EQS-News: Wienerberger AG: Wienerberger focusses on urban mining and develops a fully circularly brick

EQS-News: Wienerberger AG / Key word(s): Sustainability
Wienerberger AG: Wienerberger focusses on urban mining and develops a
fully circularly brick

25.04.2022 / 10:00
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Wienerberger focusses on urban mining and develops a fully circularly
brick

• Urban Mining: Raw materials from demolished buildings used for
CicloBrick, a facing brick produced in the Netherlands
• Circular economy as a central pillar of Wienerberger’s growth
• The company is continuously investing in innovative products and
solutions

Vienna, April 25, 2022 – Within the framework of its ambitious ESG
targets, the Wienerberger Group is making every effort to promote a
functioning circular economy. Together with customers and partners,
Wienerberger explores new applications and invests in the development of
innovative products to meet the challenges of the future. In close
cooperation with New Horizon, a Dutch urban mining specialist,
Wienerberger is now launching the CicloBrick, a sustainable and fully
circularly brick.

The sustainably produced CicloBrick is made from clay as the basic natural
raw material, with 20% ground ceramic residues, reclaimed by New Horizon
from demolished buildings, added to the mixture. This innovative procedure
contributes to the reduction of ceramic demolition residues and the
avoidance of waste. With the intention of further expanding this process
and the use of urban mining in the long term, this new type of brick is
being produced for the first time at a Wienerberger site in the
Netherlands. At the end of its lifecycle, the CicloBrick can be recycled
in the same way and reused as building material in line with the
principles of circularity.

Heimo Scheuch, Chairman of the Managing Board of Wienerberger AG, says, „A
stronger emphasis on the circularity economy is a great opportunity and
offers numerous advantages: Less environmental impact, enhanced security
of raw material supply, increased competitiveness, and a focus on
innovation. Within the framework of our cooperation and partnerships with
young, innovative companies we are therefore doing our utmost to design
products and systems based on the principle of circularity in order to
save raw materials and reduce emissions. The climate crisis is an
undeniable fact, and it takes ambitious targets and determined action to
ensure a desirable future for generations to come. Wienerberger is ready
to assume responsibility for people’s quality of life and for nature.“

Through its involvement in the development of the CicloBrick, Wienerberger
also joins the Urban Mining Collective of New Horizon. The partners of
this collective are pursuing the goal of using the urban space as a
resource and reusing raw materials from objects under demolition.
Moreover, as of 2023, all new Wienerberger products will be 100%
recyclable or reusable. At the same time, the Wienerberger Group is
steadily increasing the share of secondary and recycled raw materials used
in production. Other crucial topics include sustainable packaging and the
reduction of CO2 emissions. Wienerberger’s long-term target is aligned
with the goals of the European Green Deal: The Group intends to reduce its
CO2 emissions by 40% until 2030.

In the Netherlands, the Wienerberger Group operates as a full-range
provider of smart and sustainable system solutions, in particular on the
roof, the façade, wall segments, and for infrastructure. These solutions
provide a wide range for sustainable renovation, new build, and
infrastructure.

About New Horizon
New Horizon has set itself the target of producing building materials in
support of a circular economy. Since 2015, the company has supplied
production sites and distribution partners with high-quality materials
reclaimed from demolished buildings through urban mining. By harvesting as
much valuable material at demolition sites as possible and thus creating
the optimal basis for the production of new products (upcycling), New
Horizon is competing with the traditional „linear approach“.

Wienerberger Group
The Wienerberger Group is a leading international provider of smart
solutions for the entire building envelope and for infrastructure.
Wienerberger is the world’s largest producer of bricks (Porotherm, Terca)
and the market leader in clay roof tiles (Koramic, Tondach) in Europe as
well as concrete pavers (Semmelrock) in Eastern Europe. In pipe systems
(Steinzeug-Keramo ceramic pipes and Pipelife plastic pipes), the company
is one of the leading suppliers in Europe. By acquiring Meridian Brick,
Wienerberger further strengthened its position as a leading supplier of
facade products in North America. With its total of 215 production sites,
the Wienerberger Group generated revenues of € 4.0 billion and EBITDA LFL
of € 671 million in 2021. 

For further information, please contact:
Claudia Hajdinyak, Head of Corporate Communications Wienerberger AG
t +43 664 828 31 83 | claudia.hajdinyak@wienerberger.com
 

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Language: English
Company: Wienerberger AG
Wienerbergerplatz 1
1100 Wien
Austria
Phone: +43 1 60 192-0
Fax: +43 1 60 192-10159
E-mail: office@wienerberger.com
Internet: www.wienerberger.com
ISIN: AT0000831706
Listed: Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Market)
EQS News ID: 1333275

 
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