1927), the Société des Basaltes Français based in Paris (1928) and Strabag (1923).
The Second World War marked a deep turning point for Basalt AG. Not only were most of the production facilities destroyed, but Sächsische Granit AG and the Vacha plant were also expropriated. Furthermore, several investments in Dutch companies and the Société des Basaltes Français had to be given up. In the 1950s, the company was able to use the general economic upswing to reposition itself . In 1967 a profit-sharing agreement was concluded with Strabag and the majority of shares in Dolorit-Basalt AG in Cologne were acquired.
In April 1978 the Sal. Oppenheim bank , one of the most important shareholders in Basalt AG , parted with its shares. Via the subsidiary Werhahn & Nauen , which had previously acted as asset management company , Wilh. Werhahn KG increased its ownership share to 100 percent and thus became the sole owner of Basalt AG .
After the turning point in 1990 , subsidiaries were founded, e. B. the Lausitz natural stone and building material works (LNB) . In 1996, the majority takeover of Deutag GmbH & Co. KG, including Erste Bayerische Basaltstein-AG , followed in 2003 the takeover of the quarries of the insolvent Philipp Holzmann AG.
Today, Basalt AG, with around 150 affiliated companies in the fields of natural stone products and asphalt mixes, is one of the leading manufacturers of building materials in Germany.
Quarries
Germany
| state | Name / place | rock | operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Saxony | Messingberg near Steinbergen | limestone | North German Natural Stone GmbH |
| Lower Saxony | Segelhorst-Riesenberg near Hessisch Oldendorf | limestone | North German Natural Stone GmbH |
| Lower Saxony | Hamelspringe | limestone | North German Natural Stone GmbH |
| Saxony-Anhalt | Flechtingen | Rhyolite | North German Natural Stone GmbH |
| Saxony-Anhalt | Bodendorf | Andesite | North German Natural Stone GmbH |
| Saxony-Anhalt | Bebertal | Andesite | North German Natural Stone GmbH |
| Lower Saxony | Bad Harzburg | Gabbro | North German Natural Stone GmbH |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | Calf Hill | Red sandstone | Hollweg, Kümpers & Comp. KG |
| Lower Saxony | Ueffeln | Quartzite , slate clay | Hollweg, Kümpers & Comp. KG |
| Saxony | Demitz-Thumitz | granite | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Brandenburg | Koschenberg near Großkoschen | Greywacke | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Saxony | Seifersdorf at Großschirma | Diabase | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Saxony | Röcknitz / Frauenberg | Rhyolite | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Saxony | Lüptitz near Wurzen | Rhyolite | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Saxony | Grosssteinberg | Rhyolite | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Thuringia | Loitsch | Diabase | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Thuringia | Rentzschmühle | Diabase | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Hesse | Bransrode near Hessisch Lichtenau | basalt | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Hesse | Mount of Olives near Söhrewald | basalt | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Hesse | Cherry forest near Schorbach (Ottrau) | basalt | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Thuringia | Spittergrund near Nesselhof | Diabase | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Thuringia | Nesselgrund near Nesselhof | Diabase | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Hesse | Ramholz (Schlüchtern) | basalt | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Bavaria | Bischofsheim in the Rhön | basalt | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Bavaria | Zeilberg | basalt | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Bavaria | Deer dance | basalt | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Bavaria | Pechbrunn | basalt | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Bavaria | Windischeschenbach | Amphibolite | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Bavaria | Vilshofen | limestone | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Bavaria | Goessenheim | limestone | Hartsteinwerke Bayern-Mitteldeutschland |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Henau (Hunsrück) | Quartzite | Southwest German hard stone works |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Langenthal (Hunsrück) | Andesite | Southwest German hard stone works |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | New Bamberg | Rhyolite | Southwest German hard stone works |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Eisensteiner Kopf near Neuhof (Kirchheimbolanden) | Latitandesite / Feldspar | Southwest German hard stone works |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Brunnenberg near Kirchheimbolanden | Latitandesit | Southwest German hard stone works |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Hellberg near Kirn | Porphyrite | Southwest German hard stone works |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Ellenberg (Rhineland-Palatinate) near Birkenfeld | Porphyrite | Southwest German hard stone works |
