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History – Continuous growth

• 1988
  • Established by ÖIAG
• 1990
  • Market expansion into east Austria
• 1991
  • Initial operations in Brno (CZ) and Debrecen (H)
• 1992
  • First subsidiary in Slovakia
  • Large-scale sorting plant taken into operation in Asten near Linz (A)
• 1993
  • .A.S.A. sold to EDF (Eléctricité de France)
• 1994
  • More than ten operational subsidiaries in Eastern Europe
• 1995
  • Collapsing prices on the Austrian waste market force .A.S.A. to implement restructuring measures
  • First .A.S.A.-owned landfill sites in Slovakia
• 1996
  • The number of employees working at .A.S.A. exceeds 1,000 for the first time
• 1997
  • .A.S.A. commissioned with the major contamination clean-up project at the “Kiener Deponie” landfill site (A)
  • Successful conclusion of the restructuring measures in Austria and continued strong expansion into Eastern Europe
• 1998
  • Market leader in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
• 1999
  • Market leader for hazardous waste in Austria through 50% share in the company Killer
  • Preparation of market entry into the former Yugoslavia
• 2000
  • Construction of the large site in Brno (CZ)
  • More than 1,000 employees at .A.S.A. International
• 2001
  • Initial activities in south Poland (Kraków)
  • Opening of the central location in Himberg (A)
• 2002
  • Opening of the south Moravia site in Brno
• 2003
  • First mechanical / biological treatment plant opened in Halbenrain (A)
  • First modern waste-disposal site taken into operation in Arad (Romania)
• 2004
  • New production facilities taken into operation in Halbenrain, Himberg and Tainach (A)
  • Himberg starts using rail transport
  • Production capacities at the alternative-fuel plants in Brno and Prague (CZ) extended
  • Take-over of waste activities from Lobbe, Wölger and Peinhopf in Austria
  • .A.S.A. Austria generates largest sales increase since its founding
• 2005
  • Opening of the first alternative-fuel plant in Hungary (Gyál)
  • .A.S.A. put up for international sale and acquired by FCC (FOMENTO DE CONSTRUCCIONES Y CONTRATAS, S.A.), a stock-exchange listed construction and service group from Spain.
  • .A.S.A. continues to grow by 13% and increases its results in spite of the sales process.
• 2006
  • Immediately after the official takeover of .A.S.A. by FCC the decision to erect the first waste-to-energy-plant in Zistersdorf/Austria is done.
  • Beside a number of different acquisitions the market penetration in Poland is pushed by the acquisition of the company Zarbze.
  • Group revenues increase by organic growth and acquisitions to 226 Mill. Euro.
• 2007

  • .A.S.A. countinues in growing: mainly by organic growth turnover goes up to 275 Mill. Euro, representing 22 % growth-rate.

  • The construction works at the incinerator in Zistersdorf/Austria start and develop according to plan.
  • .A.S.A. increases its territory by the countries Lithuania and Serbia, in which operative companies are founded.
• 2008
  • In June 2008 .A.S.A. has closed the deal of acquiring 100% of “Scheele Bulgaria EOOD”, one of the biggest waste management companies in Bulgaria.
  • .A.S.A. is 20 years old. The company was founded in December 1988 in Vienna.
  • As in the years before .A.S.A. showed a solid growth in 2008: Revenues increased by 12 % from 275 to 308 Mill. Euro out of which 211 million came from .A.S.A. International.
• 2009
  • 2009 is the year with the best turnover-development in ASA’s history: revenues increased by 2 % from 308 to 313 million euros, of which 212 million came from .A.S.A. International.
  • On May 14th, the new incinerator was opened in Zistersdorf (AT). Zistersdorf’s incinerator has a capacity of 130 000 tpy of domestic and similar waste and produces electrical energy.
  • From November 1st, the Management of the .A.S.A. Group has been working within a new format: Petr Vokřál (CEO), Björn Mittendorfer, Arnošt Kastner, Wolfgang Leitner and Jakub Kožnárek.
  • .A.S.A. Scheele EOOD is renamed to .A.S.A. Bulgaria EOOD.

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