The money flows into the expansion and renewal of salt production in Ebensee as well as in additional borehole probes for brine production in Altaussee, Hallstatt and Bad Ischl and the new funicular in Hallstatt. “We have the courage and desire to grow,” said CEO CEO Peter Untersperger, although Austria had lost competitiveness.
The Salinen boss awaits “finally to act” from the government. He sees the part-time debate as a summer hole topic. “Competitiveness, inflation and personnel costs” are the necessary things, Ugerserger urgent urgent need for action in September, especially in terms of industrial flow. “We have to be better for that that we are more expensive,” he explained the concept of the saltes that are “the best in Europe”. The personnel costs are high in expensive mining, but “the customers are ready to pay one or the other euro more; because we deliver quickly and 7 subsidiaries on site (Central and southern Europe, note.) who speak the local language “.
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60 percent export
The development goes away from chlorine and winter salt to pharmaceutical, tablet, nitrite cosdling and dining salt and takes into account climate change. In the area and pharmaceutical area, production is to be doubled, with tablets around a quarter, pharmaceutical 5 percent of production. The pressed salt tabs for water fermentation and preparation are particularly in demand in Italy, Germany and Eastern Europe. “Almost 60 percent of the salt are exported,” said Untersperger. The high -purity pharmaceutical salt for dialysic, hygiene products and medication is mainly brought to South America and Asia. The saltes are one of only a few manufacturers worldwide.
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