SUSTAINABILITY 12 Great value, big benefit The German milling industry quantifies the annual turnover of its 2,000 businesses at rounded EUR 5 billion. In the year 2017, the sustainable overall annual wood harvest of the German forestry was at around 53 million solid cubic metres of wood without rind. Of this, about 35 million solid cubic metres of logs were cut and processed further by the German sawmill industry. In Austria, the overall timber industry earns EUR 6.12 billion per year. More than 70% of the domestic products are exported – primarily to other EU countries, the major part of which goes to the neighbouring countries Germany and Italy. With an export surplus of EUR 3.08 billion, the Austrian timber industry is practically at even par with tourism as a source of foreign currency. Of the more than 17 million harvested solid cubic metres without rind, which are harvested annually in Austrian forests, the largest part initially goes to the sawmill industry, which conditions the raw log product for the processing sectors such as the furniture manufacturers or the construction industry. 63% of the annual pinewood harvest with 14.57 million harvested solid cubic metres goes to the sawmills, 16% are used in the industrial timber segment and 21% are used energetically (see Figure 9). The pinewood use of 98% in the sawmill industry is substantially above that of hardwood at 2%. Similar as in the German timber industry, the Austrian timber industry is also reliant on imports of log wood so as to be able to cover the rising demand. Figure 9 – Wood harvest in Austria in cubic metres harvested without rind, wood harvest report for the year 2015. Energie Industrieholzbereich Sägewerke 21% Energy 16% Industrial wood segment 63% Sawmills 66% Ene 24% Ind 10% Saw 63% 16% 21% Energie Industrieholzbereich Sägewerke 21% Energy 16% Industrial wood segment 63% Sawmills 66% Energy 24% Industrial wood segment 10% Sawmills 63% 16% 21%
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