Austrian Paper Industry Sees Lack in Skilled Workers

IndustrialsIndustrial Goods ♦ Published: May 23, 2012; 22:18 ♦ (Vindobona)

Last year, the domestic paper industry recovered. The new challenge would be to attract sufficient skilled workers.

Austrian Paper Industry Sees Lack in Skilled Workers / Picture: © Vindobona.org

In 2011, the Austrian paper industry recovered and reached the pre-crisis level. Sales reached 1.08 million tons (+0.7%), revenues came at € 2.11bn (+10.4%). Exports reached 678,000 tons, which is an increase by 2.6%. The export revenues totaled € 1.4bn. As a result, the export quota was 67.3%. Gross earnings amounted to € 800m.

The business cycle is relatively flat. Hence,…