DYCKERHOFF GMBH

Their core work

Dyckerhoff is a major German cement and concrete manufacturer, part of the Buzzi group, headquartered in Wiesbaden. In H2020 projects, they contribute industrial expertise in cement production processes, testing advanced concrete formulations for harsh environments and exploring low-carbon cement manufacturing technologies. Their R&D participation focuses on making cement production cleaner — from CO2 capture during clinker production to using secondary raw materials like sewage sludge ash as cement substitutes. They serve as the industrial validation partner that bridges lab-scale material innovations with real cement plant operations.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Dyckerhoff's H2020 journey shows a clear shift from material performance toward environmental sustainability. Their earliest project (LORCENIS, 2016) focused on making concrete more durable under extreme conditions — a classic materials engineering challenge. By 2017 they joined CLEANKER to tackle CO2 emissions at the source through calcium looping, and their most recent project (FlashPhos, 2021) fully embraces circular economy principles: turning waste streams into cement raw materials while recovering valuable resources like phosphorus.

Dyckerhoff is moving decisively from traditional concrete performance R&D toward decarbonized, circular cement production — expect future interest in alternative binders, waste valorization, and carbon capture integration.

How they like to work

Dyckerhoff consistently participates as a partner or third party rather than leading consortia, which is typical for large industrial companies contributing production expertise and test facilities to research-driven projects. With 47 unique partners across 14 countries from just 3 projects, they operate in large, diverse consortia. Their role is that of the industrial end-user who validates research results under real manufacturing conditions — a valuable but supporting position in the consortium structure.

Despite only three projects, Dyckerhoff has built connections with 47 partners across 14 countries, reflecting the large consortium sizes typical in climate and materials research. Their network spans broadly across Europe with no narrow geographic concentration.

What sets them apart

Dyckerhoff brings something most research partners cannot: access to real-world, industrial-scale cement production facilities for testing and validation. As a major cement manufacturer, they can take laboratory innovations in low-carbon binders, CO2 capture, or alternative raw materials and test them under actual production conditions. For any consortium working on sustainable construction materials, having a committed industrial cement producer as a partner significantly strengthens both the technical validation and the exploitation pathway.

Highlights from their portfolio

• CLEANKER
  Directly targets one of the hardest-to-abate industrial CO2 sources — cement clinker production — using calcium looping capture technology at demonstration scale.
• FlashPhos
  Combines waste recycling (sewage sludge) with cement production in a zero-waste circular approach, representing Dyckerhoff's newest strategic direction through 2026.