Austria: Wietersdorfer Gruppe recorded sales of €1.09bn in 2025, down by 1% year-on-year. Europe contributed 76% of sales, led by Austria with €167m (15%), Italy with €147m (14%), Germany with €143m (13%) and Slovenia with €137m (13%). The group noted local sales growth of 38% in Italy, following its acquisition of the Fanna cement plant, and of 60% in Spain, following successful expansion of its water infrastructure business. Wietersdorfer Gruppe employed 3783 people worldwide in 2025, including 748 in Austria.
The producer invested €106m worldwide in 2025, including €20.7m (20%) in Austria and €13.3m (13%) in its home state of Carinthia. Sustainability-based projects accounted for €14.8 (14%) of investments. At its Wietersdorf cement plant in Carinthia the group invested €3m in new cement and concrete silo construction.
Chief Financial Officer Hannes Gailer said "international project markets were shaped more strongly by public investment cycles and price and currency fluctuations" in 2025 than in previous years.
The group forecast a ‘challenging environment’ continuing into the second half of 2026 due to macroeconomic cost pressures, high energy prices and trade uncertainty.
CEO Michael Junghans said "For 2026, we remain deliberately cautious in our planning."