Building of the salt works:

• Ground-breaking ceremony on 15 August 1976
• Inauguration on 31 August 1979
• On 6 June 1979 the first grains of salt are produced by the evaporator

Construction costs: 750 million Austrian Schillings, of which 150 million were set aside for environmental protection

Employees (April 2008): 205 in Ebensee (83 salaried employees and 122 workers), 375 people in total

Certificates:

• IFS (International Food Standard)
• ISO 9001 und ISO 14001 (Environmental Audit)
• Bio-certificate
• Pharmaceutical manufacturer

Annual production: capacity: 1,100,000 tonnes of salt per year (financial year 2007: 780,000 t)

Daily production: approximately 3250 tonnes max Annual turnover in € (financial year 2007): 65.3 million.

Current investments: Up until Autumn 2007, Österreichischen Salinen AG was producing around 800,000 tonnes of vacuum salt per year in Ebensee. After the production capacity had been boosted through investments of around €100 million (including a fourth evaporator, a third storeroom, a warehouse for finished goods and numerous auxiliary components), since November 2007 annual output has reached 1.1 million tonnes and the storage volume 300,000 tonnes. Although less noticeable, the switch from heating oil to natural gas was financially and ecologically important. The use of natural gas means that almost no sulphur dioxide and significantly less nitrogen gases are emitted.