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	Friends of Barboursville: The Facts About General Shale and Wienerberger
		General Shale, LLC, is a subsidiary of the Austria-based Wienerberger Group.
		Wienerberger is the world's largest manufacturer of bricks.
		Wienerberger AG A-1100 Vienna Wienerbergstrasse 11 Tel.: +43 (1) 60 192-0 Fax: +43 (1) 60 192-843
	www.b-ville.net /nomine/generalshale/wienerberger.shtml (344 words)

	Telegraph \| Business \| Austria's Wienerberger to acquire Baggeridge Brick for £89.2m cash
		Wienerberger, the world's largest maker of bricks, is to buy Baggeridge Brick, its British rival, for £89.2m in cash.
		Wienerberger, listed in Vienna with a market value of €2.8bn, aims to use the acquisition of Baggeridge to expand its presence in the Irish market.
		Wienerberger said it would also be able to cope better with soaring energy costs, which have squeezed profits in the brick making industry.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2006/08/18/cnwiener18.xml (394 words)

	Wienerberger Accelerates Growth During First Six Months of 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wienerberger AG (Vienna, Austria) was able to continue its profitable growth course and further expand its market positions during the first half of 2006.
		However, said Wienerberger, this sound development will only be reflected in earnings at a later date – EBITDA for the first six months declined by a slight 2% to €196.9 million.
		In the USA Wienerberger registered a slight decline in sales volumes but was able to raise prices despite first signs of weakness on the market, for an increase of 8% in revenues.
	www.ceram.co.uk /news/sep/growth.htm (797 words)

	Wienerberger AG
		Wienerberger AG is the world's leading manufacturer of bricks, including hollow bricks and facing bricks.
		The Wienerberger Ziegelfabriks- und- Bausgesellschaft, as the company came to be known, incorporated as a limited liability company in 1869, and became one of the first Austrian companies to list its stock on the Vienna Stock Exchange.
		Wienerberger made it clear that it expected its expansion to continue, announcing plans to spend "at least" EUR 250 million on new expansion in 2005.
	www.referenceforbusiness.com /history/Vi-Z/Wienerberger-AG.html (1959 words)

	Romanian Agency for Foreign Investment - Wienerberger
		Wienerberger is the world's largest producer of bricks and Number 2 on the roofing market in Europe.
		Wienerberger operates one production facility in Gura Ocnitei, where it invested some 18 millions euro and is outfitting a second one, located in Sibiu industrial park.
		Wienerberger's presence in the Romanian brick sector, which has had no foreign investor so far, brings modern, world-standard technology to the sector and will increase quality and reliability.
	www.arisinvest.ro /level2.asp?id=220 (264 words)

	Concrete Advantage Forum - Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wienerberger AG is the largest brick manufacturer in the world with headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
		Wienerberger has invested approximately $500 million to date (excluding RBC) in the USA for acquisitions and the construction of new plants.
		Wienerberger AG (WBAG: WIE) is traded on the Vienna Stock Exchange.
	www.aggregateresearch.com /caf/press.asp?id=8794 (713 words)

	Wienerberger announces major expansion step in the Western US - Robinson Brick Company
		Wienerberger announces major expansion step in the Western US Friday, May 19, 2006
		In addition, RBC is a perfect platform for the expansion of Wienerberger in the western region of the
		Starting immediately, we will also be active in the western region of the world’s largest facing brick market, where we will work to continually expand our market position.
	www.robinsonbrick.com /about/press/PressReleases/prdetail.asp?prId=37 (672 words)

	Wienerberger - Ergebnisse 3. Quartal 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		During the first nine months of 2004 Wienerberger increased Group revenues by 12% to € 1,325.5 million and EBITDA by 23% to € 317.9 million.
		Wienerberger is now represented on this largest facing brick market in Europe with ten plants and a market share of 17%.
		Wienerberger will continue to pursue its goal, independent of the economic environment in the construction industry, and also target earnings growth of 10% per year in the future.
	www.wienerberger.pl /servlet/Satellite?pagename=Wienerberger/WBArticle/PrintArticle05&c=WBArticle&cid=1099481439938&sl=wb_com_home_en (1010 words)

	WBRBY Key Developments: Investing - MSN Money
		Wienerberger AG announced that it has acquired more than 50% of the shares in Briqueterie Bar Freres, a French producer of bricks.
		Wienerberger AG announced that Semmelrock, a 75% subsidiary of the Company, is continuing its expansion strategy with the acquisition of Colorbeton a.s., a producer of concrete pavers in the Czech Republic.
		Wienerberger AG announced that Baggeridge Brick PLC has reached an agreement with Wienerberger Finance Service B.V. (Wienerberger FS), a subsidiary of the Company, on a recommended pre-conditional cash acquisition at a price of 216 pence per Baggeridge's share, under which Wienerberger FS will acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Baggeridge.
	news.moneycentral.msn.com /ticker/sigdev.asp?Symbol=WBRBY (273 words)

