Wienerberger
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| Aktiengesellschaft | |
| Traded as | WBAG: WIE |
| Industry | Building materials |
| Founded | 1819 |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria |
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Key people
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Heimo Scheuch (CEO), Willy Van Riet (CFO) |
| Products | Tiles, bricks & ceramics |
| Revenue | €2,974 million (2016) |
| €197.7 million (2016) | |
| Profit | € 82,0 million (2015) |
| Total assets | €3.637,2 million (end 2016) |
| Total equity | €1.849,0 million (end 2016) |
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Number of employees
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15,990(average, 2016) |
| Website | www |
Wienerberger AG is the world’s largest producer of bricks, (Porotherm, Terca) and number one on the clay roof tile market (Koramic, Tondach) in Europe as well as concrete pavers (Semmelrock) in Central and Eastern Europe. In pipe systems (Steinzeug-Keramo ceramic pipes and Pipelife plastic pipes), the company is one of the leading suppliers in Europe. With its total of 198 production sites, the Wienerberger Group generated revenues of € 2,974 million and operating EBITDA of € 404 million in 2016. It is based in Vienna, Austria. Founded in 1819, the company's shares have been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since 1869 and currently have a free float of 100%.
Wienerberger was founded in 1819 in Vienna by Alois Miesbach (1791–1857) and has traded since 1869 on the . In 1986 the company expanded from a local Austrian brick-maker into one of the world’s largest producer of bricks within a few years.
The company has acquired a number of its competitors, including Baggeridge PLC in June 2007, with the takeover being cleared by the British Competition Commission in May 2007; and Keymer Tiles in 2014.
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