Lighthouse project in the port of Neuss: STRABAG drives systematic recycling of building materials in NRW
29 January 2025
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- New value stream management site establishes resource-conserving recycling management for mineral construction and raw materials in the Rhineland
- STRABAG will process mineral construction waste into high-quality recycled raw materials
- Optimal transport connections via port, road and rail ensure high efficiency
Cologne/Neuss, 29.1.2025 STRABAG AG is building a new value stream management site (WSM site) in the port of Neuss. With its flagship project for resource-conserving construction, the STRABAG North Rhine-Westphalia is driving forward the systematic recycling of mineral building materials such as soil/construction waste mixtures in the region (urban mining). Thanks to its trimodal connections - port, road and rail - the site offers optimal logistical conditions for establishing resource-conserving value streams for the regional construction industry. The company's own connection to shipping traffic via the Rhine increases the material handling options.
"The trimodal connection relieves the local road network and thus significantly reduces CO₂ emissions, which is an invaluable advantage, especially in a region with intensive construction activity such as North Rhine-Westphalia," explains Georg Lehde, Commercial Director of STRABAG in North Rhine-Westphalia.
STRABAG AG received approval for the project in September 2024. Following the start of construction work at the beginning of 2025, the opening of the new WSM site is already planned for the summer of this year.
Sustainable circular economy for the regional construction industry
STRABAG AG is already paying great attention to sustainable implementation during the construction phase: DGNB certification as a sustainable construction site will document this. Low-temperature asphalt is also being used specifically in the construction of the new WSM site. STRABAG is also focusing on resource conservation and CO₂ savings in operations: the use of electric and HVO-powered machines is planned. In addition, a comprehensive energy management system will be implemented to continuously monitor and optimize energy consumption.
At the WSM site, up to 250,000 tonnes of mineral construction and raw materials will be accepted and systematically processed each year. The materials are first screened and separated into two different value streams: soil and construction waste. While the screened soil is used for backfilling measures, the construction waste undergoes further processing steps. A crusher reduces it to a uniform grain size, which, after chemical analysis, is reused as a high-quality recycling material, for example for road substructures.
With this project, STRABAG AG is sending a strong signal for sustainable construction and a future-oriented circular economy in a region that is strongly characterized by urban growth and large infrastructure projects.
