ante-holz Somplar
ante-holz Somplar is an operating softwood sawmill in Bromskirchen-Somplar, Germany, with a capacity of 1 700 000 cubic metres of log intake per year.
- Company
- ante-holz GmbH
- Group
- ante-Gruppe
- WoodComp ID
- 01108 (how IDs work)
- Country
- Germany
- City
- Bromskirchen-Somplar
- Status
- Operating
- Capacity
- 1 700 000 m3/y log intakeCompany figure · verified 2026-09-03
- Production
- 800 000 m3 log intake (2025, press)47 % of capacity
- Type
- Softwood
- Region
- Kassel
- Website
- ante-holz.de
51.085, 8.662
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ante-holz Somplar is the 2nd largest sawmill in Germany of the 92 with a log intake capacity figure in WoodComp's register.
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- Nearest facilities
- Holz Schmidt Cölbe-Schönstadt (25 km) ·Pieper Holz Olsberg (27 km) ·Dickel-Holz Schmallenberg (29 km) ·Egger Saegewerk Brilon (36 km) ·Beckmann Holzwerk Eslohe (37 km)
Timeline
- 2026capacity reported
Capacity reported: 1 700 000 t/y (mill scope, observed 2026-09-12).
Source ↗ - 2023expansion
A new biomass combined heat and power plant was taken into operation at the Somplar site.
Source ↗ - 2019product added
Cross laminated timber production started at Somplar and the pellet plant was extended with a second line.
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- 2001product added
A pellet production line was commissioned at the site.
Source ↗ - 1982expansion
Sawn timber production was relocated to the Bromskirchen-Somplar site when Juergen Ante took over management of the company.
Source ↗ - 1979founded
A small diameter log sawmill with a circular saw line was built at Bromskirchen-Somplar in Hesse, close to the North Rhine-Westphalia border.
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Sources
Data confidence: High (100 of 100) how this is computed
- otherchecked 2026-09-03holzkurier.com
- otherchecked 2026-07-26openstreetmap.org
- otherchecked 2026-07-26holzkurier.com
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- company websitechecked 2026-09-12ante-holz.de
- company websitechecked 2026-09-03ante-holz.de
- company websitechecked 2026-09-03ante-holz.de
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