Glanzstoff Austria

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Glanzstoff Austria

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legal form Company with limited liability
founding 1904
resolution 2009
Seat St. Poelten , Austria
Number of employees 350
Branch Chemical industry
Status: 2008

The Glanzstoffwerke Austria (formerly First Austrian Glanzstoffabriken , gloss-Fabrik St. Pölten or Enka Austria ) was a chemical company in Lower Austria St. Pölten . The plant, which opened in 1906, produced up to 12,000 tons of viscose fibers per year until 2008 and was at times the second largest producer in the world. Most recently, it generated sales of 50 million euros.

After a fire in the exhaust air cleaning system in January 2008, production was stopped, but was partially resumed in April of that year. In July 2008 it was surprisingly announced that viscose yarn production in St. Pölten would be terminated. Production was finally stopped at the end of 2008, and at the beginning of 2009, Glanzstoff Austria was dissolved and the properties were taken over by the Glanzstoff Group, which is owned by CAG Holding .

The remaining structures of the complex have been under monument protection since 2015 .

history

Origin and development up to the connection to the German Empire

Max Fremery , Johann Urban and Emil Bronnert (1906)
Johann Urban as President of Glanzstoff (1928)
Eduard Thilo, 1905–1930 finance director of the first Glanzstoff factory in Austria

In 1903 a new customs treaty was concluded between Austria-Hungary and the German Empire , which made it difficult for German goods to be imported into Austria. The owners of the German company Vereinigte Glanzstoff-Fabriken AG , first and foremost the Austrian and co-founder Johann Urban , decided to open their own factory in Austria in order to still be able to serve the market in Austria-Hungary without difficulties. In 1904 Urban was appointed head of the subsidiary under the company Erste Österreichische Glanzstoff-Fabrik AG , based in Vienna. When the corporation was founded in December 1904, in addition to the parent company, the Oberrheinische Bank and the Niederösterreichische Escompte-Gesellschaft were also involved. The share capital was originally supposed to be three million kroner , but when it was founded on December 17th it was set at only 2.5 million kroner.

Urban started looking for a location for a permanent establishment in Austria, Vienna was out of the question due to the high land prices. The choice fell on Viehofen mainly because of the convenient location on the Westbahn , the sufficient groundwater reserves and the cheap energy supply from the city's electricity works . The then St. Pölten mayor Wilhelm Voelkl had also procured the affordable building site for Urban from the Lower Austrian Religious Fund just outside the city limits, had the access road built at the city's expense and had the canal built earlier. In addition, the city reduced the canal fees by 25% and made a commitment to build workers' apartments. As early as 1903, Hermann Ofner had founded an association for the construction of cheap apartments, which in the following years built numerous workers' houses. By far the largest was the complex of the ten houses group on Mühlweg, when it was completed in 1908 it housed over 100 workers' apartments.

Employees and daily productions
year
 
Employee
 
Daily production
in tons
1906 306 0.125
1914 1,700 unknown
1928 3,020 6th
1930 2,500 unknown
1932 800 2.5
1939 unknown 4th
1940 unknown 5
1943 2,200 8.8
1944 unknown 9.5
1945 600 unknown
1955 1,400 6th
1959 1,485 15th
1965 1,550 24
1971 1,353 33
1974 968 41
1979 550 33
1983 965 35
1984 892 41.2
1990 913 36.7
1994 250 unknown
1996 420 unknown
1997 530 30th
2000 422 unknown
2004 500 34
2008 350 31.5
2010 15th no production
The factory when it was built in 1905
The distinctive water towers 1905
The factory in 1905

The factory went into operation on April 4, 1906, and numerous guests of honor attended the opening festivities in May 1906. At the start of production, 306 workers produced 125 kilograms of copper silk a day , later the daily output was increased to 600 kilograms. The first expansion work followed soon afterwards, including adding to the administration building in 1908.

