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TEAK shares listed in VONIX Sustainability Index

Linz (euro adhoc) -

Sustainability trend supports THI business model: investments in 
plantation teak wood are becoming more and more popular
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The shares of TEAK HOLZ INTERNATIONAL AG (ISIN:
AT0TEAKHOLZ8) are listed in the VONIX (VBV Austrian Sustainability 
Index). Over 60 stock companies were audited concerning environmental
and social criteria, 22 companies are now index members for the 
period June 2009 to June 2010.
The VONIX (AT0000496906) is a capitalization-weighted price index 
that is composed of those Austrian companies, which are leaders as 
concerns social and environmental achievements.
"The team of THI is delighted that the TEAK shares are listed in the 
composition for the period 2009/2010. THI recognizes the membership 
as an acknowledgment for the achievements of the sustainable THI 
business model made within the past years. But it is also an explicit
duty for the future years to improve constantly", so Paul 
Rettenbacher, Investor Relations, THI.
THI BUSINESS MODEL SUITS PERFECTLY SUSTAINABILITY TREND The term 
sustainability originally comes from forestry. After oil and natural 
gas, wood is the world´s third most important raw material. But of 
these three commodities wood is the only renewable one. The 
foreseeable ban on exploitation of tropical wood species from 
primeval forests in the future can make investments in plantations 
and wood class assets increasingly interesting. Investments in wood 
plantation, especially teak plantations, are becoming more and more 
popular.
The THI´s share (ISIN: AT0TEAKHOLZ8) developed very well since the 
beginning of 2009, the share price moved up considerable approx. plus
70 %. But not only had the price increased. Also the daily average 
volumes and the average number of daily transactions pushed upwards.
UNITED NATIONS (UNO) INVOKE TO INVEST IN FORESTS AND NATURE The UNEP,
United Nations Environment Programme, repeatedly invokes all states 
to invest much more in forests and soil protection antagonizing 
global warming. States shall invest in forests to increase the 
absorption of CO2. www.unep.org
THI: BRIEF DESCRIPTION Teak Holz International AG, an Austrian stock 
listed company domiciled in Linz, specialises in sustainable teak 
forestry investments in Costa Rica. The plantations along the Pacific
Coast have an area of 1,934 hectares (ha) and contain approx. 
2,127,000 teak trees which are cared individually. Expansion of the 
plantation area to some 4,500 ha is planned by 2014.
Since November 2008 four of the THI-plantations have been certified. 
850 ha meet the ten FSC-principles and the associated forestry 
criteria. In April 2009 the scope of the certificate was extended 
from forest management to forest management plus "chain-of-custody" 
(SW-FM/COC-003610). The Austria based THI subsidiary Teak Holz 
Handels- und Verarbeitungs GmbH (TEAK austria) holds also a 
certificate (SW-COC-003355) since August 2008. www.TEAK-austria.com
end of announcement                               euro adhoc

Further inquiry note:

Teak Holz International AG
Mr. Paul Rettenbacher
Tel.: +43 (0)70 908 909-91
mailto:rettenbacher@teak-ag.com

Branche: Forestry & Timber
ISIN: AT0TEAKHOLZ8
WKN:
Index: Standard Market Continous
Börsen: Wien / Regulated free trade