ante-holz Somplar
Operatingante-holz GmbHante-Gruppeante-holz.deID 01108
ante-holz Somplar is an operating softwood sawmill in Bromskirchen-Somplar, Germany, owned by ante-Gruppe. With a capacity of 1 700 000 cubic metres of log intake per year it is the 2nd largest of the 94 sawmills in Germany with a recorded capacity, and it produced 800 000 m3 of log intake in 2025.
Location and logistics
- Site
- ante-holz Somplar pellet plantpellet plant · 250 000 t/y pellets
Shares the industrial site with the facilities listed. Each is its own record with its own capacity and status.- Nearest port
- Bremen · 228 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- No siding mapped
- Nearest railway
- 6.6 km
Map
Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 1 700 000 m3/y log intakeCompany figure
- Production
- 800 000 m3 log intake2025 · press
- Utilisation
- 47 %
- Type
- Softwood
Raw material and products
Fibre
Sawn timber
Also produces
Certifications
PEFC
History and sources
Timeline
- curtailment2025Log cut fell to 940,000 fm in 2024 and 800,000 fm in 2025 (Holzkurier, March 2026) against a stated capacity of 1.7 million fm.Source ↗
- expansion2023A new biomass combined heat and power plant was taken into operation at the Somplar site.Source ↗
- product added2019Cross laminated timber production started at Somplar and the pellet plant was extended with a second line.Source ↗
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- product added2001A pellet production line was commissioned at the site.Source ↗
- expansion1982Sawn timber production was relocated to the Bromskirchen-Somplar site when Juergen Ante took over management of the company.Source ↗
- founded1979A small diameter log sawmill with a circular saw line was built at Bromskirchen-Somplar in Hesse, close to the North Rhine-Westphalia border.Source ↗
Sources
- 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 website×2checked 2026-09-03ante-holz.de ↗
Related facilities
ante-Gruppe
Largest in Germany
How to cite
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