Germany Flue Gas Desulfurization Market Overview, 2031

Key Insights

• According to the research report, "Germany Flue Gas Desulfurization Market Outlook, 2031," published by Bonafide Research, the Germany Flue Gas Desulfurization Market is anticipated to add to more than 92.37 Million by 2026-31.
• Germany's Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) market is primarily driven by stringent air quality regulations under the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG) and the Technical Instruction on Air Quality Control (TA Luft). Approximately 50,000 facilities across different sectors in Germany are affected by TA Luft emission requirements, with the once‑time compliance cost for implementing these requirements estimated at €619 million and recurring compliance costs reduced by approximately €28.5 million annually.
• The TA Luft is undergoing a significant revision to implement changes from the revised Industrial Emissions Directive (IED 2024/1785/EU), which entered into force on August 4, 2024, and must be transposed into German law by July 1, 2026. On March 19, 2025, the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV) submitted a draft for the amendment of the TA Luft to industry associations for consultation.
• Germany's planned coal phase-out by 2038 at the latest represents a fundamental structural shift for the FGD market. The phase-out will result in the loss of approximately five million tonnes of FGD gypsum annually a gap that the German gypsum industry has identified as a significant supply challenge. Currently, more than half of Germany's gypsum demand, roughly four million tonnes annually, is met through FGD gypsum.
• Major retrofit projects are underway across Germany's industrial sectors. In June 2025, ANDRITZ secured a contract from Technische Betriebe Solingen (TBS) to renew a flue gas cleaning system at their waste-to-energy plant, featuring ANDRITZ TurboSorp technology, with completion scheduled by March 2027. EEW Energy from Waste is investing a mid double-digit million euro amount in modernizing the flue gas cleaning system at its Helmstedt facility.

Market Outlook

• Germany's Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) market is undergoing a fundamental transformation driven by the country's energy transition (Energiewende) and the planned coal phase-out by 2038. While coal-fired power generation remains an important source of SO₂ emissions, the market is increasingly shifting toward industrial applications including waste-to-energy plants, cement manufacturing, steel production, chemical processing, and other industrial combustion facilities.
• Germany's waste-to-energy sector represents a major growth area for FGD and flue gas cleaning technologies. In June 2025, Technische Betriebe Solingen (TBS) awarded ANDRITZ a contract to renew a flue gas cleaning system at their waste-to-energy plant, featuring ANDRITZ TurboSorp technology that will significantly reduce emissions of sulfur oxides, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, dioxins, furans, heavy metals, and mercury. The project is scheduled for completion within one and a half years, with construction and commissioning beginning in November 2025 and concluding in March 2027. EEW Energy from Waste is also investing a mid double-digit million euro amount in modernizing the flue gas cleaning system at its Helmstedt facility.
• Germany's cement industry represents a growing end-use sector for FGD and flue gas cleaning technologies. In March 2026, Scheuch secured a contract to install an OxiCat catalytic flue gas cleaning system at Holcim Süddeutschland's Dotternhausen cement plant in Baden-Württemberg, with commissioning scheduled by 2027. The system will catalytically convert the plant's NOx, CO, and volatile organic compound emissions. The German cement industry, represented by the Verein Deutscher Zementwerke e.V., is closely monitoring the implementation of revised EU air quality directives, which must be transposed into German law by December 2026.
• Germany's power generation sector continues to operate coal-fired plants with FGD systems during the transition period. RWE's Coal Innovation Centre at the Niederaussem brown-coal-fired plant houses a REAplus high-performance scrubber for improved separation of dust and sulfur dioxide from flue gas, alongside a pilot plant for CO₂ scrubbing. The pilot plant, developed with BASF and Linde, captures approximately 300 kg of CO₂ per hour from a partial flue gas stream at 90% capture efficiency. The €9 million project is 40% funded by the German Ministry of Economics and Technology.
• The German FGD market is characterized by retrofit, modernization, and aftermarket opportunities rather than new Greenfield installations. The TA Luft revision, which is expected to impose stricter emission limits and introduce new conformity evaluation procedures, will accelerate investment in flue gas cleaning technologies across industrial sectors. Major Global players active in the German market include General Electric, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, ANDRITZ AG, and Ducon Technologies. Wet FGD systems dominate the Global market with approximately 67% market share.

