History – Continuous growth

• 1988
  • Established by ÖIAG
• 1990
  • Market expansion into east Austria
• 1992
  • Large-scale sorting plant taken into operation in Asten near Linz
• 1993
  • .A.S.A. sold to EDF (Électricité 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.-own landfill site in Slovakia
• 1996
  • The number of employees working at .A.S.A. exceeds 1000 for the first time
• 1997
  • .A.S.A. commissioned with the major contamination clean-up project at the “Kiener Deponie” landfill site
  • Successful conclusion of the restructuring measures in Austria and continued strong expansion into Eastern Europe
• 1999
  • Market leader for hazardous waste in Austria through 50% share in the company Killer
• 2001
  • Opening of the central location in Himberg
• 2003
  • First mechanical / biological treatment plant opened in Halbenrain
• 2004
  • New production facilities taken into operation in Halbenrain, Himberg and Tainach
  • Himberg uses rail transport
  • Take-over of waste activities by Lobbe, Wölger and Peinhopf in Austria
  • .A.S.A. Austria generates largest sales increase since its founding
• 2005
  • .A.S.A. increases its efforts to transport waste by rail: besides household waste, commercial waste, ashes and filter dust, waste oils are now also being transported by rail
• 2006
  • FCC Fomento de Construcciones y Contrates, S.A. - a spanish combine - gets new owner of .A.S.A.
• 2007
  • .A.S.A. starts the erection of the incineration plant in Zistersdorf
  • A new site in Linz has been opened by .A.S.A.
  • .A.S.A. takes over Kreindl GmbH, a waste management company in Freistadt

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