United brick and cement factory ltd
The United Cement and Brickworks Joint Stock Company was founded in 1892 by the Hungarian General Credit Bank. As a result of the boom in the 1890s, the company acquired further factories, and in 1903 it absorbed another joint-stock company. At the beginning of the 1910s, the company was involved in the construction of the first cement factory in Hungary to use the most modern technology in the industrial process (burning natural gas). However, the First World War and the economic crisis had a strong impact on the company's operations, which did not survive the latter and became part of another joint-stock company in 1932.
The raw material for bricks as a finished building product is clay, mined from the surface of the earth. The raw material, first kneaded with water and then pressed, was produced by firing, during which the raw bricks lost their moisture and became solid.
Brick production took off in the second to third decade after the German Reunification, as a result of the second industrial revolution. Favourable economic conditions led to a significant construction boom in the Hungarian capital and the capital and in larger cities. As the industrial revolution unfolded, brickworks were built to meet the growing social demand. Among the successive brickworks and the joint-stock companies that oversaw them, the United Cement and Brickworks Joint-Stock Company, which was owned by the Hungarian General Credit Bank, was founded in 1892.
The company was formed by the merger of the Weissenbacher cement factory in Főatlan and the Holzspach A. and Sons brickworks. Holtzspach and Sons was run by András Holtzspach, his brother Nándor and his brother-in-law Endre Weissenbacher, and carried out a number of important construction projects in the capital. Among other things, he was involved in the regulation of the Ördögárok, the construction of the industrial hall of the Ferencváros freight station exhibition and the Ferencz József barracks, and even the new Parliament and Buda Castle.
The history of the cement factory owned by the company in Footatlan dates back to the mid-19th century. The cement factory was established in 1869 under the chairmanship of Mátyás Plescha, Raik u. Ziegelwerk A-H., thanks to the favourable economic conditions created by the Reunification. The factory, which was originally designed for the production of so-called Roman cement, which sets quickly even under water, was purchased by the German Minister of War, Count Roon, in 1870. The factory was bought by Weisenbacher in 1890 and ownership was transferred from him to the joint-stock company in 1892.
In 1893, it owned a brickworks at 15 Szépvölgy-utca and Üröm-utca in the 3rd district of Budapest. In 1894, he bought the brickworks in Nyerges-Újfalu and Dömös from Bentum and Partners.
Thanks to the successful operation in the first decade, the joint-stock company began to expand further.In 1903 it merged with the Hungarian Steam Brick, Cement and Gypsum Works Joint-Stock Company. At the same time, it also took over the Guttmann brickworks at Gyömöri-út 77-78 in Kőbánya, owned by the same company.
In 1912, it was decided that the United Brick and Cement Company would build a new cement factory in Torda, which would exploit the natural gas from the Kossaryma area. The novelty of the factory was that it was the first company in Hungary to produce cement by burning natural gas. For this purpose, the company established the Tordai Czementgyár, together with the Hungarian Solvay művek Részvénytársaság, the First Transylvanian Natural Gas Pipeline Joint Stock Company. The 52 km long gas pipeline, built thanks to the latter, ran from the springs to the Torda cement factory in Torda. The construction of the pipeline was carried out by the United Brick and Cement Works Joint Stock Company in collaboration with Bernstein, Káldor and Belcsey. The annual requirement of the factory was estimated at 21-25 million m3 was natural gas, which enabled it to produce 7000-8000 wagons of cement per year.
The years leading up to the First World War and the war period made it difficult to run the company profitably: the exchange rate was falling, and profits were falling. This, together with rising inflation, was due to the fact that construction work had been halted during the war and the company had no customers.
As a result of the post-war recovery, the company showed significant results in the second half of the 1920s. At the beginning of the decade, it exported bricks to Austria on a significant scale. The reason for this was that while in Austria a large brick cost 6 090 crowns per piece, in Hungary it cost 3 200 crowns. In 1928, the annual production capacity was 12,000 wagons of cement.
This development continued until the economic crisis began to have an impact. In the early 1930s, the crisis made the company unprofitable to run, as can be seen from the change in the public limited company's profits. As a result, on 7 April 1933, the Salgó-Tarján Coal Mine Joint Stock Company was absorbed into the Salgó-Tarján Coal Mine Joint Stock Company and ceased to exist as an independent company.
Sources
Lajos Jócsik: The economy of the Central Danube Basin. Budapest, 1944, 257.
Hungarian Financial Compass 1917-1932/1933.
Great Hungarian Compass 1892-1916.
Press material 1892-1933.
