A RICH HISTORY
How it began
In 1881, the Viennese company of the Guttmann brothers bought the southern half of Kotouč hill near Štramberk, where they started surface mining of limestone for metallurgical needs. Back then, lime was also burned here in circular kilns, which were only replaced by shaft kilns in the 1950s and 1960s.
A Century of Industrial Evolution

In 1912, the production program was expanded to include cement production in a cement factory built near the Kotouč quarry. Cement production was discontinued in 1997. Since 1945, the company has been part of the Vítkovice ironworks. 

On January 1, 1993, the company from Vítkovice was separated into the company KOTOUČ ŠTRAMBERK, spol. s.r.o. From September 18, 1998, Kotouč was owned by ČEZ, which sold part of its share to Calofrig in 2000. 

Lasselsberger's Acquisition and Merger with Cemix

Calofrig's share then passed to the Lasselsberger company, as on 31 In December 2004, Calofrig was dissolved and the assets of the defunct company were transferred to Lasselsberger. On November 23, 2005, Lasselsberger became the majority owner with a 75% stake at the expense of ČEZ. Starting on August 18, 2006, Lasselsberger fully controlled Kotouč Štramberk.

On January 1, 2019, the merger of Kotouč Štramberk with LB Cemix was carried out. LB Cemix belongs to the Lasselsberger group, which controls a significant share of companies in the construction industry in Europe.