Papierholz Austria

Papierholz Austria GmbH (PHA) is an Austrian wood-purchasing company that acts as the interface between forest owners and the wood-processing industry. Based in Austria, it describes itself as an experienced wood-purchasing society that creates an efficient and sustainable link along the entire value chain. Its stated focus is the reliable wood supply of its owners, the promotion and sustainable use of the renewable raw material wood, and the optimisation of wood logistics. The shareholders of Papierholz Austria are internationally active companies that compete successfully in the global market. Their paper and pulp mills are described as essential employers in rural areas, providing around 2,700 direct jobs, with indirectly created jobs multiplying that number. This makes PHA effectively a procurement and logistics platform owned by the industry it serves. PHA operates from three office locations in Austria — Frantschach, Gratwein and Pöls — and additionally runs wood terminals in Amstetten, Fürnitz and Balogunyom in Hungary. According to its own figures, it recorded a wood intake volume of about 6.5 million solid cubic metres in 2024, and about 6.2 million solid cubic metres in 2025. It employs 19 wood buyers. The company places strong emphasis on sustainability. It states that sustainability in the forest and in business relationships is its daily corporate philosophy, that it is committed to professional thinning to secure the stability and productivity of forests, and that environmentally friendly forest management and the conscious use of wood make it an environmental role model. It stresses the origin of the wood it buys, requiring it to come from ecologically sustainable forest management. Austria is one of the most forest-rich countries in the European Union, and PHA positions itself within this domestic forestry and wood industry tradition. As a private limited company (GmbH), Papierholz Austria is not publicly listed. Its role is primarily business-to-business: it procures and organises the flow of roundwood and pulpwood from forest owners to the mills of its shareholders, and it provides information, forms and a data portal for suppliers and freight companies.

Papierholz Austria GmbH is an Austrian wood-purchasing company that operates as the link between forest owners and the wood-processing industry. It presents itself as an experienced wood-purchasing society whose purpose is to create an efficient and sustainable connection along the entire value chain. Rather than being a standalone industrial producer, PHA is owned by internationally active companies — the paper and pulp mills that it supplies. These mills are described as essential employers in rural areas, providing around 2,700 direct jobs, with indirect employment multiplying that figure. The company's mission centres on three pillars: the wood supply of its owners, the promotion and sustainable use of the renewable raw material wood, and the optimisation of wood logistics. This ownership structure means PHA functions as a shared procurement and logistics organisation for its shareholder mills, sourcing roundwood and pulpwood and organising its transport and delivery. PHA is present in Austria with office locations in Frantschach, Gratwein and Pöls, and it operates wood terminals in Amstetten, Fürnitz and Balogunyom in Hungary. It employs 19 wood buyers. In terms of scale, the company reported a wood intake volume of about 6.5 million solid cubic metres in 2024, and about 6.2 million solid cubic metres in 2025. It publishes a corporate profile and statistics broken down by wood species, works, origin, and production and sales volumes. Sustainability is central to the company's identity. PHA states that sustainability in the forest and in business relationships is its daily corporate philosophy. It commits to professional thinning to maintain the stability and productivity of forests, and it promotes environmentally friendly forest management and the conscious use of wood. It places great importance on the origin of the wood it purchases, requiring that it come from ecologically sustainable forest management. The company situates itself within Austria's forestry tradition, noting that Austria is one of the most forest-rich countries in the European Union and that the domestic wood industry has long been an environmental role model within and beyond the EU. PHA also emphasises the training and further education of its employees, reflecting the high demands placed on it. For suppliers and freight companies, it provides practical information such as delivery times and closures, contact details for its wood buyers, forms and downloads, and a data portal. As a private limited company (GmbH), it is not publicly listed.

• Reported wood intake volume of about 6.5 million solid cubic metres in 2024.

• Reported wood intake volume of about 6.2 million solid cubic metres in 2025.

Experienced wood-purchasing company and reliable partner in wood procurement, connecting forest owners with the wood-processing industry and prioritising sustainable, traceable wood supply.

• Roundwood and pulpwood procurement

• Wood logistics and terminals

• Supplier data portal

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