A young company with a long history

Schaumann BioEnergy GmbH specialises in the field of biogas and is the youngest affiliate company of Union Agricole AG, who is the holding company of the internationally successful SCHAUMANN Group.

The trend towards renewable energies as quickly spotted by the parent company, who responded by bundling and intensifying its activities in the field of biogas. By establishing a separate company in 2007, the SCHAUMANN Group was able to respond to the demands of the market.

Schaumann BioEnergy GmbH benefits from the invaluable experience of other companies and research departments of the group in the field of biogas production.

The affiliated IS Forschungsgesellschaft is a research company specialising in the field of biogas production. Schaumann BioEnergy GmbH has access to its 70 batch fermenters and 2 continuously run lab units for its trials.



Since the beginning of 2009 Schaumann BioEnergy has been operating its own two-unit 500 kW biogas facility with two fermentation lines. The various factors determining the success of the methane generation process can be analysed on a production scale.


For many decades, Lactosan and IS Forschungsgesellschaft, two companies of the SCHAUMANN Group have been developing and producing forage plants that have been proved ideal for silage. This expertise is used by Schaumann BioEnergy GmbH for the production of its special ensiling agents for energy crops.

For more than 70 years, SCHAUMANN has been specialising in the production of animal feeds. The production of preservatives and mineral and active agent concentrates is one of the company's core businesses with a huge R&D input. The same high quality standards are applied by Schaumann BioEnergy GmbH in its plant-specific trace element mixtures for biogas fermenters.


Thanks to the network of affiliated companies under the umbrella of the group, we have a knowledge edge over our competitors, while our products benefit from our great expertise and continued development efforts.

The past success of the SCHAUMANN Group with its great tradition is our benchmark for the future!