Xella
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| Company type | GmbH |
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| Industry | Building materials Insulation materials |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Duisburg, Germany |
Key people | Christophe Clemente (CEO of the Xella Group) |
| Products | Building materials, insulation materials |
| Revenue | 985,4 million Euro (2024) |
Number of employees | >4,351 (2024) |
The Xella Group with headquarters in Duisburg, Germany, develops, manufactures and markets building and insulation materials.
In October 2025, Holcim Group agreed to acquire Xella for €1.85 billion.[1]
The Xella Group develops, produces, and sells building materials and insulating materials – based on mineral resources.[2] With its Ytong, Silka and Hebel brands, Xella is one of the world's largest manufacturers of autoclaved aerated concrete and calcium silicate blocks. The Multipor brand stands for non-combustible mineral insulation boards.
In addition to the building- and insulation materials brands, Xella provides a digital service for simplifying construction processes with blue.sprint. With the help of a digital twin, a building object can be created in virtual form in order to plan materials more efficiently and thus conserve resources. This involves working together in open BIM on the basis of a model based on an IFC standard.[3] In past projects, up to 20 percent of the shell construction costs and 30 percent of the rough construction time could be saved by using this service.[4]
An integral component of Xella's corporate strategy is sustainability in the sense of offering a groundwork for sustainable and healthy living, building, and renovating. Currently the company is present in more than 20 countries with 56 plants. In 2024, the Xella Group generated sales of 985,4 million euros with approximately 4,351 employees.[5]
The Luxembourg-based holding company Xella International Holdings is owned by financial investor Lone Star, which acquired a majority stake in the Xella Group in 2017 from two private equity firms, PAI Partners of France, and Goldman Sachs of the United States, which had acquired the Xella Group from Haniel in September 2008.[citation needed]
