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- 49,822
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employees
In 2022, 49,822 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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- 32,479
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million euros in exports
In 2022, the exports of chemical goods amounted to around EUR 32.5 billion.
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- 11.5%
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percentage of pharmaceuticals
In 2022, the percentage of pharmaceuticals in the chemicals/plastics sector was 11.5%.
Facts and Figures - Chemicals / Plastics
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Chemicals
Chemicals
| Chemical industry - key data 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Companies | 238 |
| Staff | 49,822 |
| Revenues | EUR 20,837 m |
| Import | EUR 32,242 m |
| Export | EUR 32,479 m |
| Overview of the Chemical Industry Production - Breakdown by Sectors 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Plastic products | 34.5 % |
| Pharmaceuticals | 11.5 % |
| Chemicals | 15.4 % |
| Plastics for manufacture | 13.1 % |
| Man-made fibres | 5.2 % |
| Coating materials, printing ink and putty | 3.3 % |
| Detergents, cosmetics | 2.8 % |
| Agricultural chemicals | 4.8 % |
| Rubber products | 1.9 % |
| Industrial gases | 1.2 % |
| Other | 6.3 % |
| 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 (2022) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trading partner | Import | Change from previous year | Export | Change from previous year |
| EU | 21,315 | 9.8 % | 21,486 | 11.7 % |
| EFTA | 3,419 | -5.4 % | 3,135 | 13.7 % |
| Remaining European countries | 938 | -4.4 % | 2,119 | 1.7 % |
| Africa | 45 | 86.4 % | 249 | 7.4 % |
| Americas | 3,370 | 26.6 % | 2.512 | 8.1 % |
| Asia | 3,148 | -13.7 % | 2,842 | 14.6 % |
| Australia-Oceania | 7 | -26.1 % | 136 | 4.5 % |
| Total | 32,242 | 6.2 % | 32,479 | 11.0 % |
Plastics
| Keydata 2022 | |
|---|---|
| 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 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Finished plastics goods: | 34.5 % |
| Plastics for manufacture: | 13.1 % |
| 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 : 17. May 2023