Unfired bricks bearing a Belden marking sit in a staging area prior to being fired at The Belden Brick Co., in Sugarcreek, Ohio, U.S., on Thursday, July 28, 2011. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
Wires cut a slug of unfired bricks during manufacturing at The Belden Brick Co., in Sugarcreek, Ohio, U.S., on Thursday, July 28, 2011. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
Fired bricks cool as they exit a tunnel kiln at The Belden Brick Co., in Sugarcreek, Ohio, U.S., on Thursday, July 28, 2011. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg