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- 15,601
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employees
In 2023, 15,601 people were employed in the iron and steel industry.
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- 138.178
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tons of production volume
In 2023, the production volume of iron and steel casting was more than 138,000 tons.
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- 21%
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export percentage
The metal-working technology industry has an export percentage of 21% in overall Austrian foreign trade.
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- 1,200
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companies
There were 1,200 companies in the metal-working technology industry in Austria in 2023.
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| Metal-working technology industry – Key data for 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Enterprises | 1,200 |
| Employees | 140,000 |
| Turnover | 48.5 billion euros |
| Exports | 41.9 billion euros |
| Export quota | around 80% |
| Percentage of exports in overall Austrian foreign trade | around 21% |
| Most important sales markets | Germany, USA, France, Italy, Switzerland, China |
| R&D expenditure | 2.2 billion euros |
| Percentage of total R&D expenditure of Austria’s industry | 33% |
| Steel industry - key data 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Crude steel production | 7.88 million tonnes |
| Pig iron production | 6.14 million tonnes |
| Companies | 13 |
| Staff | 14,569 |
| Revenues | EUR 8,661 million |
| Foundry industry - key data 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Companies | 37 |
| Staff | 6,130 |
| Production value of cast iron and cast steel | 138,178 tonnes / EUR 523.4 million |
| Production value of non-iron cast metal | 132,125 tonnes / EUR 1.177,5 million |
| Export value of total production | 56.00 % |
| Export quota | 80 % |
| Aluminium industry – key data 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Companies | 19 |
| Staff | approx. 4,500 |
| Revenues | EUR 5.7 billion |
| The 10 largest companies of the metal and metal processing industry in Austria by net turnover in million euro (2023) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | voestalpine AG | 16,684.30 |
| 2. | Blum Group Holding GmbH | 2,342.20 |
| 3. | Plansee Holding AG | 2,280.00 |
| 4. | Amag - Austria Metall AG | 1,459.20 |
| 5. | Montanwerke Brixlegg AG | 949.40 |
| 6. | Hammerer Aluminium Industries Holding GmbH (HAI) | 891.60 |
| 7. | Welser Profile Beteiligungs GmbH | 813.00 |
| 8. | Neuman Fried. v. GmbH | 613.50 |
| 9. | Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG (SBO) | 585.90 |
| 10. | Alu-met GmbH | 400.00 |
Last update : 01.10.2024