Uralita Group
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| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | General Building Materials |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
Key people | Javier Serratosa Luján, Chairman |
| Products | Building Insulation, Drywall, Gypsum, Roofing, Piping |
| Revenue |  €1,094.9 million (2007) [1] |
Number of employees | 4,059 (2007-12-31) |
| Website | www.uralita.com |
Uralita is a Spanish construction materials multinational enterprise, founded in 1907. Uralita produces insulation, gypsum, roofing and piping systems.
In 2008, Uralita's sales reached 1007 million euros, out of which more than 55% was made outside Spain. Uralita has its corporate offices in Madrid. On December 31, 2008 it possessed a personnel of 4006 employees and 41 factories in operation in Europe, and two under construction.
In July 2010, Spanish courts ordered Uralita to pay €3.9 million compensation to people who had lived near its Barcelona factory. The newspaper El País reported that this is the first time that a company has been ordered to compensate residents (as opposed to employees) for asbestos exposure.[2]
References
- ^ "Overview of the Uralita Group". December 2007.
- ^ "Spanish court issues landmark asbestos ruling". AFP. Retrieved 6 August 2010.