	Wienerberger - About us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wienerberger is the world’s largest clay brick and tile manufacturer
		Wienerberger Ltd is the group’s UK operation, offering clay facing bricks under the Terca and clay roofing tiles under the Koramic brand.
		Wienerberger is the world’s largest producer of bricks and number 2 on the roofing market in Europe with a total of 234 plants in 24 countries.
	www.wienerberger.co.uk /servlet/Satellite?pagename=Wienerberger/Page/Overview05&cid=1083571229236&c=Page&sl=wb_uk_home_en (95 words)

	Danish brick plant acquired by world's largest producer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Austria's Wienerberger group, the world's largest brick producer, has acquired Petersminde Teglværk, a Funen based brick plant, for an undisclosed sum.
		Heimo Scheuch, member of the managing board of Wienerberger AG says the Petersminde brick plant was attractive because of its extensive product portfolio and its geographical location "in the heart of this key Scandinavian market".
		Wienerberger is currently operating one plant in Jutland in the west of Denmark and two plants on Zealand in the eastern part of the country.
	www.investindk.com /visNyhed.asp?artikelID=13680 (258 words)

	Wienerberger Russia I [EBRD - Project Summary Document]
		The sponsor, Wienerberger AG, Austria, one of the largest brick and tile producers in the world, aims at entering the brick market in the Moscow region offering primarily high quality facing bricks with the option to switch to hollow bricks and frost resistant Porotherm, subject to market demand.
		OOO Wienerberger Kirpitch (Russia) is a limited liability company, established in 2003 by Wienerberger AG of Austria with its primary objective to build and operate a greenfield brick facility in Russia.
		Wienerberger organised a public hearing in December 2005 in the village Kiprevo.
	www.ebrd.com /projects/psd/psd2006/36998.htm (738 words)

	Wienerberger Enters Bulgarian Market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In an investment planned to total approximately 25 million euro, Wienerberger AG (Vienna, Austria) has purchased more than 90% of the shares in Uspeh AD in Bulgaria, which operates a brick plant in Lukovit, 120km north-east of Sofia.
		Wienerberger will reconstruct the plant to meet the latest technical standards after all necessary approvals have been received.
		It is thought that the heavily fragmented brick market in Bulgaria will present Wienerberger with further growth opportunities in that country.
	www.ceram.com /news/feb/bulgarian.htm (207 words)

	Ad Hoc: Wienerberger Acquires 50% of Koramic's Roof Tile Business : ArriveNet Press Releases : Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wienerberger intends to take over the remaining 50% of the shares in the mid-term and holds call options, which are exercisable on predefined terms.
		Wienerberger anticipates that this acquisition will enhance EPS on a pre-goodwill amortization basis from the year ending December 31, 2003.
		Wienerberger has obtained a fairness opinion from UBS Warburg on the financial terms of the transaction.
	press.arrivenet.com /business/article.php/328710.html (959 words)

	Wienerberger Announces Solid Final Results for 2005
		Wienerberger AG (Vienna, Austria), the world’s largest brick producer and number two in European clay roof tiles, confirmed that it further increased its earnings in 2005 despite an unfavourable business environment.
		Following capacity adjustments and the start-up of new plants, Wienerberger said it was striving to improve earnings in these countries.
		Assuming that high interest rates are the reasons for a slowdown, Wienerberger expects that the low-price segment, in which bricks are not of major importance, will be particularly affected.
	www.ceram.com /news/apr/final-results.htm (825 words)

	Wienerberger Acquires Eichhorn Brick Business in Austria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wienerberger Ziegelindustrie GmbH, the Austrian operating subsidiary of the world’s largest brick producer Wienerberger AG, is to acquire a hollow brick plant in Blindenmarkt, Lower Austria, from Eichhorn GmbH as of 2 May 2006.
		For Wienerberger the transaction represents an optimal geographic addition to its current network of seven hollow brick plants in Austria.
		Wienerberger plans to invest at least 250 million euro in smaller acquisitions as well as the construction of new plants and extension of capacity during 2006,“ explained Johann Windisch, responsible member of the Managing Board of Wienerberger AG.
	www.ceram.co.uk /news/may/eichhorn.htm (176 words)

	Wienerberger - Wikipedia
		Die Firma Wienerberger AG ist der weltgrößte Hersteller von Ziegeln und von anderen Baustoffen.
		Erwähnenswert ist hierbei, dass die Wienerberger Ziegelfabrik und Baugesellschaft im Jahr 1887 insgesamt 490.000 Gulden an Dividende ausschüttete, was einem Gewinn von 12 Prozent entsprach.
		Dezember 1888 mit dem Titel „Die Lage der Ziegelarbeiter“ von Viktor Adler veröffentlichter Artikel bewirkte immerhin, dass das Gewerbeinspektorat die Gebaren der Wienerberger Ziegelwerke untersuchte und die Anwendung des ohnehin verbotenen Trucksystems untersagte, andere Missstände wurden aber erst 1895 nach dem großen Ziegelarbeiterstreik beseitigt.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wienerberger (753 words)

