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wienerberger sets cornerstone for state-of-the-art concrete roof tile plant

EQS-News: Wienerberger AG / Key word(s): Strategic Company Decision wienerberger sets cornerstone for state-of-the-art concrete roof tile plant 17.04.2024 / 08:30 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. wienerberger sets cornerstone for state-of-the-art concrete roof tile plant

• The CO2-neutral plant in Hejőpapi, Hungary, will set new standards across Europe by using state-of-the-art Industry 4.0 solutions
• Investment strengthens regional industrial development and enables higher quality standards in production

Vienna, April 17, 2024 – As the next step in its value-creating growth strategy, wienerberger is investing in the construction of a state-of-the-art Industry 4.0 production facility in Hejőpapi, Hungary, as a driving force for modern construction and sustainable living. In this facility, concrete roof tiles will be produced in a CO2-neutral and fully automated process, with human intervention only required for individual accessory solutions. In this way, wienerberger is consistently focusing on making work easier through innovation in the production area. The new plant also uses the most advanced digital technologies, for example to collect comprehensive data on the production process. This will enable rapid and targeted improvements in the ongoing production process in the future and thus an even higher quality standard overall. Following the setting of the cornerstone in April 2024, the start of production is scheduled for the second half of 2025.

Hungary has served for wienerberger as a regional production center for several European countries since the 1990s. The new concrete roofing tile plant will expand wienerberger's product segment and further strengthen Hungary's role, as Hejőpapi is centrally located, and the new one-hectare outdoor digital warehouse is ideally suited for supplying surrounding markets. This investment thus promotes economic activity across borders and supports industrial development in the entire region.