Wienerberger AG - R.WIE- Profile

Wienerberger AG Formerly known as Wienerberger Baustoffindustrie Aktiengesellschaft. The Group's principal activity is manufacturing of bricks and pipes used as building materials. The Group's brick division is divided into three regional segments: Bricks Central and Eastern Europe, Bricks Western Europe and Bricks USA. These segments produce hollow bricks and related products, hollow and facing bricks, concrete blocks and araklite respectively. The Group operates 97 plants for hollow bricks, 53 plants for facing bricks and 4 factories for concrete pavers. The Group's Pipe and roofing investment division produces plastic pipe systems and clay pipe systems for the transport of water and for sewage disposal. At 31-Dec-2001, the Group owned 31 plants, which manufactures plastic pipe systems in 20 countries in Europe, Asia and the USA. The Real estate and other division develop, acquire and manage real estate and invest and procure funds. Bricks accounted for 74% of 2002 revenues; Pipe and roofing investments, 25% and real estate and other; 1%.