	Photo Slideshow \| Reuters.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		VIENNA/LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Wienerberger, the world's biggest brick maker, said on Thursday it was buying Britain's Baggeridge Brick Plc (BGBK.L: Quote, Profile, Research) for 89.2 million pounds ($169 million) to cement its place as the nation's No. 3 supplier.
		Wienerberger AG (WBSV.VI: Quote, Profile, Research), the fast expanding Austrian-based materials group, paid a similar price to take over UK-based The Brick Business from Hanson in Sept. 2004.
		Wienerberger said the acquisition would not only considerably strengthen its No. 3 slot in the largest European market for facing bricks but would also significantly enlarge its product range throughout Britain.
	today.reuters.com /business/newsArticle.aspx?type=basicIndustries&storyID=nL17722803 (340 words)

	cmf2006: Speaker - Christoph Schacher
		Christoph is responsible for the content management system at Wienerberger, the world's largest manufacturer of bricks and clay roof tiles.
		Wienerberger: Wienerberger acquires brick plant in Denmark (September 14
		Wienerberger is the world's largest producer of bricks, second on the roofing market in Europe, and holds a leading position with pavers in Europe.
	www.cmf2006.dk /christoph_schacher (374 words)

	ots.at: Wienerberger announces successful bond placement
		The issue volume was increased from the original level of Euro 300 million to 400 million due to strong demand and triple oversubscription.
		The Wienerberger bond has a pay date of April 25, 2012, and will be traded on both the Vienna and Luxembourg Stock Exchanges.
		Wienerberger and its bond are rated "BBB (stable outlook)" by Standard and Poor’s and "Baa2 (stable outlook)" by Moody’s.
	www.ots.at /presseaussendung.php?schluessel=AGTHIST_20050415_OTE0002&ch=wirtschaft (228 words)

	AUSTRIANTRADE.ORG: Wienerberger opens largest brick plant in Estonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wienerberger AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wienerberger AG, Number 1 in bricks worldwide, officially opened the largest and most modern brick plant in Estonia and the Baltic States on November 30.
		Wienerberger entered this market in 2001, and has steadily expanded its position in the Baltic region since that time.
		Wienerberger AG is the world’s largest producer of bricks and Nr.
	www.austriantrade.org /finland/our-office-in-helsinki/news/article/9413/3960/hash/683f449e8d/en (423 words)

	New Wienerberger Chief Financial Officer: Willy Van Riet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Willy Van Riet, who last served as theManaging Director of Wienerberger in Great Britain, was chosen from a numberof internal and external candidates in a multi-phase selection processbecause of his branch experience and many years of financial and capitalmarket expertise.
		From 2001 to 2004 Willy Van Riet representedthe Belgian core shareholder on the Supervisory Board of Wienerberger AG asthe CFO of Koramic.
		Wienerberger is the largest producer of bricks in the world and number 2in clay roof tiles in Europe.
	www.media-press-release.com /desk/200612/133163.htm (503 words)

	Wienerberger First Six Months 2002 : ArriveNet Press Releases : Industry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Wienerberger will record operating EBIT of significantly more than EUR 100 million for 2002 despite adverse market conditions, and therefore come closer to the comparable EUR 147 million earned in 2000.
		This will give Wienerberger the option of financing future growth over capital markets, and also enable the company to play a major role in the consolidation of the international building materials industry.
		Wienerberger management welcomes this decision by the majority shareholders, which will give the company an additional impulse for a successful future.
	press.arrivenet.com /industry/article.php/325486.html (1018 words)

	EBRD supports new Wienerberger plant in Russia [EBRD - Press Release]
		The EBRD is supporting the construction of a green-field brick plant by OOO Wienerberger Kirpitsch, a currently wholly-owned subsidiary of Wienerberger AG, in Russia with €13.3 million.
		OOO Wienerberger Kirpitsch will target the market of the region of Moscow where demand is high and production so far is insufficient.
		Wienerberger’s investment in Russia is the second project with the EBRD under a multi-project facility, signed in 2004.
	www.ebrd.com /new/pressrel/2006/96july26.htm (278 words)

	Wienerberger Announces Major Expansion Step in the Western US
		In addition, RBC is a perfect platform for the expansion of Wienerberger in the western region of the USA and will contribute to a further long-term growth in EBITDA of our North American activities.
		Wienerberger in the USA Wienerberger: successful on the the US market since 1999 Wienerberger entered the US brick market in 1999 with the acquisition of the then second largest brick producer, General Shale.
		Wienerberger has invested approximately US$ 500 million to date (excluding RBC) in the USA for acquisitions, the construction of new plants and optimization measures.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/05-19-2006/0004365129&EDATE= (1177 words)

	e-dach.pl - prezentacja
		Od 1869 roku ponad 130 lat, czyli od ponad 13 lat firma Wienerberger jest notowana na giełdzie wiedeńskiej.
		Obecnie firma Wienerberger to największy na świecie producent cegieł i numer dwa na rynku pokryć dachowych w Europie.
		Firma Wienerberger w Polsce rozpoczęła działalność w 1995 roku.
	www.e-dach.pl /4791.htm (1016 words)

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