Cementownia ODRA

What Cementownia ODRA does

Cementownia ODRA S.A. is a privately held Polish cement and construction materials manufacturer headquartered in Opole, operating the oldest continuously active cement plant in Poland since 1911. The company produces Portland cement via a modernized dry-process rotary kiln with a clinker capacity of 1,200 tonnes per day, supplemented by proprietary vertical roller mill technology for grinding granulated blast furnace slag using waste heat from the kiln — an installation described as the first of its kind in Poland. Its product portfolio spans six bulk cement grades (CEM I, CEM II/A-S, CEM II/C-M, CEM II/B-S, CEM II/B-M, CEM III/A with low-alkali, low-heat, and sulfate-resistant variants) and four bagged cement products (rapid, building, technical, universal), plus ready-mix concrete and prefabricated concrete elements delivered through two wholly-owned subsidiaries — Betoniarnie ODRA Sp. z o.o. and CHOJNA BETON Wytwórnia Wyrobów Betonowych Sp. z o.o. — both established in 2014 within the ODRA Capital Group.

The business operates as a B2B cement supplier serving the regional construction industry in Poland. Distribution is handled through a direct sales force that provides technical consulting alongside bulk and bagged cement deliveries, supported by an own e-commerce purchasing platform. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and EMAS certifications, integrates alternative fuels into clinker production (since 2015), and is pursuing circular-economy initiatives including a 2026 partnership to supply waste heat into the Opole municipal district heating network and a copper-slag-blended cement formulation launched in 2026. Revenue model is straightforward one-time product sales with quote-based pricing depending on grade, quantity, and delivery location; no public pricing, contract structures, or disclosed financials are available. The company employs 101–250 staff and has remained under private ownership since its 1993 privatization by German investor Miebach Projektgesellschaft GmbH.

Name

Cementownia ODRA

Legal name

Cementownia „ODRA” S.A.

Website

https://odrasa.com.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cementownia ODRA S.A. is Poland's oldest continuously operating cement plant, manufacturing Portland cement, ready-mix concrete, and prefabricated elements for B2B construction-industry customers across the regional Polish market via direct sales, technical consulting, and an e-commerce platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cement Manufacturing

NAICS

Cement Manufacturing (327310), Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing (32732), Other Concrete Product Manufacturing (327390)

SIC

Cement, Hydraulic (3241), Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products (3270), Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick (3272)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Ready-Mix Concrete Production & Delivery (IMADAAAA), Cementitious Binders & Additives (Fly Ash, Slag, Silica Fume, Lime) (IMADAAAH)

Keywords

• Cement manufacturing
• Portland cement
• Construction materials
• Concrete products
• Building supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Opole

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cement sales (bulk): Sale of bulk cement (Cement luzem) including various grades such as CEM I 42.5 R, CEM II/A-S 42.5 R, CEM II/C-M (CS-LL) 32.5 R, CEM II/B-S 42.5 N-NA, CEM II/B-M (V-LL) 32.5 R, and CEM III/A 42.5 N-LH/HSR/NA
2. Bagged cement sales: Sale of bagged cement including rapid cement (cement błyskawiczny), building cement (cement budowlany), technical cement (cement techniczny), and universal cement (cement uniwersalny)
3. Concrete sales: Sale of concrete products through subsidiary Betoniarnie ODRA Sp. z o.o.
4. Prefabricated concrete elements: Production and sale of prefabricated concrete elements through the ODRA Capital Group

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cementownia ODRA S.A. is a Polish cement producer founded in 1911, operating a cement plant in Opole that manufactures and sells Portland cement and cement blends in bulk and bagged form, as well as ready-mix concrete and prefabricated concrete elements for the construction sector.

