Plus 7%
Austria's largest sawmills (individual sites) of 2018 were Holzindustrie Maresch, Retz, Mayr-Melnhof in Leoben as well as Stora Enso in Ybbs with 1.2 million sm³ each. Binderholz, Fügen, also cracked the 1 million mark with a total of 1.04 million sm³. The ten biggest enterprises in Austria together yielded a cutting volume of 9.92 million sm³ in 2018. In total, the reported cutting volume of all enterprises amounted to 12.61 million sm³ which in comparison to 2017 means an increase by 7.1% or +830,000 sm³.
Adding those sawmills that did not provide any figures, the cutting volume of Austrian sawmills with an output above 50,000 sm³/yr totals 14.4 million sm³ according to Timber-Online estimations.
Cutting will increase further
The projected figures for 2019 indicate that the good economic situation for Austria's sawmill industry could continue. A lot of enterprises expect cutting increases. The biggest growth is anticipated by Holzindustrie Maresch with an increase by 100,000 sm³ to a total of 1.3 million sm³. From 2020 onwards, even more increases could occur: Hasslacher Norica Timber announced the expansion of its Preding site in May 2018. The investments are expected to be completed in 2020. After that, the Styrian location is said to reach a cutting volume of up to 600,000 sm³/yr. Currently, the annual output amounts to about 250,000 sm³.
Still pending is a new sawmill construction in (Upper) Austria. The company is busy planning, also the property has already been purchased. A definite decision, however, has not yet been made. What is missing is, among other things, a construction permit. Due to the good order situation of machine producers, however, a launch in 2019 seems unlikely at this point.
| Company | Locations | 2017 (1,000 sm³) | 2018 (1,000 sm³) | Target 2019 (1,000 sm³) | Employees | Further processing (m³/yr) | Drying (m³/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binderholz *2 |
Fügen | 960 | 1,040 | 1,050 | 2,750 | PG: 250,000; glulam: 220,000; solid wood boards: 15,000 in Fügen, 81,000 in St. Georgen | 800,000 |
| Brunner-Stern | Hohenberg | 70 | 80 | 90 | n/s | n/s | 40,000 |
| Egger Holz | Liezen | 124 | 140 | 145 | 42 | Pallets: 8,000 | 90,000 |
| Entacher | Großarl | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s |
| Erhart Holz | Sonntag | 55 | 55 | 60 | 35 | PG: 2,000, Blanks: 8,000 | 25,000 |
| Säge Gußwerk | Gußwerk | 50 | 55 | 55 | 32 | PG: 18,000; Moon timber in spruce, fir and pine; Special loggings in rift/semi-rift in spruce, fir and larch |
30,000 |
| Hasslacher Hermagor | Hermagor | 155 | 165 | 175 | 65 | PG: 20,000, pellets: 25,000 t (premium pellets) | 100,000 |
| Hasslacher Norica Timber *3 |
Sachsenburg, Preding | 970 | 1,050 | 1,050 | 770 | PG: 160,000; KVH: 110,000; glulam: 150,000; CLT: 60,000; pellets: 70,000 t | 770,000 |
| Hutter Sägewerk | St. Michael im Lungau | 85 | 90 | 90 | 40 | Finger-jointed and glued knot-free products spruce and fir; Faszino facade; SGL center plies for 3-S-borads and parquet; ca. 16,000 | 28,000 |
| Holzindustrie Kaml & Huber | Rottenmann | 100 | 105 | 120 | 32 | –– | 70,000 |
| Kirchner Säge- und Hobelwerk *4 | Radstadt | 83 | –– | 90 | 30 | PG: 8,000 | 38,000 |
| Holzindustrie Kirnbauer | Prigglitz | 80 | 105 | 120 | 72 | Glulam, Duo (KVH): 70,000 | 35,000 |
| Klausbauer Holzindustrie | Lainbach | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s |
| Holzindustrie Maresch | Retz | 1,165 | 1,200 | 1,300 | 195 | –– | –– |
| Mayr-Melnhof Holz Holding *5 | Leoben | 998 | 1,200 | 1,150 | 1,859 | glulam: 190,000; CLT: 70,000 | 400,000 |
| Josef Moser | Münichreith | 60 | 60 | 60 | 23 | FSC certified; 6,000 sm³ hardwood | 17,000 |
| Mosser Holzindustrie *1 | Wolfpassing | 325 | 350 | 350 | 60 | n/s | 150,000 |
| Neuschmied Holz | Hopfgarten im Brixental | 125 | 125 | 128 | 50 | PG: 11,600; batten cutting: 21,700 | 70,000 |
| Johann Offner Holzindustrie | Wolfsberg | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s | –– | n/s |
| Johann Pabst Holzindustrie | Obdach | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s | PG, glulam, pellets | n/s |
| Pfeifer Holzindustrie *6 | Imst | 60 | 60 | 60 | 2,000 | Further processing: 400,000 | 500,000 |
| Kundl | 600 | 600 | 600 | ||||
| Planegger Holz *1 | Launsdorf | 85 | 85 | 85 | 36 | Pallet stock: 15,000 | 35,000 |
| Prehofer Säge- u. Hobelwerk | Rutzenmoos | 60 | 70 | 70 | 35 | PG: 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Rubner Holzindustrie | Rohrbach a. d. Lafnitz | 300 | 300 | 320 | 115 | Duo/trio beams NSi: 35,000 | 170,000 |
| Donausäge Rumplmayr | Enns, Altmünster | 650 | 750 | 750 | 165 | 95,000 | 360,000 |
| Samonig Sägewerk | Fürnitz | 53 | 51 | 50 | 28 | –– | 23,000 |
| Schaffer Sägewerk & Holzexport | Eppenstein | 100 | 106 | 100 | 65 | –– | 40,000 |
| Holzindustrie Schafler | Hirnsdorf | –– | 52 | 52 | 84 | Euro and special pallets, collars, boxes, overseas packaging | 20,000 |
| Holzhof Schmidt | Aspang | 60 | 80 | 85 | 25 | Pellets: 14,000 | 40,000 |
| Schößwendter Holz | Saalfelden | 250 | 250 | 250 | 120 | PG: 55,000 | n/s |
| Holzindustrie Stallinger | Frankenmarkt | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s |
| Gebrüder Steininger | Rastenfeld | 300 | 310 | 310 | 55 | n/s | 90,000 |
| Sägewerk Josef Steurer | Schwarzach | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s |
| Stora Enso Wood Products | Brand | 750 | 750 | n/s | 300 | PG: 200,000, Post: 55,000 | 360,000 |
| Ybbs | 1,100 | 1,200 | n/s | 500 | PG: 300,000, Post: 75,000, CLT: 95,000 | 630,000 | |
| Bad St. Leonhard | 600 | 600 | n/s | 290 | PG: 20,000, CLT: 75,000 | 280,000 | |
| Brüder Theurl | Assling | 455 | 480 | n/s | 220 | Glulam: 90,000, PG: 28,000 | n/s |
| Troger-Holz | Vomp | 300 | 330 | 330 | 90 | Shuttering panels: 250,000 m2 | 150,000 |
| Sägewerk UPM Steyrermühl | Laakirchen | n/s | n/s | n/s | n/s | –– | n/s |
| VM-Holz | Vöcklamarkt | 590 | 640 | 660 | 130 | Pellets: 90,000 t | 330,000 |
| Zwickl Holz *7 | Raabs/Thaya, Jemnice/CZ | 62 | 60 | 60 | n/s | PG: 2,400 | 8,000 |
