# Wienerberger acquires Watsontown Brick in the USA

Wienerberger, through its US subsidiary General Shale, has acquired Watsontown Brick, a brick company based in Pennsylvania. Watsontown Brick operates a production site with four manufacturing lines and a capacity of 92 million standard brick units.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-12-13
- Where: Pennsylvania, United States
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 92 million standard brick units
- Products: facing bricks
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Wienerberger](https://endata.com/companies/6255.md) (acquirer)
- [General Shale](https://endata.com/companies/21186.md) (acquirer)
- [Watsontown Brick](https://endata.com/companies/36127.md) (target)

## Sources

- [wienerberger.com](https://www.wienerberger.com/en/media/press-releases/2018/20181213-wienerberger-acquires-brick-company-in-the-usa.html), 2018-12-13: "Watsontown Brick, a leading supplier of high-quality facing bricks, is a perfect fit for us."

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