EANS-Adhoc: SW Umwelttechnik takes 8th place in worldwide ranking of environmental technology investors

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8th place greenfield investment ranking environmental technology

11.08.2010

The World Investment Report that was presented at the end of July by
the Trade and Development Conference of the United Nations (UNCTAD)
shows SW Umwelttechnik in 8th place of all those companies that make
greenfield investments into the area of environmental technology.

The listed family company SW Umwelttechnik, that was founded 100
years ago in Klagenfurt, was one of the first investors that dared to
reach across the borders into Eastern Europe in the early 1990s. The
success is mirrored in the outcome - in Hungary and Romania SW is one
of the top 3 providers in the water conservation sector and business
in Central Eastern Europe contributes to over 70 % of turnover.

The need for finding solutions that protect the environment remains
vital. Only around 65 % of all Hungarian households are connected up
to biological sewage plants - the connection rate increased by about
20 % in the last 20 years. Romania, where SW Umwelttechnik has been
doing business for the past 10 years, has even more to catch up with
as the connection rate only reaches 20 %. In order to reach the
connection rate of 90 % as required by the EU, large national and
regional investments are still necessary. SW Umwelttechnik is market
leader in both countries for steel concrete pipes and tank
constructions and all current projects in Romania involving jacking
pipes are being carried out by SW Umwelttechnik. We are also working
on increasing business in Bulgaria and our steel concrete pipes are
being used in the border city of Rousse for a new canalisation
network. This network will be transporting and purifying the sewage
of around 240.000 people.

SW Umwelttechnik has invested over EUR 60 m in the last five years
into the rebuilding and expansion of its production sites. These
modern and highly efficient plants enable us to produce the complete
range of SW Umwelttechnik products in large capacities and underline
and enforce the market leadership that SW Umwelttechnik has in
Central Eastern Europe.

SW Umwelttechnik, a family firm founded in 1910 and listed on the
Viennese stock exchange since 1997, stands for sustainable management
and consistent growth in Eastern and South-eastern Europe. With our
innovative technology to protect the environment we provide an
important contribution for the development of necessary
infrastructure in Central and South-eastern Europe.

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Further inquiry note:

DI Dr. Bernd Wolschner

Member of the Management Board

Tel.: +43 / (0) 463 / 32109 - 202

Mobil: +43 / (0) 664 / 34 13 953

Mag. Michaela Werbitsch

Investor Relations

Tel.: +43 / (0) 463 / 32109 - 204

Mobil: +43 / (0) 664 / 811 7662

E-Mail: michaela.werbitsch@sw-umwelttechnik.com

Web: www.sw-umwelttechnik.com

Branche: Technology
ISIN: AT0000808209
WKN: 910497
Index: WBI
Börsen: Berlin / free trade
Frankfurt / free trade
Wien / Regulated free trade