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- 46,841
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employees
In 2020, 46,841 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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- 25,219
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million euros in exports
In 2020, the exports of chemical goods amounted to around EUR 25.2 billion.
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- 15.1%
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percentage of pharmaceuticals
In 2020, the percentage of pharmaceuticals in the chemicals/plastics sector was 15.1%.
Facts and Figures
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Chemicals
Chemicals
| Chemical industry - key data 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Companies | 233 |
| Staff | 46,841 |
| Revenues | EUR 15,128 m |
| Import | EUR 24,822 m |
| Export | EUR 25,219 m |
| Overview of the Chemical Industry Production - Breakdown by Sectors 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Plastic products | 35.7 % |
| Pharmaceuticals | 15.1 % |
| Chemicals | 12.7 % |
| Plastics for manufacture | 11.8 % |
| Man-made fibres | 4.9 % |
| Coating materials, printing ink and putty | 3.9 % |
| Detergents, cosmetics | 3.6 % |
| Agricultural chemicals | 2.7 % |
| 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 (2020) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Borealis AG | 6,848.00 |
| 2. | Henkel Central Eastern Europe GesmbH | 2,919.00 |
| 3. | Lenzing AG | 1.632.60 |
| 4. | Jungbunzlauer Austria AG | 471,70 |
| 5. | Kansai Helios Coatings GmbH (Markenname: Rembrandtin) | 395.56 |
| 6. | Treibacher Industrie AG | 350.00 |
| 7. | Münzer Bioindustrie GmbH | 267.00 |
| 8. | Tiger Coatings GmbH & Co. KG | 255.55 |
| 9. | Patheon Austria GmbH & Co KG (vormals: DPx Fine Chemicals Austria GmbH & CoKG) | 200,00 |
| 10. | Synthesa Chemie GmbH | 195.00 |
| Foreign trade figures of the Austrian chemical industry in million euro (2020) | ||||
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| Trading partner | Import | Change from previous year | Export | Change from previous year |
| EU | 16,543 | - 3.5 % | 16,234 | + 0.2% |
| EFTA | 3,520 | + 30.3 % | 2,656 | + 15.9 % |
| Remaining European countries | 826 | - 1.9 % | 1,859 | - 14.8 % |
| Africa | 16 | - 5.9 % | 234 | - 2.9 % |
| Americas | 2,017 | - 43.5 % | 2.074 | + 2.0 % |
| Asia | 1,886 | + 11.3 % | 2,057 | + 17.6 % |
| Australia-Oceania | 14 | + 75.0 % | 104 | + 5.1 % |
| Total | 24,822 | - 4.4 % | 25,219 | - 1.3 % |
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 2020 | |
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| Finished plastics goods: | 35.7 % |
| Plastics for manufacture: | 11.8 % |
| The largest companies of the Austrian plastics industry by net turnover in million euro (2020) | |
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| Alpla Holding GmbH | 3,690.00 |
| Greiner AG | 1,930.00 |
| Semperit AG Holding | 927.62 |
| Schur Flexibles Holding GmbH | 540.00 |
| agru Kunststofftechnik GmbH | 412.00 |
| Semperit Technische Produkte GmbH | 260.50 |
| Sunpor Kunststoff GmbH | 219,00 |
| Senoplast Klepsch & Co GmbH (Marke: senosan®) | 183,54 |
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Last update : 2022-03-29