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- 50,577
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employees
In 2024, 50,577 people were employed in the chemicals industry.
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- Approx. 33%
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export quota
The export quota of the plastics processing companies is around 33%.
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- 36,104
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million euros in exports
In 2024, the exports of chemical goods amounted to around EUR 36.1 billion.
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- 23.0%
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percentage of pharmaceuticals
In 2024, the percentage of pharmaceuticals in the chemicals/plastics sector was 23.0%.
Facts and Figures - Chemicals / Plastics
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Chemicals
Chemicals
| Chemical industry - key data 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Companies | 226 |
| Staff | 50,577 |
| Revenues | EUR 19,296 m |
| Import | EUR 29,692 m |
| Export | EUR 36,104 m |
| Overview of the Chemical Industry Production - Breakdown by Sectors 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Plastic products | 31.7 % |
| Pharmaceuticals | 23.0 % |
| Chemicals | 12.8 % |
| Plastics for manufacture | 10.7 % |
| Man-made fibres | 4.7 % |
| Coating materials, printing ink and putty | 2.9 % |
| Detergents, cosmetics | 2.8 % |
| Rubber products | 1.9 % |
| Industrial gases | 1.4 % |
| Agricultural chemicals/Other | 8.1 % |
| The largest companies of the Austrian chemical industry by net turnover in million euro (2023) | |
|---|---|
| Borealis AG | 7,282.00 |
| Henkel Central Eastern Europe GmbH | 3,200.00 |
| Lenzing AG | 2.521.20 |
| Jungbunzlauer Austria AG | 773,80 |
| Treibacher Industrie AG | 680.00 |
| Münzer Bioindustrie GmbH | 444.60 |
| Tiger Coatings GmbH & Co. KG | 298.40 |
| Metadynea Austria GmbH | 220.90 |
| Foreign trade figures of the Austrian chemical industry in million euro (2024) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trading partner | Import | Change from previous year | Export | Change from previous year |
| EU | 20,292 | 0.9 % | 21,937 | -15.4 % |
| EFTA | 2,229 | -48.6 % | 2,930 | 2.9 % |
| Remaining European countries | 817 | 0.9 % | 2,019 | 1.5 % |
| Africa | 30 | -9.1 % | 295 | 1.7 % |
| Americas | 3,568 | -11.5 % | 6.063 | 55.3 % |
| Asia | 2,740 | -3.3 % | 2,722 | -2.6 % |
| Australia-Oceania | 16 | 101.5 % | 138 | 1.3 % |
| Total | 29,692 | -7.7 % | 36,104 | -4.7 % |
Plastics
| Keydata 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Workforce in plastics processing in Austria: | approx. 19,000 |
| Average export quota of plastics processing companies: | approx. 33 % |
| Plastics products as a pecentage of the chemical industry 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Finished plastics goods: | 31.7 % |
| Plastics for manufacture: | 10.7 % |
| The largest companies of the Austrian plastics industry by net turnover in million euro (2023) | |
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| Alpla Holding GmbH | 4,700.00 |
| Greiner AG | 2,119.00 |
| Semperit AG Holding | 721.10 |
| adapa Holding GesmbH | 620.00 |
| agru Kunststofftechnik GmbH | 385.64 |
| Sunpor Kunststoff GmbH | 320.50 |
| Senoplast Klepsch & Co GmbH | 255,70 |
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Last update : 03. June 2025