Policies & Regulatory Landscape

• The BImSchG serves as Germany's primary legal framework for protecting against harmful environmental effects caused by air pollution, noise, vibration, and similar phenomena. It provides the legal basis for issuing regulations and administrative provisions, including the TA Luft. The Act is being amended to transpose the revised Industrial Emissions Directive (IED 2024/1785/EU) into German law through a Mantelgesetz (framework act) and Mantelverordnung (framework ordinance).
• The TA Luft is the central regulation for reducing emissions and immissions of air pollutants from licensed facilities in Germany, affecting approximately 50,000 facilities across various sectors. On March 19, 2025, the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV) submitted a draft for the amendment of the TA Luft to industry associations for consultation. The revision is designed to implement changes from the revised IED, adapt references to amended laws and ordinances, correct editorial errors, and restructure the administrative provision into a "chapter solution" comprising a general part and ten "Special Technical Instructions" for specific facility types. The TA Luft revision is part of Germany's broader obligation to transpose the revised IED 2024/1785/EU, which entered into force on August 4, 2024, into national law by July 1, 2026.
• The EU's revised Industrial Emissions Directive (IED 2024/1785/EU), which entered into force on August 4, 2024, must be transposed into German law by July 1, 2026. The German government must also transpose the EU Air Quality Directive into German law by December 2026. The IED revision introduces stricter emission limits and expanded scope for industrial facilities, which will directly impact FGD and flue gas cleaning requirements across German industry.
• Germany's coal phase-out, legally mandated to be completed by 2038 at the latest, represents a fundamental structural shift for the FGD market. The phase-out will result in the loss of approximately five million tonnes of FGD gypsum annually – a gap that cannot yet be adequately compensated. Currently, more than half of Germany's gypsum demand, roughly four million tonnes annually, is met through FGD gypsum.
• For Germany's approximately 52,000 licensed facilities, the once time compliance cost for implementing TA Luft requirements is estimated at €619 million, with recurring compliance costs reduced by approximately €28.5 million annually.

FGD Procurement & Industry Impact

• Germany's FGD procurement market is increasingly driven by retrofit, modernization, and lifecycle maintenance projects across waste-to-energy, cement, steel, and industrial combustion sectors rather than new coal-fired power plant installations. The TA Luft revision, which is expected to establish stricter emission limits and introduce new conformity evaluation procedures, will accelerate procurement of flue gas cleaning technologies across industrial sectors.
• Germany's waste-to-energy sector represents a major procurement opportunity for FGD and flue gas cleaning technologies. In June 2025, Technische Betriebe Solingen (TBS) awarded ANDRITZ a contract to renew a flue gas cleaning system at their waste-to-energy plant, featuring ANDRITZ TurboSorp technology. The project is scheduled for completion by March 2027. EEW Energy from Waste is investing a mid double-digit million euro amount in modernizing the flue gas cleaning system at its Helmstedt facility.
• Germany's cement industry continues investing in advanced flue gas cleaning systems to comply with evolving Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) requirements and TA Luft standards.
• Germany's power generation sector, while transitioning away from coal, continues to generate procurement opportunities for FGD and emission-control technologies. RWE's Coal Innovation Centre at Niederaussem operates a REAplus high-performance scrubber for improved separation of dust and sulfur dioxide from flue gas. The €9 million CO₂ scrubbing pilot plant, funded 40% by the German government, demonstrates ongoing investment in emission-control technologies.
• The German aftermarket remains a significant revenue source for FGD suppliers, with growing demand for spare parts, consumables, inspection services, equipment refurbishment, and digital monitoring solutions across the country's installed base of industrial emission-control systems. Major Global players active in the German market include General Electric, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, ANDRITZ AG, and Ducon Technologies.

Industry News

• December 2025: The German government must transpose the EU Air Quality Directive into German law by December 2026. The revised Industrial Emissions Directive (IED 2024/1785/EU) must be transposed by July 1, 2026.
• November 2025: The Thuringian state government responded to a parliamentary inquiry regarding TA Luft implementation, confirming that approximately 52,000 facilities nationwide are affected by TA Luft requirements, with once‑time compliance costs of €619 million and recurring compliance costs reduced by approximately €28.5 million annually.
• September 2025: RWE officially launched Germany's first carbon-capture pilot plant at the brown-coal-fired plant in Niederaussem, Bergheim. The pilot plant captures approximately 300 kg of CO₂ per hour at 90% capture efficiency. The €9 million project is 40% funded by the German Ministry of Economics and Technology.
• June 2025: Technische Betriebe Solingen (TBS) awarded ANDRITZ a contract to renew a flue gas cleaning system at their waste-to-energy plant in Solingen. The retrofit includes ANDRITZ TurboSorp technology. Construction and commissioning are set to begin in November 2025 and conclude in March 2027.
• March 2025: The Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV) submitted a draft for the amendment of the TA Luft to industry associations for consultation. The revision implements changes from the revised IED and restructures the administrative provision into a "chapter solution".
• 2025: EEW Energy from Waste reached a significant milestone in modernizing the flue gas cleaning system at its Helmstedt facility, with the first waste fire successfully routed through the new Flue Gas Cleaning Line 6. The company is investing a mid double-digit million euro amount in the project.

