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Get a brief overview of the Austrian paper and packaging industries with these facts and figures.
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  • 88.8%

    export quota

    The export quota of the Austrian paper industry was 88.8% in 2021.

  • 89%

    recycling quota

    The recycling quota of packaging made of paper, cardboard and corrugated board was 89% in 2021. 

  • 28,000

    employees

    On a yearly average (2021), 18,000 people were employed in plastics processing companies.

  • 429,429

    tons of packaging glass

    The annual production of packaging glass was more than 429,400 tons in 2021.

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Paper

Source: Austropapier. Annual report 2021/2022
Austrian paper industry – key data 2021
Companies23
Staffapprox. 7,600
Production (paper & cardboard)5,100,000 metric tons
Export quota88.8 %
Source: PROPAK Products of Paper & Cardboard, Annual report 2021/2022
Austrian paper and board converting industry – key data 2021
Companies85
Staffapprox. 8,900
Production value (in Euro)approx. 2.56 billion
Export quota78.9 %
Source: PROPAK Products of Paper & Cardboard, Annual report 2021/2022. *) Total exports of the 3 positions: EUR 1,234 million
Austrian paper and board converting industry - production and exports by product group 2021
Product group Production
in EUR million
 
 Share on total
production in %
 
Export
in EUR million
Folding boxes, solid fibre board 471 18,4 347
Corrugated cardboard, corrugated packaging 688 26,9 390
Flexible packaging 175 6,8 50
Hygienic paper products 214 8,4 *
Office products 133 5,1 *
Other paper products 880 34,4 *
Total 2.561 100 2.021
Source: Trend Top 500
The 10 largest companies of the paper industry in Austria by net turnover in million euro (2021)
1. Mondi Group 7.723,00
2. Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG 3.069,70
3. Prinzhorn Holding GmbH 2.345,00
4. delfortgroup AG 909,19
5. Sappi Austria Produktions GmbH & Co KG 598,32
6. Laakirchen Papier AG (heinzel-paper) 361,90
7. Zellstoff Pöls AG 352,23
8. SIG Combibloc GmbH & Co KG 307,00
9. UPM-Kymmene Austria GmbH (vormals Steyrermühl AG) 252,00
10.Smurfit Kappa Nettingsdorfer AG % Co KG
(vormals: Nettingsdorfer Papierfabrik AG & Co KG)
227,00


Packaging

Source: PROPAK Products of Paper & Cardboard, ÖIV 2017 
Material Share on total production in %, 2016
Paper, card, cardboard 35.2 %
Glass 21.2 %
Plastics 21.2 %
Wood 17.5 %
Metal 4.9 %
Source: Association of the Austrian Chemical Industry; Statistics Austria
Plastics (2021)
Companies (plastics processing industry) 699
Staff 17,975
Share of packaging on the total production of the plastics processing industry 201933 %
Source: Association of the Austrian Glass Industry, Annual report 2021
Glass (2021)
Companies approx. 50
Staff 6,200
Production value EUR 1,118 million
Packaging glass production (in metric tons) 429.429
Total selective glass collection for recycling (in metric tons) 266.700
Recycling rate  over 85 %


Last update : 21. March 2023