Cementbouw B.V.

What Cementbouw B.V. does

Cementbouw B.V. is a Dutch privately-held construction materials manufacturer and distributor, founded in 1933 by the Van de Poll family as a sand and gravel trader and now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Irish-listed CRH plc. The company operates two core divisions — Binding Agents (Bindmiddelen) and Aggregates (Zand & Grind) — from facilities in Wanssum (Netherlands) and, via sister company VVM Cement, the Belgian ports of Antwerp and Rieme (Ghent). Cementbouw supplies cement, alternative binding agents (Calstarite, Topcrete, Cemtarite), fillers and road-construction fillers (Vulprofite, Rhecom, Vulcom, Asphacal), and aggregates (sand, gravel, stone chips, half-reinforcement and foundation materials including Ketelzand and LiDo-mix) to B2B customers across concrete production, civil engineering, asphalt, landscaping, and recreation infrastructure in the Benelux and France.

Its product portfolio rests on materials-science capabilities, including an in-house ultramodern laboratory for custom formulation and testing, and the SQAPE joint venture geopolymer system that achieves up to 80% CO2 reduction versus Portland cement. Distribution is built around an owned fleet of approximately 100 road vehicles and silo ships (the latter partly via a 50% stake in Binnenlloyd), with direct B2B sales through dedicated account managers in the Netherlands and Belgium, supplemented by the Euroment joint venture with STEAG Power Minerals for powdered fly-ash and limestone fillers. Quality and regulatory positioning is reinforced by ISO 9001, ISO 14001, KOMO, KIWA, COPRO/CE, BENOR and Rijkswaterstaat Bbk certifications.

The business model is a traditional industrial distributor: one-time sale of bulk and bagged binding agents and aggregates (delivered packaged, in big bags, or in 25 kg bags) plus logistics as a service layer, sold B2B on unit pricing with pay-as-you-go billing. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and Cementbouw has ~200 employees across its three main locations.

Name

Cementbouw B.V.

Legal name

Cementbouw B.V.

Website

https://cementbouw.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1933

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cementbouw B.V. is a Dutch CRH-owned manufacturer and distributor of cement, alternative binding agents, fillers, and aggregates, serving concrete producers, civil engineering contractors, asphalt makers, and landscaping/recreation projects across the Benelux via in-house production, an owned logistics fleet, and dedicated B2B account managers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Materials

NAICS

Cement Manufacturing (327310), Other Concrete Product Manufacturing (327390)

SIC

Cement, Hydraulic (3241), Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick (3272)

akta.pro primary industry

Cement Manufacturing (Portland, Blended & Specialty) (IMADAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aggregate Processing & Value-Added Products (Washing, Screening, Asphalt/Concrete Aggregates) (IMAKAHAH), Ready-Mix Concrete Production & Delivery (IMADAAAA)

Keywords

• Cement manufacturing
• Construction aggregates
• Binding agents
• Building materials supply
• Road construction fillers

Headquarters

HQ city

Cruquius

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Binding Agents Sales: Sale of cement, alternative binding agents, fillers, and road construction fillers to construction, infrastructure, and concrete industries.
2. Aggregates Sales: Production and supply of sand, gravel, stone chips, half-reinforcement products, and foundation materials for professional construction and infrastructure sector.
3. Logistics Services: Transport and logistics services for delivery of products using own fleet of vehicles and ships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cementbouw B.V. manufactures, trades, and transports cement, alternative binding agents (Calstarite, SQAPE geopolymer), fillers, road construction fillers, and aggregates (sand, gravel, stone chips, half-reinforcement products, foundation materials) for the construction, concrete, and infrastructure industries in the Netherlands and Belgium. The company operates an in-house ultramodern laboratory for product testing and custom development, and delivers products both packaged and in bulk using its own logistics fleet of approximately 100 vehicles (road and ship).

Product overview

Cementbouw B.V. operates as a construction materials supplier with two main divisions: Binding Agents (Bindmiddelen) and Aggregates (Zand & Grind). The Binding Agents division offers a comprehensive range of cement products, alternative binding agents (including Calstarite, Topcrete, and Cemtarite), fillers for various applications, and road construction fillers under brands like Vulprofite, Rhecom, Vulcom, and Asphacal. The division also includes the SQAPE geopolymer system for sustainable construction (up to 80% CO2 reduction) and the Euroment joint venture for powdered additives. The Aggregates division supplies sand, gravel, stone chips, half-reinforcement products (Gralux, Gralufalt, Grimès, Duro), and foundation materials (Ketelzand, Hoogovenslakmengsel, LiDo-mix) for the construction and infrastructure sectors. Both divisions focus on consistent quality, sustainable production processes, and operate their own logistics fleet. The company, founded in 1933 and part of CRH, delivers products both packaged and in bulk throughout the Benelux region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cementbouw Bindmiddelen: Binding agents division offering cement, alternative binding agents, fillers, and road construction fillers
• Cementbouw Zand & Grind
• Cementbouw Bindmiddelen BV
• Cementbouw Bindmiddelen NV
• Cementbouw Mineralen
• Euroment
• SQAPE
• Vulprofite
• Rhecom
• Vulcom
• Asphacal
• Gralux
• Gralufalt
• Grimès
• Duro
• Ketelzand
• LiDo-mix

