Any naturalized or legal person in the Federal Republic of Germany who manufactures cements or cement-type binders that are standardised or approved by the building supervisory authorities can become a full member of VDZ.  

Cement manufacturers outside Germany can be admitted to VDZ as associate non-voting members.

There are currently 23 German cement companies, with 50 cement works, as full members of VDZ, and 29 foreign cement companies as associate members.