Amo/Debus Gruppe

What Amo/Debus Gruppe does

Amo/Debus Gruppe is a German, family-owned Mittelstand industrial group headquartered in Untersiemau, Bavaria, founded in 1946 and operating across three core business units: asphalt, natural stone, and construction materials logistics. The asphalt division produces a full range of road construction asphalts plus specialty products including the proprietary amophalt colored asphalt line (amophalt natur, amophalt color) and Myaktiv rubber-modified asphalt using recycled truck tires, with one variant holding general building authority approval (DIBt Z-75.22-20) for fermentation silo coatings in agricultural biogas facilities. The natural stone division extracts and processes limestone, shell limestone, greywacke, diabase, granite, and slate from owned quarries for road construction, concrete production, gardening and landscaping, water engineering, agriculture, and the roofing membrane industry.

The group operates 20+ production, quarry, and recycling locations across Northern Bavaria, Thuringia, and Saxony via 15+ wholly-owned subsidiaries, and sells through direct enterprise sales to construction firms, municipalities, and Deutsche Bahn AG, as well as customer pickup at plant locations and a 24-hour self-service gas station at headquarters. Vertical integration extends from raw material extraction through in-house processing, an in-house building materials laboratory for factory production control and quality testing, and own-logistics delivery via subsidiary Debus & Dinkel GmbH using thermoisolated trailers, bitumen tankers, and bulk and silo vehicles. The group holds DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, DIN EN ISO 50001:2018, EMAS, and BG RCI Sicherheit mit System certifications.

Revenue is generated through one-time sales of asphalt and natural stone products, transaction-based fees for logistics, recycling, and fuel retail, and quote-based pricing on commercial projects. Customers include Deutsche Bahn AG (railroad track ballast and formation protection), regional municipalities, commercial construction companies, agricultural biogas operations, landscaping firms, and private consumers. The company is managed by Sebastian Debus and Christian Debus as joint Managing Directors and operates as a privately held family group with no identified external parent or private equity sponsorship.

Name

Amo/Debus Gruppe

Legal name

amo-Asphalt GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://amo-debus.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Amo/Debus Gruppe is a family-owned German Mittelstand group operating across asphalt production, natural stone quarrying and processing, and construction materials logistics via 20+ locations and 15+ subsidiaries in Bavaria, Thuringia, and Saxony, serving construction firms, Deutsche Bahn AG, municipalities, and agricultural operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Materials

NAICS

Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing (324121), Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying (212319), Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (212321)

SIC

Asphalt Paving & Roofing Materials (2950), Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400)

akta.pro primary industry

Asphalt Mixing & Paving Materials (Hot/Warm/Cold Mix, RAP/RAS Blends) (EUALAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Polymer-Modified Asphalt (PMB) & Modified Binders (SBS/Crumb Rubber/Plastomers) (EUALAKAD), Asphalt Additives & Performance Enhancers (Anti-strip, Warm-mix, Fibers, Rejuvenators) (EUALAKAH), Aggregate Processing & Value-Added Products (Washing, Screening, Asphalt/Concrete Aggregates) (IMAKAHAH), Asphalt Aggregates & Specialty Aggregates (Rail Ballast, Riprap, Lightweight) (IMADAAAJ), Bitumen Logistics & Terminals (Bulk Storage, Heating, Packaging, ISO Tanks) (EUALAKAI)

Keywords

• Asphalt production
• Natural stone quarrying
• Construction materials logistics
• Slate processing
• Construction waste recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Untersiemau

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Asphalt products sales: Production and sale of various asphalt products including road construction asphalt, colored asphalt, special asphalts, and rubber-modified asphalt. Products include asphalt concrete, stone mastic asphalt, mastic asphalt, porous asphalt, and temperature-reduced asphalts.
2. Natural stone products sales: Quarrying, processing and sale of natural stone products including limestone, shell limestone, greywacke, granite, and diabase. Products serve road construction, concrete production, gardening/landscaping, and industrial applications.
3. Logistics and transportation services: Bulk goods transport, silo transport, and bitumen transport through subsidiary Debus & Dinkel GmbH. Provides construction materials logistics for customers including hot asphalt transport with thermoisolated trailers.
4. Fuel sales: 24-hour diesel and gasoline sales to commercial and private customers through company gas station at headquarters, including AdBlue sales
5. Construction materials recycling: Acceptance and processing of recycled construction materials including reclaimed asphalt and concrete rubble for reuse in new products

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Amo/Debus Gruppe produces and supplies asphalt mixtures, natural stone aggregates (limestone, granite, greywacke, diabase, slate), and construction materials recycling through three business divisions. The Asphalt division delivers standard road asphalts plus specialty products (amophalt colored asphalts, Myaktiv rubber-modified asphalts, and DIBt-approved fermentation silo coatings). The Natural Stone division quarries and processes aggregates for road construction, concrete production, and landscaping, while the Logistics division (Debus & Dinkel GmbH) provides bulk, bitumen, and thermoisolated hot-asphalt transport across Northern Bavaria, Thuringia, and Saxony.