Products and services

• Cement Various types of cement supplied both packaged (25kg bags) and in bulk for concrete production and road/waterway construction, delivered via Cementbouw's own fleet by road and ship. Special products such as Trascement and Traskalk are also part of the cement range.
• Alternative Binding Agents Sustainable binding agents that replace cement and chalk under specific conditions, consisting of raw materials from industrial by-products. Product range includes Calstarite 10, Calstarite 30, Topcrete, and Cemtarite for soil improvement and stabilization.
• Fillers (Vulstoffen) Materials added to recipes during manufacturing to improve or change properties such as consistency, strength, structure, and volume, supplied to the concrete and construction industries.
• Road Construction Fillers Fillers with various properties and compositions for asphalt concrete production, sold under brands including Vulprofite, Rhecom, Vulcom, and Asphacal across the Dutch and Belgian markets.
• SQAPE Geopolymer System Geopolymer system for sustainable and affordable construction materials that replaces traditional cement, achieving up to 80% CO2 reduction compared to Portland cement. Includes patented additives.
• Euroment Joint venture with STEAG Power Minerals supplying high-quality powdered carbon fly ashes and powdered limestone for the concrete industry in the Benelux, where Euroment is market leader.
• Sand (Zand) Various types of sand delivered in bulk, big bags, or 25 kg bags including refill sand, street sand, drainage sand, concrete sand, asphalt sand, masonry sand, and grout sands in multiple colors.
• Gravel (Grind) Various types of gravel delivered in bulk, big bags, or 25 kg bags including concrete gravel, drainage gravel, decorative gravel, and river gravel from Upper Rhine and Meuse regions.
• Stone Chips (Split) Various types of stone chips including crushed sand, basalt, limestone variants, and decorative options in multiple colors for construction and infrastructure applications.
• Half-Reinforcement Products Natural-colored construction materials for paths and trails in nature parks, recreation parks, sports parks and gardens, sold under brands including Gralux, Gralufalt, Grimès, and Duro.
• Foundation Materials (Funderingsmaterialen) Various foundation materials including Ketelzand, blast furnace slag mixture (Hoogovenslakmengsel), LiDo-mix, lava, LD steel slags, and drainage gravel for road construction and weak soil foundations.
• Special Cement Products (Trascement and Traskalk) Special Trascement (special cement) and Traskalk (special chalk) products delivered by Cementbouw as part of its special binding agents range.
• Repfiller Product with KIWA certification (EN 12620) and Declaration of Performance for concrete and construction applications.
• CB Chape Floor Screed Floor screed product offered by Cementbouw Bindmiddelen for use in construction applications.
• KOMO Grout Grout product with KOMO certification for construction applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 80% CO2 reduction compared to Portland cement when using SQAPE geopolymer system
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

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

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VVM CementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian sister company under CRH that produces and delivers all classic cement types within the Benelux and France. With 2 cement grinding plants in the ports of Antwerp and Rieme (Gent), VVM has excellent sites suitable for loading and unloading both inland vessels and sea-faring ships.
• BinnenlloydcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCementbouw has 50% participation in Binnenlloyd, which is specialized in the logistics of bulk goods with autonomous unloading silo ships. Contributes to efficient waterway logistics operations.
• STEAG Power MineralscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner in Euroment. STEAG Power Minerals is European market leader in processing of residual materials and by-products of coal-fuelled electricity plants. Euroment is Benelux market leader for powdered carbon fly ashes and powdered limestone for the concrete industry.
• Consortium De GrensmaasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCementbouw Zand & Grind participates in Consortium De Grensmaas, which focuses on the sustainability of the entire production and delivery process.
• TNOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institution cooperating with Cementbouw for developing new binding agent products and testing materials in their laboratory.
• SQAPEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeopolymer system joint venture for sustainable and affordable construction materials. SQAPE replaces cement with a system achieving up to 80% CO2 reduction compared to Portland cement.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aggregate Industries (Holcim): Holcim's UK and Western Europe aggregates business producing sand, gravel, and stone chips for construction/infrastructure. Comparable via integrated aggregates production and logistics serving construction and civil engineering customers.
• VVM Cement (CRH): Cementbouw's Belgian sister company under CRH that operates clinker/cement grinding plants in Antwerp and Rieme and supplies cement across Benelux/France. Closest comparable in product portfolio, parent ownership, and customer base.
• ENCI (Heidelberg Materials): ENCI is the main Dutch cement producer (now part of Heidelberg Materials) and Cementbouw's most direct domestic competitor in hydraulic cement supply to the Benelux concrete industry. Both compete for the same ready-mix and infrastructure customers in the Netherlands.
• Buzzi Unicem: European independent cement and ready-mix producer active in Western Europe. Comparable via a similar focus on continental European cement supply, including specialty cement formulations tailored to construction customers.
• Dyckerhoff (Buzzi): Dyckerhoff is a German specialty cement producer (part of Buzzi Unicem), focused on cement and binding agents for infrastructure applications. Comparable to Cementbouw via binding-agent specialization and continental European footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Saint-Gobain: Saint-Gobain is a major European building materials producer with cements, mortars, and aggregates. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering comparable cement/filler product lines for infrastructure and construction customers across Europe.
• Holcim: Holcim is a global building materials group with cement, aggregates, and ready-mix operations across Europe. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for major Benelux infrastructure tenders with integrated cement and aggregate offerings.
• Heidelberg Materials: Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest cement, aggregates, and ready-mix producers, with ENCI as its Dutch arm. Comparable via vertically integrated cement-to-aggregates operations and a similar sustainability / low-CO2 binder roadmap (evoZero).

Emerging players

• Sika AG: Sika is a specialty construction chemicals and binder manufacturer, increasingly active in low-CO2 cementitious and concrete-admixture systems. Comparable as an emerging adjacent player in sustainable binding-agent technologies that overlap Cementbouw's SQAPE/alternative binder focus.

Others

• STEAG Power Minerals: Euroment JV partner and a European processor of residual/by-product materials from coal-fueled power plants, supplying fly ash for concrete. Comparable as the joint-venture counterparty for Cementbouw's Benelux filler business, providing input materials.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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