Wienerberger AG, a brick, facade and roof tile maker, will embark on a 120 million euro expansion program, which will cover both Poland and the Czech Republic, the company said in a press release.

Plans for Poland will be four-plant-pronged and will aim at tangible boost of hollow brick and facing brick production. Hollow brick output, according to the company, will rise by 30 percent once the company completes the greenfield plant in Olesnica in southern Poland, and performs upgrades at the plant in Lebork, near Warsaw.

The expansion of the facility off Torun will boost Wienerberger output of hollow bricks by 60 percent. The entire upgrade cycle in Poland should be finalized by September 2008.

The expansion in the Czech Republic entails the construction of a new hollow brick facility. The plant will be erected in Brozany, near Prague. The project will go simultaneously with an upgrade at Hodonin, which Wienerberger bought last year.

The upgrades in response to the enduring uptick of the Polish construction industry and the related growing demand for construction materials, according to the company.

The group would ensure solid cost savings from the scrap of transportation and duty costs, resulting from imports of materials from Western European plants, the company said.

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