Salzburg's industry before a change: worries around 2025!
Salzburg's industry before a change: worries around 2025!
In the ironworks Sulzau-throwing, an important player from the Salzburg industry, there is worrying news. CEO Georg Hemetsberger expresses concerns about the economic situation for the coming years. After the order situation was still positive in summer, a dramatic decline has been recorded for three months. Hemetsberger explains: "We are always a little -running. Our customers are the steelworks. They are now setting up for a difficult year 2025 and 2026." Around 300 employees are employed at the factory that is the world leaders in the manufacture of rollers for steelworks. Despite the uncertain forecasts, the company does not plan any active layoffs. As Hemetsberger states, there are natural fluctuations through retirement that should enable the work to keep the number of employees stable.
market changes and challenges
In addition to the internal challenges, the Salzburg industry is influenced by geopolitical factors. Donald Trump has indicated the possibility of tariffs on European products, which is particularly alarming for companies that generate 20 percent of its sales in the USA. Hemetsberger sees this with concern, but is optimistic that the United States could have difficulty having to supply itself with the products that the ironwork offers. The influence of tariffs could also intervene in the production strategies of the iron work, which have to be geared more towards competition and flexibility.However, the ironwork looks back on a long and moving story. The company has been established as a switch to modern production technologies and the development of new roller materials as an internationally important manufacturer with the switch to modern production technologies since 1770. Historical decisions, such as working with the United Engineering and Foundry Company in 1958, have thrown the work into global competition. Annual investments of around ten million euros in machines and training centers are proof of the endeavor to further optimize production.
How it goes on remains to be seen, but the industry in Salzburg is facing exciting, if not challenging times. The Sulzau-throwing iron work remains a key factor for the local economy, but the next steps will be decisive.
For further information on the history and development of the ironworks, the detailed chronicle in the Salzburger Nachrichten , which also illuminate the challenges and strategic adjustments of the company that have been necessary in recent decades. Also Orf Salzburg offers a comprehensive overview of the current situation and the concerns of the industrial representatives.
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