Upper Austria
State in Austria
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| December 31 2023 | Approximately 800,000 of the 1.53 million inhabitants were Catholic, and 43,847 (almost 3%) were Protestant. |
| December 31 2022 | Catholic proportion further decreased to 58.9%, with around 3% of the population being members of Austria's national Lutheran church. |
| 2021 | Census revealed 73.4% of people were Christians (predominantly Catholic), 7.4% practiced Islam, and 17.3% practiced no faith. |
| October 23 2021 | The newly-elected state parliament convened, with Governor Thomas Stelzer re-elected by 41 out of 55 votes. The ÖVP–FPÖ coalition government was confirmed, comprising 33 deputies, with additional cross-party support likely from the Greens and NEOS. |
| October 20 2021 | ÖVP and FPÖ successfully concluded coalition talks and announced their agreement to renew their coalition. The coalition contract was approved by both party committees on the same day, focusing on renewable energy, public transportation, research, economic development, and migration integration. |
| September 26 2021 | Upper Austrian state election held to elect members of the Landtag. The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) remained the largest party with small gains. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) suffered losses, dropping from 31% to 20% of votes. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) maintained third place with 19% and 11 seats. The Greens improved to over 12%. NEOS entered the Landtag for the first time with 4%, and the anti-vaccination MFG party unexpectedly won 3 seats with 6% of the vote. |
| 2020 | Despite potential economic challenges, the company maintained substantial operations with sales of €904.2 million and 1,991 employees. |
| 2020 | Stefan Kaineder becomes State Councillor of Upper Austria |
| December 31 2020 | The proportion of Catholics in Upper Austria decreased to 62%, while Protestants represented approximately 3.1% of the population. |
| 2019 | Stefan Kaineder becomes Spokesman of The Greens Upper Austria |
| February 28 2019 | AMAG published its Annual Report for 2018. |
| 2018 | AMAG rolling GmbH reported a sales volume of 222,900 tons and sales of €892.4 million, with 1,500 employees serving markets in Western Europe, North America, and Asia. |
| 2018 | AMAG Austria Metall AG achieved sales of €1,101.6 million, with employee count reaching 1,959. |
| 2018 | Upper Austria recorded a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 65.9 billion €, representing 17.1% of Austria's total economic output. The state's GDP per capita, adjusted for purchasing power, reached 39,500 €, which was 131% of the EU27 average. |
| December 17 2018 | AMAG certified itself for the ASI (Aluminum Stewardship Initiative) Performance Standard. |
| September 2018 | AMAG became the world's first integrated company with rolling mill, foundry, and recycling to be certified according to the ASI Performance Standard. |
| February 27 2018 | AMAG published its Annual Report for 2017. |
| 2017 | AMAG achieved record milestones: sales exceeded EUR 1 billion for the first time, sales volumes reached 421,700 tons, and recycling reached 348,000 tons of aluminum scrap. |
| 2017 | Company saw significant growth with sales of €1,036.2 million and 1,881 employees. |
| June 2017 | Opened a new cold rolling mill and finishing facilities at Ranshofen, with expanded foundry and recycling capacities. The EUR 535 million plant expansion was completed. |
| June 23 2017 | AMAG opened Europe's most modern aluminum cold rolling mill. |
| April 6 2017 | Josef Pühringer resigned after 22 years in office, and Thomas Stelzer succeeded him as Governor. Stelzer was elected by the Landtag with 51 of 55 votes. |
| 2016 | AMAG Austria Metall AG recorded sales of €906.2 million and increased its workforce to 1,762 employees. |
| 2016 | Birgit Gerstorfer becomes Chairwoman of SPÖ Upper Austria |
| 2015 | The company maintained its growth trend with sales of €913.3 million and 1,704 employees. |
| 2015 | In the state election, the ÖVP and SPÖ suffered major losses to the FPÖ, which doubled its vote share to 30% and became the second largest party. Following this result, the ÖVP signed a working agreement with the FPÖ. |
| 2015 | Manfred Haimbuchner becomes Deputy Governor of Upper Austria |
| 2014 | AMAG Austria Metall AG saw continued growth, with sales reaching €823.0 million and employee count rising to 1,638. |
| November 25 2014 | AMAG installed a new hot rolling mill in Ranshofen, positioning the company in the top league of aluminum production. |
| October 2014 | B&C Industrieholding GmbH acquired a voting majority of 52.7% in AMAG Austria Metall AG. |
| October 16 2014 | Oberbank largely withdrew from AMAG. |
| 2013 | The company experienced further expansion, recording sales of €786.4 million and increasing its workforce to 1,564 employees. |
| 2012 | AMAG Austria Metall AG continued its growth trajectory with sales of €819.8 million and 1,490 employees. |
| 2011 | Company increased its workforce to 1,422 employees and achieved sales of €813.1 million, showing growth from the previous year. |
| April 8 2011 | AMAG Austria Metall AG shares began trading on the Vienna Stock Exchange's Prime Market under the ticker symbol 'AMAG'. |
| 2010 | AMAG Austria Metall AG recorded sales of €728.0 million with 1,175 employees, marking a significant data point in the company's corporate history. |
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