Manufacturer of building materials focusing on facades, external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS), plasters, mortars and floor coatings.
Baumit Beteiligungen GmbH
Waldegg (Wopfing), Austria · Bad Hindelang/Allgäu · Brandýs nad Labem · Dorog · Wrocław · Bratislava · Bucharest · Elin Pelin · Zagreb · Trzin · Belgrade · Ilidža · Skopje · MóstolesNew on Amplifa
About Baumit
Baumit is an Austrian manufacturer of building materials headquartered in Wopfing (Waldegg), Lower Austria. The brand was founded in 1988 by Dieter Kern (wup) and Friedrich Schmid (Wopfinger Stein- und Kalkwerke) and traces back to a lime kiln first mentioned in 1810. The value chain includes lime production (Maerz three-shaft lime kiln, 2-chamber lime kiln), cement manufacturing, mechanical crushing of limestone, and the production of dry mortar (since 1970) and wet plaster (since 2002). The portfolio comprises external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS) with EPS and mineral wool, facade plasters, interior plasters, floor coating systems (Baumacol) and, since 2022, 3D-printed concrete components (BauMinator). The research focus is the VIVA Research Park founded in 2014 in Wopfing, Europe's largest research facility for comparative building material studies. Baumit is represented with subsidiaries in around 21 European countries and belongs to Schmid Industrieholding with more than 5,700 employees in about 100 companies.
- Site
- Waldegg
- Processes
- 3D printing of components made of concrete, Dry mortar production, Wet plaster production, Lime production (lime burning), Cement production, Mechanical crushing (stone and lime works), ETICS / external thermal insulation composite system application, Floor coating (Baumacol systems)
- Materials
- Limestone, Lime, Cement, Concrete, Aerated concrete, Brick, Wood, EPS (insulation material)
- Founded
- 1988 (mark
- Industries
- Construction industry / building materials, Facade and thermal insulation (ETICS), Plaster and mortar, Floor coatings, Architecture and building trade
- 01
Extraction and mechanical crushing of limestone
- 02
Lime burning (Maerz three-shaft lime kiln, 2-chamber lime kiln)
- 03
Cement production
- 04
Dry mortar and wet plaster production
- 05
ETICS/facade system development
- 06
3D concrete printing (BauMinator)
- 07
Distribution via subsidiaries and partner network
Materials and Processes
Lime / Limestone
Raw material of the lime burning operation in Wopfing since 1810, basis for plasters and mortars.
Cement
Produced since 1980 at the Wopfing cement plant, binder for mortars and concrete.
Dry mortar
Produced since 1970 in Wopfing for plaster, masonry and floor systems.
Wet plaster
Manufactured at the wet plaster plant in Wopfing commissioned in 2002.
EPS (insulation material)
Insulation material for external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS).
Mineral wool
Mineral insulation material for ETICS applications.
Gypsum (plaster)
Basis for interior plaster systems in the Healthy Living range.
Concrete / aerated concrete
Material of the VIVA comparative studies and of the BauMinator 3D concrete printing.
3D concrete printing
Process for freely shaped components made of concrete (BauMinator).
Locations
Waldegg (Wopfing)
ATGroup headquarters, Innovation Centre and VIVA Research Park
- Materials
- Lime, cement, dry mortar, wet plaster
- Maerz three-shaft lime kiln (1963)
- 2-chamber lime kiln (1957)
- Mechanical crushing plant (1920)
- Cement plant (1980)
- Wet plaster plant (2002)
Bad Hindelang/Allgäu
DEBaumit GmbH Germany (Bayosan, acquired 2003)
Dorog
HUBaumit Kft. (first foreign subsidiary, 1990)
Products and Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D printing of components made of concreteAdditive | – | – | – | – | Concrete |
| Dry mortar productionCasting | – | – | – | – | Dry mortar |
| Wet plaster productionCasting | – | – | – | – | Plaster |
| Lime production (lime burning)Casting | – | – | – | – | Lime, Limestone |
| Cement productionCasting | – | – | – | – | Cement |
| Mechanical crushing (stone and lime works)Forming | – | – | – | – | Limestone |
| ETICS / external thermal insulation composite system applicationSurface | – | – | – | – | EPS, Mineral wool |
| Floor coating (Baumacol systems)Surface | – | – | – | – | Polymer coating |
| Facade plaster and decor systemsSurface | – | – | – | – | Plaster, Mineral plaster |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maerz three-shaft lime kiln | Maerz | 1 | – | 1963 | Wopfing, Austria |
| 2-chamber lime kiln | – | 1 | – | 1957 | Wopfing, Austria |
| Mechanical crushing plant | – | 1 | – | 1920 | Wopfing, Austria |
| Cement plant | – | 1 | – | 1980 | Wopfing, Austria |
| Wet plaster plant | – | 1 | – | 2002 | Wopfing, Austria |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1810
First mention of a lime kiln on the road to Gutenstein
- 1911
Registration of Wopfinger Stein- und Kalkwerke in the commercial register
- 1939
Alois Schmid buys the Wopfinger Stein- und Kalkwerke
- 1963
Commissioning of the first Maerz three-shaft lime kiln
- 1969
Friedrich Schmid takes over the management of Wopfinger Stein- und Kalkwerke at the age of 26
- 1970
Start of dry mortar production in Wopfing
- 1980
Commissioning of the Wopfing cement plant
- 1988
Foundation of the Baumit brand by Dieter Kern (wup) and Friedrich Schmid (Wopfing)
- 1990
First foreign subsidiary: Baumit Hungary (Dorog)
- 1992-1997
Subsidiary foundations in the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Germany
- 1999
Development of the breathable ETICS Baumit open
- 2002
Commissioning of Europe's largest wet plaster plant in Wopfing
- 2003
Acquisition of Bayosan in Bad Hindelang (Germany)
- 2005-2008
Foundations in China, Turkey, Ukraine, Switzerland and Spain; Robert Schmid takes over the Schmid Industrieholding
- 2011
Baumit Life: facade colour system with 888 colours
- 2014
Foundation of the VIVA Research Park; first Life Challenge Award in Vienna
- 2017
Wopfinger Group buys 27 companies in 14 countries as well as brand rights to Baumit and Kema
- 2018-2019
Expansion of the VIVA Research Park by 3 houses; acquisition of the facade business of the Cantillana Group in France
- 2020
Baumit co-founder Friedrich Schmid dies at the age of 77
- 2021-2023
Product innovations: StarTrackX1, IonitColor, Shades of White, self-dissolving ALL-IN concrete bags, Baumit Crystal Set