ERCOSPLAN

Name

ERCOSPLAN

Legal name

ERCOSPLAN Erfurter Consulting- und Planungsbüro GmbH

Website

https://ercosplan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mineral Salt Mining Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Support Activities for Mining (2131), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying (2123)

SIC

Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400)

akta.pro primary industry

Project & Construction Management (EPCM, Owner’s Engineer, Scheduling/Controls) (IMAKAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mineral Exploration & Geoscience Services (Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Resource Modeling) (IMAKAKAA), Mineral Processing Plant Design & EPCM (Flowsheet Development, Piloting & Scale-up) (IMAKALAK), Process Plant & Materials Handling EPC (Crushing, Conveying, Stockpiles, Loadout) (IMAKAOAE), Mine Infrastructure & Utilities EPC (Power, Water, Comms, Camps, Roads, Airstrips) (IMAKAOAB)

Keywords

• Potash mining consulting
• Rock salt engineering
• Geological exploration services
• Underground storage engineering
• Mineral processing consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Erfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Consulting Services: Professional services including geological exploration, mining engineering, processing plant design, environmental consulting, and project management for mineral salt projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ERCOSPLAN delivers consulting, planning, and engineering services for the global mineral salt industry, covering the complete project cycle from site selection and geological exploration of potash and rock salt deposits through mining extraction, processing plant design, and environmental protection, to mine closure, renaturation, and the engineering of underground cavities in saline host rock for hazardous and radioactive waste storage. The firm serves mining producers, project investors, mining/environmental authorities, financial institutions, and arbitration courts through dedicated subsidiaries covering geotechnical engineering, plant engineering, environmental consulting, and surveying/geodesy.

Product overview

ERCOSPLAN is a consulting and engineering services company (not a software product company) that provides comprehensive services for the mineral salt industry, including geological exploration, extraction, processing, and environmental consulting. The company operates through multiple subsidiaries: ERCOSPLAN Erfurter Consulting- und PlanungsbüRO GmbH (main holding), ERCOSPLAN Ingenieurgesellschaft Geotechnik und Bergbau mbH (geotechnical and mining engineering), ERCOSPLAN Ingenieurbüro Anlagentechnik GmbH (plant engineering), ERCOSPLAN Umwelt Consulting GmbH (environmental consulting), and Glückauf-Vermessung GmbH (surveying and geodesy). Services span the complete project cycle from site selection and deposit exploration to mining, processing, environmental protection, mine closure, and re-naturalization of production sites.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulting and Planning Services for the Mineral Salt Industry Geological exploration and economic evaluation of solid mineral salt deposits and natural brines, mining extraction, processing of mineral salt resources, and environmental protection for the potash and rock salt industry. Delivered through the main ERCOSPLAN holding entity for mining producers, project investors, and authorities.
• Mine Backfill and Underground Storage Engineering Services Geological investigations for site selection, mining activities to create underground cavities in saline host rock, and verification of long-term safety for underground storage of hazardous and non-radioactive waste. Delivered as a complete service package for backfill and disposal projects.
• Radioactive Waste Repository Engineering Services Expert consulting and planning services for the creation and long-term safety verification of underground repositories for radioactive waste in saline host rock, including site selection, cavity engineering, and long-term safety demonstration.
• Special Mining Projects Engineering Services Custom-made concepts for underground projects, cost analyses and variant comparisons, solutions for technical and economic challenges, mine damage assessments, stabilization and restoration measures, and support for research and approval procedures related to special mining projects.
• Mine Damage and Abandoned Mine Assessment Services Evaluation and assessment of mining subsidence damages, examination of effects of mining operations on rock masses and the earth's surface, and long-term safety assessments for underground storage and disposal sites, including consultancy on abandoned mine (Altbergbau) reclamation.
• Environmental Consulting Services Environmental impact assessments, contaminated site investigations and remediation, land recycling, approval management, and sustainability consulting delivered through ERCOSPLAN Umwelt Consulting GmbH for mining and industrial clients.
• Surveying and Geodesy Services Mine surveying, geodesy, 3D laser scanning, BIM (Building Information Modeling), architectural surveying, engineering surveying, and construction surveying delivered through Glückauf-Vermessung GmbH Sondershausen.
• Plant Engineering and Process Technology Services Process engineering, mechanical and plant engineering, electrical and process control engineering for processing, transportation, handling, and storage of mineral salts, delivered through ERCOSPLAN Ingenieurbüro Anlagentechnik GmbH.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• K-UTEC AG Salt Technologies: German salt and potash engineering consultancy based in Sondershausen, directly competing with ERCOSPLAN across exploration, mining, processing, and underground storage services in the mineral salt industry.
• SRK Consulting: Global mining engineering consultancy offering geological, geotechnical, and mining project services similar to ERCOSPLAN's mineral exploration and mine planning offerings, but across a broader commodity set.
• DMT GmbH (now part of Ramboll): German mining and tunnelling engineering consultancy providing exploration, mine surveying, and geotechnical services to mineral producers; a direct domestic competitor to ERCOSPLAN in the German and European mining consulting market.
• AMC Consultants: Specialist mining consultancy offering geological modelling, mine planning, and processing plant advisory services — comparable in scope to ERCOSPLAN's full-lifecycle mineral project services.
• Wardell Armstrong: UK-based mining and minerals engineering consultancy providing geological, mining engineering, and processing advisory services to salt, potash, and other mineral producers across Europe and globally.
• G.U.B. Ingenieur AG: German mining engineering consultancy based in Freiberg providing rock mechanical, mining engineering, and underground construction advisory — directly comparable to ERCOSPLAN's special mining projects and shaft sealing work.

Broad incumbents

• Hatch Ltd. Global engineering and project management firm serving the mining and metals industry with EPCM services — a scaled incumbent offering overlapping processing plant, mining engineering, and project management capabilities to similar enterprise clients.
• Worley Limited: Global engineering and energy/mining services firm delivering EPCM and owner's engineer services to resource projects — competes with ERCOSPLAN for process plant engineering and project management work at major mining clients.
• Stantec Inc. Global engineering and environmental consulting firm with a mining and geotechnical practice — competes with ERCOSPLAN for environmental impact assessments and mine closure projects in Europe.

Others

• Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE): German state-owned company responsible for selecting and operating the national high-level radioactive waste repository in saline host rock — works closely with ERCOSPLAN as a key technical advisor/expert on repository site selection and long-term safety, but operates in a non-competing owner/operator role.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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