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Wienerberger AG

wienerberger operates more than 200 production sites in 28 countries and is the world’s largest producer of bricks and the market leader in clay roof tiles in Europe as well as concrete pavers in Central-Eastern Europe and pipe systems in Europe.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Evelyn Regner (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Oct 2023 · General Exchange of Views

Meeting with Christian Doleschal (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

24 May 2023 · Revision of the Construction Products Regulation

Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

24 May 2023 · New Regulation on Construction Products

Response to Review of the Construction Products Regulation

29 Jun 2022

The Wienerberger group operates 215 production sites in 28 countries with 17,624 employees and is the world’s largest producer of clay bricks and blocks and the market leader in clay roof tiles in Europe as well as concrete pavers in Central-Eastern Europe and pipe systems in Europe. Wienerberger is fully committed to the goals of the EU Green Deal and will in particular make its contribution to achieving climate neutrality by 2050. We have many ideas and projects for achieving climate neutrality and invest well over € 60 million annually in innovative processes and products as well as in research and development in the ESG area. Wienerberger wants to continue to contribute to a well-functioning single market for construction products as well as drive the green and digital transition. A functioning and stable legal framework for construction products is of utmost importance for our company in order to remain competitive and to foster innovative strength. Therefore, we would like to give our input on the revision of the CPR, the design of which is vital for an innovative, climate-resilient and competitive building sector in the whole of the EU.
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Response to Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU

31 Mar 2022

Wienerberger would like to give its input on the revision of the EPBD, the design of which is vital for an innovative, climate-resilient and socially friendly building sector in the whole of the EU. Please see the attached file.
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Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

20 Apr 2020 · Follow-up call on the crisis’ impact on the built environment sector

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and Bayer AG and

7 Apr 2020 · The impact of COVID-19 on the built environment ecosystem

Response to Repeal of obsolete Regulation on fishing levels under the previous CFP

18 Jul 2017

Introduction The Construction Products Regulation (CPR), which replaced the Construction Products Directive (CPD), entered into full force in July 2013. The goal of the CPR is to set up harmonised rules for placing construction products on the EU market and therefore make the single market work better. The CPR contributes to removing barriers to trade and improves the free movement of construction products in the EU. When a construction product is covered by a harmonised European standard (hEN) that is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the manufacturer shall draw up a Declaration of Performance (DoP) and affix CE marking to the product. Such hEN play an important role in establishing a level playing field for construction products. Benefits of the CPR and consequences of the repeal The CPR has a key role in the harmonisation of the conditions for marketing products by establishing a harmonised technical language that defines the essential characteristics in relation to their performance in hEN. The combination of DoP and CE marking has demonstrated to be an effective way to provide technical information on the performance of a construction product using a common language. In addition to hENs, the Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance (AVCP) systems are also important technical tools of the CPR that contribute to a level playing field for construction products. The whole construction products industry, i.e. manufacturers, member states, contractors, architects and engineers, have invested considerable time and resources to fulfil the requirements of the CPR. Repealing the CPR would not be cost-effective and bring unnecessary additional burden for construction products manufacturers. Moreover, barriers to trade could occur due to the lack of harmonised rules for trading construction products on the EU market. For example, manufacturers could have to comply with different national regulations, which would lead to additional costs to trade across EU Member States. The repeal of the CPR would also have an impact on the role of standardisation at EU level. European standards would remain valid but companies would be discouraged to invest their resources on its development because its implementation would depend on agreements and would not be supported as a principle. Wienerberger AG proposal The construction products industry need a stable regulation. Wienerberger AG believes that CPR is key and shall remain the regulatory framework for construction products. Instead of repealing the CPR, Wienerberger AG suggests to work on the most urgent issues to improve the functioning of the CPR. In the opinion of Wienerberger AG, option II.A (Limited CPR revision) of the Inception Impact Assessment report is the most appropriate. This option would only focus on the most urgent issues: • Reduction of CE marking. As indicated in this Commission report on the implementation of the CPR from July 2016, there is a substantial overlap between the information required in the DoP and CE marking. CE marking could be drastically reduced and contain a minimum mandatory information. The full information would be available on the DoP. This would help reducing costs for manufacturers of construction products. This conclusion is also reinforced by the Commission study on the Economic Impacts of the CPR. • Blockage of standards and citation of hENs in the OJEU. Often citation of hENs standards is very slow and Wienerberger AG calls for a pragmatic solution to improve the procedures to cite hENs in the OJEU. In order to solve the disagreements between the European Commission, Members States, CEN and industry, Wienerberger AG calls for a joint constructive effort to solve the most urgent problems related to the implementation of the CPR.
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Meeting with Mathieu Fichter (Cabinet of Commissioner Corina Crețu)

3 Sept 2015 · Cohesion Policy and energy; ETS Directive