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- 47,658
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employees
In 2021, 47,658 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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- 29,155
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million euros in exports
In 2021, the exports of chemical goods amounted to around EUR 29.2 billion.
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- 12.2%
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percentage of pharmaceuticals
In 2021, the percentage of pharmaceuticals in the chemicals/plastics sector was 12.2%.
Facts and Figures - Chemicals / Plastics
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Chemicals
Chemicals
| Chemical industry - key data 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Companies | 236 |
| Staff | 47,658 |
| Revenues | EUR 18,197 m |
| Import | EUR 30,263 m |
| Export | EUR 29,155 m |
| Overview of the Chemical Industry Production - Breakdown by Sectors 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Plastic products | 34.5 % |
| Pharmaceuticals | 12.2 % |
| Chemicals | 14.4 % |
| Plastics for manufacture | 13.9 % |
| Man-made fibres | 5.5 % |
| Coating materials, printing ink and putty | 3.7 % |
| Detergents, cosmetics | 3.0 % |
| Agricultural chemicals | 3.2 % |
| Rubber products | 2.0 % |
| Industrial gases | 1.1 % |
| Other | 6.5 % |
| The ten largest companies of the Austrian chemical industry by net turnover in million euro (2021) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Borealis AG | 10,153.00 |
| 2. | Henkel Central Eastern Europe GesmbH | 3,114.00 |
| 3. | Lenzing AG | 2.194.60 |
| 4. | Jungbunzlauer Austria AG | 540,80 |
| 5. | Treibacher Industrie AG | 534.50 |
| 6. | Kansai Helios Coatings GmbH (Markenname: Rembrandtin) | 475.29 |
| 7. | Tiger Coatings GmbH & Co. KG | 298.50 |
| 8. | Metadynea Austria GmbH | 280.64 |
| 9. | Münzer Bioindustrie GmbH | 259,88 |
| 10. | Patheon Austria GmbH & Co KG (vormals: DPx Fine Chemicals Austria GmbH & CoKG) | 245.00 |
| Foreign trade figures of the Austrian chemical industry in million euro (2021) | ||||
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| Trading partner | Import | Change from previous year | Export | Change from previous year |
| EU | 19,375 | 16.7 % | 19,148 | 14.3% |
| EFTA | 3,616 | 2.7 % | 2,757 | 3.8 % |
| Remaining European countries | 945 | 13.5 % | 2,083 | 11.4 % |
| Africa | 24 | 45.6 % | 232 | - 0.7 % |
| Americas | 2,661 | 32.2 % | 2.324 | 12.0 % |
| Asia | 3,634 | 92.2 % | 2,481 | 20.6 % |
| Australia-Oceania | 9 | - 36.0 % | 130 | 24.0 % |
| Total | 30,263 | 21.6 % | 29,155 | 13.2 % |
Plastics
| Keydata 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Workforce in plastics processing in Austria: | approx. 26,000 |
| Average export quota of plastics processing companies: | approx. 33 % |
| Plastics products as a pecentage of the chemical industry 2021 | |
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| Finished plastics goods: | 34.5 % |
| Plastics for manufacture: | 13.9 % |
| The largest companies of the Austrian plastics industry by net turnover in million euro (2021) | |
|---|---|
| Alpla Holding GmbH | 4,000.00 |
| Greiner AG | 2,274.00 |
| Semperit AG Holding | 1,182.20 |
| Schur Flexibles Holding GmbH | 683.00 |
| Sunpor Kunststoff GmbH | 418.21 |
| agru Kunststofftechnik GmbH | 360.00 |
| Semperit Technische Produkte GmbH | 303,40 |
| Senoplast Klepsch & Co GmbH (Marke: senosan®) | 279,79 |
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Last update : 2022.10.24