Product overview

Amo/Debus Gruppe is a construction materials company with three core business divisions: Asphalt, Natural Stone, and Logistics. The Asphalt division produces various road and specialty asphalts including the branded products amophalt (colored asphalts) and Myaktiv (rubber-modified asphalts using recycled truck tires). The Natural Stone division extracts and processes various stone types including limestone, slate, granite, greywacke, and diabase for road construction, concrete production, and landscaping. The Logistics division operates bulk transport, bitumen transport, and silo transport services. Additional services include recycling of construction materials, an on-site gas station, and a building materials testing laboratory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• amophalt: Colored asphalt product line including amophalt natur (natural colored asphalt) and amophalt color (pigmented colored asphalt) for decorative surface applications
• Myaktiv

Products and services

• Asphalt Products Various asphalt mixtures including standard road asphalts, colored asphalts (amophalt natur and amophalt color), rubber-modified asphalts (Myaktiv product line), special asphalts for fermentation silos, and other specialty mixtures, sold to road construction companies, municipalities, and civil engineering clients.
• Natural Stone Products Quarried and processed natural stone aggregates including limestone, dolomite, greywacke, granite, diabase, and slate, sold for road construction, concrete production, gardening/landscaping, water engineering, agriculture, and industrial applications.
• Slate Products Slate products from the Schmiedebach quarry supplied to the roofing membrane industry (bitumen roofing sheets) and used as slate chips in various sizes for gardening and landscaping applications.
• Logistics Services Construction materials logistics including bulk transport, thermoisolated silo trailers for hot asphalt transport, bitumen transport, and silo/filler transport operated through Debus & Dinkel GmbH, serving construction sites across Northern Bavaria, Thuringia, and Saxony.
• Recycling Services Acceptance and processing of reclaimed asphalt, concrete rubble, and uncontaminated earth materials, plus production of secondary raw materials from construction waste for reuse in new products.
• Gas Station Services
• Building Materials Laboratory In-house laboratory providing construction materials testing, quality control, initial testing preparation for asphalt, factory production control (WPK), and incoming goods inspection services.
• amophalt colored asphalt (amophalt natur and amophalt color)
• Myaktiv rubber-modified asphalt additives Rubber powder additives (Myaktiv 90, Myaktiv 75, Myaktiv Eco) made from recycled truck tires for use in rubber-modified asphalt pavements, extending road surface life.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Deutsche Bahn AGcoreOthersLong-term partnership for supply of track ballast and formation protection layers for German railroad network construction and maintenance. Products meet Deutsche Bahn specifications (DBS 918061, DBS 918062, DIN EN 13450). Company has own rail loading facility for direct delivery by rail.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• BORNIT-Werk Aschenborn GmbH: Specialty producer of bitumen and asphalt additives, road construction chemicals, and repair systems. Comparable niche overlap with amo/Debus' Myaktiv rubber-additive and specialty asphalt categories, addressing similar pavement performance use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Heidelberg Materials AG: One of the world's largest building materials groups with aggregates, asphalt, ready-mix concrete and cement operations across Europe. Competes with amo/Debus in asphalt and aggregates but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• Holcim Deutschland: Subsidiary of global building materials group Holcim, operating aggregates and asphalt plants in Germany through local brands. Overlaps with amo/Debus in asphalt production, aggregate supply, and infrastructure tendering in the same German regions.
• EUROVIA (VINCI Construction): European leader in road construction and transport infrastructure with vertically integrated quarries and asphalt plants. Comparable business model combining aggregates, asphalt mixes, and road works that compete with amo/Debus on infrastructure projects.
• STRABAG AG: Major European construction group with in-house construction materials supply including asphalt and aggregates. Competes with amo/Debus both as a customer alternative and as an integrated supplier for large infrastructure projects.

Direct peers

• Rheinische Baustoffwerke GmbH: German producer of construction raw materials including natural stone, sand, gravel and asphalt mixes. Closely comparable vertically integrated operations in aggregates and asphalt, though concentrated in western Germany rather than Bavaria/Thuringia/Saxony.
• Basalt-Actien-Gesellschaft (BAG): German quarry and asphalt producer with hard-rock and limestone quarries plus asphalt mixing plants serving construction and rail customers. Closely comparable to amo/Debus as a vertically integrated regional aggregates and asphalt operator in Germany.

Regional players

• Schotterwerk Hain GmbH: Bavarian/Austrian crushed stone and aggregate producer with rail-served quarry serving road and concrete customers. Comparable hard-rock quarry business model relevant to amo/Debus' natural stone division and rail-ballast supply to Deutsche Bahn.
• Hartsteinwerke Bayern GmbH: Bavarian hard-rock quarry and aggregates producer serving road construction and concrete markets. Directly comparable as a regional Bavarian aggregates and asphalt feed supplier overlapping with amo/Debus' Northern Bavaria footprint.

Others

• F. Kirchhoff Straßenbau GmbH & Co. KG: Mid-sized German road construction and asphalt paving contractor that buys aggregates and asphalt mixes. A downstream customer and adjacent player to amo/Debus, competing for end-project work while purchasing similar raw materials.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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