Facts and Figures
Here you can find selected facts and figures about the importance of the Austrian wood industry.
Woodland in Austria: approx. 4 million hectares (= 47.2% of the country's surface area)
Number of people employed in the wood industry (excluding workers in the lumber and construction material industries): 280,000
Production value of the wood industry: approx. 6 bn Euros
Export quota: approx. 70%.
Most important export markets
Foreign Trade Balance of the Wood Sector
|
2005: |
3.32 bn Euro |
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2006: |
3.50 bn Euro |
The nine largest companies of the Austrian wood industry by nett turnover in EURO millions
Source: trend. The Austrian economic magazine. goldener trend 2007
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1. |
Egger Holzwerkstoffe GmbH (formerly: Egger Fritz GmbH & Co KG, Holzwerkstoffe) |
1294 |
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2. |
Umdasch AG |
891 |
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3. |
Stora Enso Timber AG (formerly Schweighofer Holzindustrie AG) |
757 |
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4. |
Binder Franz GmbH Holzindustrie |
360 |
|
5. |
Kaindl M., Holzindustrie |
334 |
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6. |
Pfeiffer Holzindustrie GmbH & Co KG |
241 |
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7. |
Stallinger |
235 |
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8. |
Österreichische Bundesforste AG |
195 |
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9. |
Fischer GmbH |
191 |
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