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- 87.4%
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export quota
The export quota of the Austrian paper industry was 87.4% in 2018.
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- 89%
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recycling quota
The recycling quota of packaging made of paper, cardboard and corrugated board was 89% in 2017.
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- 28,400
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employees
On a yearly average (2017), 28,400 people were employed in plastics processing companies.
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- 412,930
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tons of packaging glass
The annual production of packaging glass was more than 412,900 tons in 2018.
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Paper
| Austrian paper industry – key data 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Companies | 24 |
| Staff | approx. 7,900 |
| Production (paper & cardboard) | 5,055,000 metric tons |
| Export quota | 87.4 % |
| Austrian paper and board converting industry – key data 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Companies | 138 |
| Staff | approx. 9,200 |
| Production value (in Euro) | approx. 2.37 billion |
| Export quota | 73.7 % |
| Austrian paper and board converting industry - production and exports by product group 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Product group | Production in EUR million | Share on total production in % | Export in EUR million |
| Folding boxes, solid fibre board | 392 | 16,5 | 320 |
| Corrugated cardboard, corrugated packaging | 596 | 25,1 | 329 |
| Flexible packaging | 177 | 7,4 | 43 |
| Hygienic paper products | 241 | 10,2 | * |
| Office products | 123 | 5,2 | * |
| Other paper products | 845 | 35,6 | * |
| Total | 2.374 | 100 | 1.748 |
| The 10 largest companies of the paper industry in Austria by net turnover in million euro (2018) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mondi Group | 7.481,00 |
| 2. | Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG | 2.337,70 |
| 3. | Prinzhorn Holding GmbH | 1.586,59 |
| 4. | delfortgroup AG | 807,20 |
| 5. | Sappi Austria Produktions GmbH & Co KG | 687,85 |
| 6. | Zellstoff Pöls AG | 345,00 |
| 7. | Laakirchen Papier AG (heinzel-paper) | 334,60 |
| 8. | SIG Combibloc GmbH & Co KG | 283,29 |
| 9. | UPM-Kymmene Austria GmbH (vormals Steyrermühl AG) | 270,00 |
| 10. | Nettingsdorfer Papierfabrik AG & Co KG | 265,00 |
Packaging
| Material | Share on total production in %, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Paper, card, cardboard | 35.2 % |
| Glass | 21.2 % |
| Plastics | 21.2 % |
| Wood | 17.5 % |
| Metal | 4.9 % |
| Plastics (2017) | |
|---|---|
| Companies (plastics processing industry) | 567 |
| Staff | 28,400 |
| Share of packaging on the total production of the plastics processing industry | 15.7 % |
| Production value of packaging within the plastics processing industry | EUR 1,180 million |
| Glass (2018) | |
|---|---|
| Companies | approx. 50 |
| Staff | 7,200 |
| Production value | EUR 1,235 million |
| Packaging glass production (in metric tons) | 412.930 |
| Total selective glass collection for recycling (in metric tons) | 249.000 |
| Recycling rate | 85 % |
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