Segment Analysis

Germany Flue Gas Desulfurization Market By Technology
• Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) systems represent the dominant SO₂ control technology for Germany's large industrial facilities, including coal-fired power plants, cement plants, and industrial combustion facilities, because of their ability to routinely achieve over 90% SO₂ removal efficiency while producing synthetic gypsum suitable for industrial applications. However, Germany's coal phase-out by 2038 will significantly reduce the installed base of wet FGD systems in the power sector, with approximately five million tonnes of FGD gypsum lost annually.
• Spray Dry Absorber (SDA) systems are deployed across medium-capacity industrial facilities, cement manufacturing, and waste-to-energy plants where lower water consumption and simpler operation are priorities. Semi-dry systems provide an effective balance between emission reduction, operating cost, and installation flexibility, making them suitable for retrofit projects across Germany's industrial sector.
• Dry and Semi-Dry FGD technologies continue to support emission control across waste-to-energy, cement manufacturing, chemical processing, and other industrial facilities. These systems generally achieve 50–80% SO₂ removal, depending on fuel characteristics and process configuration, while offering lower water requirements, compact installation, and cost-effective operation for medium-sized industrial applications.
Germany Flue Gas Desulfurization Market By End-use Industry
• Waste-to-Energy represents a growing end-use sector for FGD and flue gas cleaning technologies in Germany. ANDRITZ secured a contract from Technische Betriebe Solingen in June 2025 to renew a flue gas cleaning system at their waste-to-energy plant. EEW Energy from Waste is investing a mid double-digit million euro amount in modernizing the flue gas cleaning system at its Helmstedt facility.
• Cement Manufacturing represents a significant end-use sector for flue gas cleaning technologies in Germany. In March 2026, Scheuch secured a contract to install an OxiCat catalytic flue gas cleaning system at Holcim Süddeutschland's Dotternhausen cement plant, with commissioning by 2027. The German cement industry is closely monitoring the implementation of revised EU air quality directives.
• Power Generation remains a significant but declining end-use sector for FGD systems in Germany due to the planned coal phase-out by 2038. Germany's remaining coal-fired power plants continue to operate FGD systems during the transition period. RWE's Coal Innovation Centre at Niederaussem operates a REAplus high-performance scrubber for improved separation of dust and sulfur dioxide from flue gas.

Germany Flue Gas Desulfurization Market By Installation Type
• Brownfield Installations dominate the German FGD market as industrial operators prioritize modernization of existing emission-control systems over construction of new coal-fired facilities. Investments focus on absorber refurbishment, slurry pumps, mist eliminators, corrosion-resistant materials, process controls, and digital monitoring systems to improve reliability, efficiency, and regulatory compliance across aging industrial assets. The TA Luft revision, which is expected to establish stricter emission limits, will accelerate brownfield retrofits across industrial sectors. The once‑time compliance cost for German industry is estimated at €619 million.
• Greenfield Installations account for a relatively small share of the German market due to limited development of new coal-fired power plants. New FGD installations are primarily associated with industrial expansion projects in waste-to-energy, cement manufacturing, and other industrial sectors, where emission-control technologies are integrated into new production facilities to satisfy federal and environmental requirements.




Considered in this report
• Historic Year: 2020
• Base year: 2025
• Estimated year: 2026
• Forecast year: 2031

Aspects covered in this report
• Flue Gas Desulfurization Market with its value and forecast along with its segments
• Various drivers and challenges
• On-going trends and developments
• Top profiled companies
• Strategic recommendation

By Technology
• Wet FGD Systems
• Spray Dry FGD Systems
• Dry & Semi-Dry FGD Systems



By End-use Industry
• Power Generation
• Cement
• Iron & Steel
• Chemical & Petrochemical
• Metal Processing & Mining
• Oil & Gas Refineries
• Waste-to-Energy
• Others

By Installation
• Greenfield
• Brownfield (Retrofit)