Product overview

Cementownia ODRA is a cement manufacturer with over 100 years of history, producing a comprehensive portfolio of construction materials. The product range includes six types of bulk cement (CEM I 42,5 R, CEM II/A-S 42,5 R, CEM II/C-M, CEM II/B-S, CEM II/B-M, CEM III/A) and four types of bagged cement (Rapid, Building, Technical, and Universal cement). The company is part of the Odra Capital Group which also produces concrete (Beton) and prefabricated concrete products (Prefabrykaty), offering a complete construction materials ecosystem from cement production through concrete manufacturing to precast elements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CEM I 42,5 R
• CEM II/A-S 42,5 R
• CEM II/B-S 42,5 N-NA
• CEM II/B-M (V-LL) 32,5 R
• CEM II/C-M (CS-LL) 32,5 R
• CEM III/A 42,5 N-LH/HSR/NA
• Cement błyskawiczny CX 32,5 R (Rapid Cement)
• Cement budowlany CB 32,5 R (Building Cement)
• Cement techniczny CT 32,5 R-NA (Technical Cement)
• Cement uniwersalny CU 32,5 R (Universal Cement)
• Beton towarowy (Ready-mix Concrete)
• Prefabrykaty (Prefabricated Concrete Elements)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• City of OpoleminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Breakthrough investment partnership to supply waste heat from the cement plant to the municipal district heating network.
• Uniwersytet Opolski (University of Opole)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 July 2023Collaboration established on July 27, 2023 for awarding prizes for best master's theses by students of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology. The 'Opolski Margiel' competition evaluates works on the impact of industry on the environment. Prize includes money award and a special statue.
• Gwardia OpoleminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Sports sponsorship arrangement continuing into 2023, supporting the Gwardia Opole sports club.
• Betoniarnie ODRA Sp. z o.o.coreOthers · 1 January 2014Wholly-owned subsidiary within the ODRA Capital Group established in 2014, producing concrete products.
• CHOJNA BETON Wytwórnia Wyrobów Betonowych Sp. z o.o.coreOthers · 1 January 2014Subsidiary within the ODRA Capital Group established in 2014, producing concrete prefabricated elements.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Holcim Ltd: Holcim is one of the world's largest cement and aggregates producers; its Polish subsidiary competes with ODRA, and Holcim's global decarbonization roadmap (ECOPlanet, lower-clinker cements) sets the benchmark ODRA must meet to retain customers.
• Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. Cemex is a global cement and ready-mix incumbent whose Polish operations (Ożarów, Rudniki) directly overlap with ODRA's product portfolio in Portland cement, blast-furnace slag cement, and ready-mix concrete.
• Dyckerhoff (Buzzi SpA subsidiary): Dyckerhoff is a Central European cement producer (Germany, Poland, Netherlands) that competes with ODRA in specialty cements (low-alkali, sulfate-resistant, slag cements) of comparable grade families.
• CRH plc: CRH owns the Warta Cement assets in Poland and is a global building-materials incumbent; it competes with ODRA in cement, aggregates, and concrete across the Polish market.
• Lafarge / LafargeHolcim legacy (Eastern Europe): Lafarge's legacy Central and Eastern European cement operations (now consolidated under Holcim) overlap with ODRA's blast-furnace slag cement and ready-mix concrete product lines in the region.
• Heidelberg Materials: Heidelberg Materials is the parent of Górażdże and a global cement incumbent; it competes broadly in the same Portland and blended cement categories as ODRA and dwarfs it in scale, geographic reach, and R&D budget.

Direct peers

• Holcim Poland: Holcim operates cement plants in Poland (Kujawy, Małogoszcz) and sells the same EN 197-1 cement grades; it is a direct competitor to ODRA for Polish construction and infrastructure contracts.
• Górażdże Cement (Heidelberg Materials Poland): Górażdże Cement is the largest cement producer in Poland and operates three cement plants. It is a direct competitor to Cementownia ODRA in the same Polish bulk and bagged cement markets with overlapping product grades (CEM I, CEM II, CEM III).
• Warta Cement (CRH / Buzzi Unicem subsidiary): Warta Cement operates a cement plant in Trzebiatów and Dąbrowa Tarnowska and competes directly with ODRA for Polish construction-industry and infrastructure cement supply, offering a comparable range of CEM I/II/III grades.
• Grupa Ożarów / Cement Ożarów (Cemex Poland): Cemex's Polish cement operations include plants at Ożarów and Rudniki; they are direct competitors to ODRA in Portland and blended cements for the Polish construction market, with multi-site national distribution ODRA cannot match.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cementowniaodra
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grupa-odra-cement

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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