Founded in 1892
Date of cessation: 1933
Founders: Hungarian General Credit Bank
Decisive leaders:
1892-1902 | Dr. Sándor Országh from Budavár |
1903-1918 | Jenő Szabó |
1919-1933 | Fülöp Weisz |
Main activity: brick and cement production
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Author: Róbert Szabó
Founded in 1892
Founders: Hungarian General Credit Bank
Decisive leaders:
1892-1902 | Dr. Sándor Országh from Budavár |
1903-1918 | Jenő Szabó |
1919-1933 | Fülöp Weisz |
Main activity: brick and cement production
Main products are not set
Seats are not configured
Locations are not set
Main milestones are not set
Author: Róbert Szabó
United brick and cement factory ltd
The United Cement and Brickworks Joint Stock Company was founded in 1892 by the Hungarian General Credit Bank. As a result of the boom in the 1890s, the company acquired further factories, and in 1903 it absorbed another joint-stock company. At the beginning of the 1910s, the company was involved in the construction of the first cement factory in Hungary to use the most modern technology in the industrial process (burning natural gas). However, the First World War and the economic crisis had a strong impact on the company's operations, which did not survive the latter and became part of another joint-stock company in 1932.
The raw material for bricks as a finished building product is clay, mined from the surface of the earth. The raw material, first kneaded with water and then pressed, was produced by firing, during which the raw bricks lost their moisture and became solid.
Brick production took off in the second to third decade after the German Reunification, as a result of the second industrial revolution. Favourable economic conditions led to a significant construction boom in the Hungarian capital and the capital and in larger cities. As the industrial revolution unfolded, brickworks were built to meet the growing social demand. Among the successive brickworks and the joint-stock companies that oversaw them, the United Cement and Brickworks Joint-Stock Company, which was owned by the Hungarian General Credit Bank, was founded in 1892.
The company was formed by the merger of the Weissenbacher cement factory in Főatlan and the Holzspach A. and Sons brickworks. Holtzspach and Sons was run by András Holtzspach, his brother Nándor and his brother-in-law Endre Weissenbacher, and carried out a number of important construction projects in the capital. Among other things, he was involved in the regulation of the Ördögárok, the construction of the industrial hall of the Ferencváros freight station exhibition and the Ferencz József barracks, and even the new Parliament and Buda Castle.
The history of the cement factory owned by the company in Footatlan dates back to the mid-19th century. The cement factory was established in 1869 under the chairmanship of Mátyás Plescha, Raik u. Ziegelwerk A-H., thanks to the favourable economic conditions created by the Reunification. The factory, which was originally designed for the production of so-called Roman cement, which sets quickly even under water, was purchased by the German Minister of War, Count Roon, in 1870. The factory was bought by Weisenbacher in 1890 and ownership was transferred from him to the joint-stock company in 1892.
In 1893, it owned a brickworks at 15 Szépvölgy-utca and Üröm-utca in the 3rd district of Budapest. In 1894, he bought the brickworks in Nyerges-Újfalu and Dömös from Bentum and Partners.
Thanks to the successful operation in the first decade, the joint-stock company began to expand further.In 1903 it merged with the Hungarian Steam Brick, Cement and Gypsum Works Joint-Stock Company. At the same time, it also took over the Guttmann brickworks at Gyömöri-út 77-78 in Kőbánya, owned by the same company.
In 1912, it was decided that the United Brick and Cement Company would build a new cement factory in Torda, which would exploit the natural gas from the Kossaryma area. The novelty of the factory was that it was the first company in Hungary to produce cement by burning natural gas. For this purpose, the company established the Tordai Czementgyár, together with the Hungarian Solvay művek Részvénytársaság, the First Transylvanian Natural Gas Pipeline Joint Stock Company. The 52 km long gas pipeline, built thanks to the latter, ran from the springs to the Torda cement factory in Torda. The construction of the pipeline was carried out by the United Brick and Cement Works Joint Stock Company in collaboration with Bernstein, Káldor and Belcsey. The annual requirement of the factory was estimated at 21-25 million m3 was natural gas, which enabled it to produce 7000-8000 wagons of cement per year.
The years leading up to the First World War and the war period made it difficult to run the company profitably: the exchange rate was falling, and profits were falling. This, together with rising inflation, was due to the fact that construction work had been halted during the war and the company had no customers.
As a result of the post-war recovery, the company showed significant results in the second half of the 1920s. At the beginning of the decade, it exported bricks to Austria on a significant scale. The reason for this was that while in Austria a large brick cost 6 090 crowns per piece, in Hungary it cost 3 200 crowns. In 1928, the annual production capacity was 12,000 wagons of cement.
This development continued until the economic crisis began to have an impact. In the early 1930s, the crisis made the company unprofitable to run, as can be seen from the change in the public limited company's profits. As a result, on 7 April 1933, the Salgó-Tarján Coal Mine Joint Stock Company was absorbed into the Salgó-Tarján Coal Mine Joint Stock Company and ceased to exist as an independent company.
Sources
Lajos Jócsik: The economy of the Central Danube Basin. Budapest, 1944, 257.
Hungarian Financial Compass 1917-1932/1933.
Great Hungarian Compass 1892-1916.
Press material 1892-1933.