Facts and Figures - Paper / Packaging

Get a brief overview of the Austrian paper and packaging industries with these facts and figures.

87.2%

export quota

The export quota of the Austrian paper industry was 87.2% in 2023.
85%

recycling quota

The recycling quota of packaging made of paper, cardboard and corrugated board was 85% in 2022.
19,136

employees

On a yearly average (2023), 19,136 people were employed in plastics processing companies.
2/3

share of used glass in glass packaging

The per capita collection volume of used glass from private households was around 29 kilograms in 2023, meaning that around 2/3 of Austrian glass packaging consists of used glass.

Source: Austropapier. Annual report 2023
Austrian paper industry – key data 2023
Companies	23
Staff	approx. 7,600
Production (paper & cardboard)	3,900,000 metric tons
Export quota	87.2 %

Source: PROPAK Products of Paper & Cardboard, Annual report 2022/2023
Austrian paper and board converting industry – key data 2022
Companies	87
Staff	approx. 9,000
Production value (in Euro)	approx. 3.05 billion
Export quota	77.8 %

Source: PROPAK Products of Paper & Cardboard, Annual report 2022/2023. *) Total exports of the 3 positions: EUR 1,488 million
Austrian paper and board converting industry - production and exports by product group 2022
Product group	Production in EUR million	Share on total production in %	Export in EUR million
Folding boxes, solid fibre board	543	17,8	384
Corrugated cardboard, corrugated packaging	813	26,6	447
Flexible packaging	194	6,4	55
Hygienic paper products	267	8,8	*
Office products	158	5,2	*
Other paper products	1.076	35,3	*
Total	3.051	100	2.374

Source: Trend Top 500
The 10 largest companies of the paper industry in Austria by net turnover in million euro (2023)
1.	Mondi Group	7.330,00
2.	Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG	4.164,40
3.	Prinzhorn Holding GmbH	2.210,80
4.	delfortgroup AG	1.135,40
5.	Sappi Austria Produktions GmbH & Co KG	659,60
6.	Zellstoff Pöls AG	420,10
7.	Smurfit Kappa Nettingsdorfer AG & Co KG (vormals: Nettingsdorfer Papierfabrik AG & Co KG)	340,00
8.	Laakirchen Papier AG (heinzel-paper)	324,00
9.	SIG Combibloc GmbH & Co KG	308,00
10.	Norske Skog Bruck GmbH	250,00

Source: Association of the Austrian Chemical Industry; Statistics Austria
Plastics (2023)
Companies (plastics processing industry)	544
Staff	19,136
Share of packaging on the total production of the plastics processing industry 2019	33 %

Source: Association of the Austrian Glass Industry, Annual report 2023
Glass (2023)
Companies	approx. 50
Staff	5,740
Production value (in million euro)	1,366
Total selective glass collection for recycling (in metric tons)	270.000
Per capita collection volume of used glass from private households (in kilogrammes)	29
Recycling rate	over 80 %

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Last update : 2024-09-23