Natural stone and asphalt from its own network of quarries, mixing plants and disposal facilities
Basalt AG
Neu-Bamberg (quarry)New on Amplifa
About Basalt AG
Founded in 1888, Basalt AG (BAG) is a natural stone and asphalt industry company headquartered in Germany and part of the Werhahn Group (Wilh. Werhahn KG, Neuss). With around 4,200 employees and revenue of just over 1.3 billion euros, the company is one of the leading providers in its sector in Europe. Value creation takes place in a closed cycle: from raw material extraction in its own quarries (including Neu-Bamberg), via asphalt production in a network of asphalt mixing plants, to recycling as well as recovery and disposal of old material. The product portfolio includes natural stone such as basalt and slate, asphalt including the coloured asphalt DEUCOLOR® G, and construction chemicals products. Customer industries are primarily road construction, track construction and infrastructure; the company implements projects among others with the Berlin public transport authority (BVG). Business activities extend across Germany and other European markets such as Spain, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania.
- Site
- Neu-Bamberg
- Processes
- Natural stone extraction (quarry), Asphalt production, Recycling and recovery/disposal of old material, Manufacture of construction chemicals products, Natural stone, Asphalt, Recycling, Recovery and disposal of old material
- Materials
- Basalt (natural stone), Natural stone, Asphalt, DEUCOLOR® G coloured asphalt, Slate, Construction chemicals products, Old material (recycling)
- Founded
- 1888
- Employees
- 4200
- Industries
- Road construction, Track construction, Infrastructure, Recycling
- 01
Raw material extraction in the quarry
- 02
Processing
- 03
Asphalt production
- 04
Recycling
- 05
Recovery and disposal of old material
Materials and Products
Basalt (natural stone)
Natural stone from own quarries as a basic material for road and track construction.
Natural stone
Natural rocks as high-quality construction materials for infrastructure projects.
Slate
Natural stone product in the construction materials portfolio.
Asphalt
Produced in a network of asphalt mixing plants for road construction.
DEUCOLOR® G coloured asphalt
Coloured asphalt for design applications such as schoolyards and traffic areas.
Construction chemicals products
Construction chemical products as a complement to the construction materials portfolio.
Old material (recycling)
Recovery and disposal of old material in a closed material cycle.
Locations
Neu-Bamberg
DEQuarry
- Materials
- Basalt, natural stone
- Quarry
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural stone extraction (quarry)Forming | – | – | – | – | Basalt, Natural stone |
| Asphalt productionPlastics | – | – | – | – | Asphalt, DEUCOLOR® G coloured asphalt |
| Recycling and recovery/disposal of old materialOther | – | – | – | – | Old material |
| Manufacture of construction chemicals productsOther | – | – | – | – | Construction chemicals products |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asphalt mixing plant | – | – | – | – | several locations (network) |
| Quarry | – | – | – | – | e.g. Neu-Bamberg; network of quarries |
| Disposal facility | – | – | – | – | – |
| Processing plant | – | – | – | – | New construction (groundbreaking, location not specified) |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1888
Foundation of the company
- 2025
Groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a modern processing plant
- 2025
Neu-Bamberg quarry serves as a filming location for the movie Finding Shinobi
- 2026
SHW recertified for the seventh time
- 2026
BVG implements innovation project for sustainable road construction on the A6