| Saarland | Michelbach near Schmelz (Saar) | Latitandesit | Southwest German hard stone works |
| Saarland | Oberlinxweiler | Kuselite ( microdiorite ) | Southwest German hard stone works |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Rammelsbach | Kuselit | Southwest German hard stone works |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Jettenbach (Palatinate) | Kuselit | Southwest German hard stone works |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Albersweiler | Gneiss | Southwest German hard stone works |
| Baden-Württemberg | Weinheim | Rhyolite | Southwest German hard stone works |
| Hesse | Mackenheim (Abtsteinach) | Syenite | Southwest German hard stone works |
| Baden-Württemberg | Ittlingen | Shell limestone | Southwest German hard stone works |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Meerberg | basalt | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Stöffel at Enspel | basalt | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Enspel / Stockum puffs | basalt | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| Hesse | Beilstein | basalt | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| Hesse | Dornburg (Hessen) / Dorndorf | basalt | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| Hesse | Stockhausen (Leun) | Diabase | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | Imhausen quarry | Greywacke | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | Talbecke in Gummersbach | Quartzitic greywacke | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | Listertal near Hunswinkel | Quartzitic greywacke | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | Scheda near Drolshagen | Quartzitic greywacke | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | Wildbergerhütte | Greywacke | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | Lösenbach in Lüdenscheid | Greywacke | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | Bilstein near Brilon | Diabase | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | Silbach | Diabase | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | Mountains (Meschede) | Quartzitic greywacke / greywacke carbonate | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| Hesse | Hirzenhain (Eschenburg) | Diabase | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Herschbach | Basalt / andesite | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Maxsain | Trachyte | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| Hesse | Mensfelden | Keratophyr | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Steinsberg (Rhineland-Palatinate) | Diabase | Bergisch-Westerwälder hard stone works |
foreign countries
Basalt AG has plants in Poland, Russia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the Ukraine. The first foreign location was bought in Hungary in 1992. The company is the market leader in hard stone in Poland.
Basalt AG operates two gabbro quarries ( Karjer-Shcheleiki and KP-Gabbro on Lake Onega ) in northwestern Russia and a granite quarry in western Ukraine.
Corporate structure
The Basalt-Actien-Gesellschaft is not listed. The sole shareholder is Wilh. Werhahn KG , a group to which the Solingen knife manufacturer Zwilling JA Henckels AG belongs.
In 2001, the worldwide turnover of Basalt AG was over € 500 million, of which the vast majority was generated in Germany. Basalt AG is now represented in numerous European countries with production and sales facilities. It is the largest operator of hard rock quarries in Germany. In 2006 more than 52 million tons of aggregates were mined in 112 quarries (101 of them in Germany) . More than 300 asphalt mixing plants produced 17 million tons of asphalt .
Most of the production facilities are still in Germany. They are divided into six regional production companies, each with several locations. Sales within Germany are handled by seven regional sales companies.
Large projects (selection)
Basalt AG was and is involved in several major projects in Germany. These include:
- Frankfurt Hahn Airport
- Leipzig / Halle Airport
- Hockenheimring
- ICE route Rhine / Main
- Lausitzring
- Baltic Sea motorway A 20
- Ramstein Air Base
- Warnow Tunnel Rostock
- Magdeburg waterway intersection
swell
- 120 years of Basalt AG (PDF; 1.1 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Imprint
- ↑ Decision in administrative procedure B1 - 26820 - U - 80/02 ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Holzmann subsidiary Asphalt rescued - Werhahn and Strabag take over , September 28, 2002
- ↑ International production facilities
- ↑ a b A visit to the Eastern European production sites of Basalt AG
- ↑ Race tracks & test tracks
- ↑ Road construction
