Federal Association of Building Materials – Stones and Soil

The Bundesverband Baustoffe – Steine und Erden e.V. (BBS) is the umbrella association for the German mineral raw materials and building materials industry. It represents the economic and industrial-policy interests of a sector that, according to the association, employs around 150,000 people directly and generates annual revenue of roughly 39 billion euros. The industry covers 19 specialist branches organized into 15 federal specialist associations, including concrete components, ironworks slag, refractory products, tiles, gypsum, lime, sand-lime brick, ceramic raw materials and industrial minerals, gravel, sand and natural stone, lightweight concrete, mineral wool, mortar, natural stone, dimension stone, aerated concrete, recycled building materials, ready-mixed concrete, cement and bricks. Founded in 1948 in Munich as the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Steine und Erden, the organization transformed into a cross-sector association under the name Bundesverband Steine und Erden in 1951, following the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany. Today it is headquartered on Kochstraße in Berlin. Its policy and technical positions are developed by experts from companies and member associations within seven specialist committees. Key areas of work include infrastructure and housing policy as well as energy efficiency in the building sector. In the context of building materials production, raw material, energy and environmental topics are of particular importance. The BBS is a member of the Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI), the European association Construction Products Europe (CPE), and the German association of energy-intensive industries (EID). Closely linked to the BBS is the Sozialpolitische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Steine und Erden (SPA), which coordinates collective bargaining positions on the employers' side nationwide and serves as the list holder for the industry in the employers' liability insurance association 'Rohstoffe und chemische Industrie'. The SPA is a member of the Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (BDA). Membership includes 15 federal specialist associations and direct members such as Dyckerhoff AG, HeidelbergCement AG, Holcim (Deutschland) GmbH and Schwenk Zement KG, as well as extraordinary members including Basalt-Actien-Gesellschaft and various regional concrete and building materials associations. The association is led by a president and a general manager; Dominik von Achten has served as president since 2016, and Matthias Frederichs as general manager since 2022.

The Bundesverband Baustoffe – Steine und Erden e.V. (BBS) was founded in 1948 in Munich as the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Steine und Erden. Following the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany, the working group decided in 1951 to transform itself into a cross-sector association under the name Bundesverband Steine und Erden. Over the decades, the association has served as the umbrella organization for the German mineral raw materials and building materials industry, representing its economic and industrial-policy interests. Today, the association is headquartered on Kochstraße in Berlin. Its policy and technical positions are developed by experts from companies and member associations within seven specialist committees. Key areas of work include infrastructure and housing policy as well as energy efficiency in the building sector. In the context of building materials production, raw material, energy and environmental topics are of particular importance. The BBS is a member of the Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI), the European association Construction Products Europe (CPE), and the German association of energy-intensive industries (EID). Closely linked to the BBS is the Sozialpolitische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Steine und Erden (SPA), which coordinates collective bargaining positions on the employers' side nationwide and serves as the list holder for the industry in the employers' liability insurance association 'Rohstoffe und chemische Industrie'. The SPA is a member of the Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (BDA). The association's presidents have included Alexander von Engelberg (1948–1959), Edmund A. Bieneck (1958–1964), Harald Dyckerhoff (1964–1982), Peter Schuhmacher (1982–1995), Jürgen Lose (1995–2004), Gernot Schaefer (2004–2010), Andreas Kern (2010–2016), and Dominik von Achten (since 2016). General managers have included Erich Hückstädt (1948–1966), Theo Pieper (1966–1975), Barthold Stein (1976–1980), Hans-Jürgen Reitzig (1980–1992), Wolfgang Mack (1993–2004), Michael Weißenborn (2004–2008), Michael Basten (2008–2022), and Matthias Frederichs (since 2022).

• 2022

  Matthias Frederichs becomes general manager.

• 2016

  Dominik von Achten becomes president.

• 1951

  Transformed into a cross-sector association under the name Bundesverband Steine und Erden.

• 1948

  Founded in Munich as Arbeitsgemeinschaft Steine und Erden.

Umbrella industry association representing the economic and industrial-policy interests of the German mineral raw materials and building materials industry.

1. 1Bundesverband Baustoffe – Steine und Erden e.V. – Official Websitebaustoffindustrie.de
2. 2Bundesverband Baustoffe – Steine und Erden – Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
3. 3Federal Association of Building Materials - Stones and Soil – Wikidatawikidata.org