2010 was an "Ambivalent Year" for the Austrian Paper Industry

IndustrialsIndustrial Goods ♦ Published: March 2, 2011; 00:53 ♦ (Vindobona)

Satisfactory capacity utilization, but rising costs for raw materials and personnel.

2010 was an "Ambivalent Year" for the Austrian Paper Industry / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The preliminary results of the paper manufacturing industry for the year 2010 show a mixed picture: paper, cardboard, corrugated cardboard and composites for € 1.9bn (+6.4%) were sold, representing a volume of 1.07m tons (+5.7%). The development of the packaging industry with +8.2% in value was 6.5% stronger than Other paper products (+4.4% in value and +4.8% in volume). The number of…