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- 45,596
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employees
In 2018, 45,596 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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- 25,086
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million euros in exports
In 2018, the exports of chemical goods amounted to around EUR 25 billion.
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- 14.4%
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percentage of pharmaceuticals
In 2018, the percentage of pharmaceuticals in the chemicals/plastics sector was 14.4%.
Facts and Figures
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Chemicals
Chemicals
| Chemical industry - key data 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Companies | 240 |
| Staff | 45,596 |
| Revenues | EUR 16,177 m |
| Import | EUR 25,086 m |
| Export | EUR 23,826 m |
| Overview of the Chemical Industry Production - Breakdown by Sectors 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Plastic products | 36.3 % |
| Chemicals | 13.1 % |
| Plastics for manufacture | 13.0 % |
| Pharmaceuticals | 14.4 % |
| Man-made fibres | 6.1 % |
| Coating materials, printing ink and putty | 3.6 % |
| Agricultural chemicals | 2.5 % |
| Detergents, cosmetics | 2.6 % |
| Rubber products | 2.0 % |
| Industrial gases | 1.0 % |
| Other | 5.2 % |
| The ten largest companies of the Austrian chemical industry by net turnover in million euro (2018) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Borealis AG | 8,337.13 |
| 2. | Henkel Central Eastern Europe Gesellschaft mbH (Henkel CEE) | 2,843.00 |
| 3. | Treibacher Industrie AG | 739.00 |
| 4. | Jungbunzlauer Austria AG | 450.26 |
| 5. | Kansai Helios Coatings GmbH (Markenname: Rembrandtin) | 401.54 |
| 6. | Tiger Coatings GmbH & Co. KG (vormals: Tigerwerk Lack- und Farbenfabrik GmbH & Co KG) | 295.00 |
| 7. | Münzer Bioindustrie GmbH | 245.97 |
| 8. | Senoplast Klepsch & Co GmbH (Marke: senosan®) | 213.18 |
| 9. | Chemson Polymer-Additive AG | 209,00 |
| 10. | Patheon Austria GmbH & Co KG (vormals: DPx Fine Chemicals Austria GmbH & CoKG) | 208.00 |
| Foreign trade figures of the Austrian chemical industry in million euro (2018) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trading partner | Import | Change from previous year | Export | Change from previous year |
| EU | 17,258 | + 7.3 % | 15,749 | + 0.8% |
| EFTA | 2,767 | - 16.7 % | 2,016 | - 6.5 % |
| Remaining European countries | 2,999 | + 7.5 % | 2,036 | + 13.6 % |
| Africa | 1,714 | + 16.3 % | 2.192 | + 1.7 % |
| Americas | 52 | + 205.1 % | 266 | - 0.6 % |
| Asia | 288 | + 5.2 % | 1,471 | - 1.4 % |
| Australia-Oceania | 9 | - 1.7 % | 95 | + 0.5 % |
| Total | 25,086 | + 4.7 % | 23,826 | + 1.0 % |
Plastics
| Keydata 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Workforce in plastics processing in Austria: | approx. 26,800 |
| Average export quota of plastics processing companies: | approx. 33 % |
| Plastics products as a pecentage of the chemical industry 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Finished plastics goods: | 36.3 % |
| Plastics for manufacture: | 13.0 % |
| The largest companies of the Austrian plastics industry by net turnover in million euro (2018) | |
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| Alpla Holding GmbH | 3,660.00 |
| Greiner AG | 1,631.00 |
| Semperit AG Holding | 878.50 |
| Sunpor Kunststoff GmbH | 390.00 |
| agru Kunststofftechnik GmbH | 363.00 |
| Semperit Technische Produkte GmbH | 289.60 |
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Last update : 10. November 2020