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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 | |
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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 | |
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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) | ||
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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 | |
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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) | |
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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