Mixed Results in Austrian Paper Industry

IndustrialsIndustrial Goods ♦ Published: June 1, 2012; 21:01 ♦ (Vindobona)

Production decreased slightly, costs could be compensated. Revenues were up by 6.1%.

Mixed Results in Austrian Paper Industry / Picture: © Vindobona.org

As with the rest of European developments in 2011, paper production decreased slightly while remaining at a high level. After the recession of 2009 and the dynamic but brief rebound of 2010, 2011 was for Austria a year characterized by growth, with national output rising by 2.9 percent and industrial production increasing by 8.0 percent. Although the paper business cycle normally…