Cemex’s Central Europe Materials business is developing its focus on renewable energy, offering both environmental and financial benefits. Since 2023, Cemex’s solar installations in these locations have already generated 2 GWh of energy – enough to power 350 households for one year.
Further photovoltaic farms are already under construction at Cemex’s Central Europe Materials plants. Investments in renewable energy confirm the company’s commitment to the “Future in Action” strategy, which aims to mitigate climate change.
Cemex is consistently expanding its portfolio of photovoltaic farms in Central Europe, which reduces the company’s reliance on traditional energy sources and provides a long-term return on investment by lowering energy costs. One of the main benefits is also conducting business in accordance with environmental conditions.
Currently, Cemex plants in this area operate five photovoltaic farms – four of which are located in Germany and one in Pruszków, near Warsaw. Soon, there will be a total of nine such farms in Poland. New installations will be also launched on the premises of cement plants and concrete plants in Mysłowice, Warsaw, Lublin, Szczecin, Gdańsk, and at the mine in Mirowo quarry under an agreement with EDP Energia Polska, which is part of the European leader in solar solutions, photovoltaic installations will be built, the total capacity of which will exceed 14 MWp.
Furthermore, in Berlin (Germany), Cemex will install an additional 30 kWp at a Ready-Mix-Plant, powering not only the batching plant but also the electric mixer fleet with solar energy.
Existing farms already supply Cemex plants in Central Europe with 128.4 MWh of energy per month. Once the new installations are up and running, this will amount to up to 291.4 MWh.
“In the era of ongoing climate change, we need investments that will allow our societies to develop in a more sustainable manner while also increasing our company’s efficiency. Obtaining energy from renewable sources, which reduces carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere and cuts our use of traditional energy methods, is key in this context. Cemex consistently increases the share of renewable energy in its energy mix. Thanks to this, we can expand our offer of lower-emission products, supporting customers in reducing the carbon footprint of their investments,” says Patryk Czaplewski, Director of Operational Excellence for Central Europe at Cemex.
The first Cemex photovoltaic farms in Central Europe were launched in 2022in Germany. It is in this country that Cemex has its largest solar installation in the region. The floating photovoltaic farm on the reservoir in the Immelborn gravel pit (near Erfurt) has a capacity of 750 kWp and produces approximately 830 MWh of energy per year.
The first photovoltaic farm on the premises of the Polish Cemex plants was built four years ago at the ready-mix concrete plant in Pruszków. 124 panels have a total capacity of 50 kWp, and the annual energy production from this installation meets 20% of the plant’s demand.
Investments in photovoltaics are not the only activities of Cemex in the renewable energy sector. In this context, it is also worth noting the contract with the Norwegian company Statkraft, which began supplying Polish Cemex plants with energy from domestic wind and photovoltaic farms at the start of 2025. The contract with Statkraft will be valid for 8 years, securing 30% of Cemex Polska’s energy needs.