The board of directors decided in 1911 to convert the factory to viscose fiber production, which required structural changes and was financed by a capital increase to 4 million kroner. The conversion, which included several new buildings, was completed in 1913.

By the beginning of the First World War , the number of employees rose to 1,700. Shortly after the outbreak of war, part of the factory premises had to be given to a subsidiary of the Whitehead torpedo factory . In 1917, the production of cartridge bags for the explosives in grenades was placed under army supervision, which led to a short-term increase in production. In 1918 the plant was almost at a standstill, the sulfuric acid store and a magazine were destroyed, and in 1919 production came to a complete standstill due to a lack of coal. After six months, operations could be resumed at a reduced rate, but the facilities were not fully utilized again until 1922.

In 1926 work began on expanding the plant. The basis of this expansion was an increase in the share capital and the sale of the majority of the shares to the Dutch Algemene Kunstzijde Unie NV By 1929 the boiler house, the turbine house and the 100 m high chimney were built, and the adjacent area of ​​the closed Whitehead torpedo factory was acquired. However, not all of the areas given up at the beginning of the war could be bought back; some of the land was handed over to the city of St. Pölten to cover debts. After the expansion, Glanzstoff employed 3,000 people who produced six tons of viscose per day. When the village of Viehofen was incorporated in 1923, the company was the largest in St. Pölten. The global economic crisis that began in the late 1920s hit the company much harder than most of the others in the city. Millions in losses forced the owners to close the plant for 18 months, and in 1932 operations were resumed with 800 employees. In 1933 the company's own fire brigade was founded, and the fire fighting equipment was taken over from the closed torpedo factory.

Second world war and occupation

The annexation to the German Reich initially brought about an upswing through integration into a larger economic area. The factory soon became an important operation for the armaments industry. The yarns produced were used in armaments products such as parachutes, tire baskets and cartridge bags for the explosives in grenades. After the company was renamed Glanzstoff-Fabrik St. Pölten AG in 1941 , it was classified as important to the war effort. The conversion work required due to the conversion to cord artificial silk, a multi- twisted viscose fiber, could be completed quickly. In addition to the construction of a caustic soda store, additions to the pressurized cake washer were built and the heating system switched from steam to hot water.

From 1943, production was expanded further. Among other things, a 35 m high water tower, which at the end of the war also served as an anti-aircraft tower, a new transformer station and a sulfur-carbon recovery plant were newly built. With these expansions, production more than quadrupled between 1938 and 1944 from 2,100 to 9,500 tons per year. Numerous forced laborers were employed in the factory , for whom their own barracks were maintained on the factory premises.

When St. Pölten was taken by the Soviet troops, the plant was severely damaged, but the plant was prevented from being blown up. On April 14 at 4 a.m., an Italian worker informed production manager Franz Laimer about the planned demolition, who could cut the fuse at the last moment. The Glanzstoff was confiscated by the Soviets as German property and incorporated into the USIA , 45% of the company's machines were transported to the Soviet Union in 1945 . At the end of the war, the company only employed 600 people, by 1955 the number of employees rose to 1,400. In 1955, after the conclusion of the Austrian State Treaty and the end of the USIA, the plant was continued under public administration. It was not until 1956 that Algemene Kunstzijde Unie was able to take over the majority of the shares again, but had to deliver 10,000 tons of silk to the Soviet Union as a transfer over the next six years. After evaluating the manufacturing processes developed during the war, the production of rayon for car tire casings could soon be resumed, in 1957 1,400 people were employed.

Second republic

Two of the water towers built in 1905
The brick chimney 2009

In the following years the factory was expanded. Towards the end of the 1950s, a spinning bath crystallization plant for reprocessing the spinning baths and a warping department were set up; between 1963 and 65, in addition to two new workshops, the energy supply was switched from coal to natural gas as a result of a one-week coal bunker fire . Since 1960, the plant has also produced the building protection agent Kenitex . In 1969, the main shareholder, Glanzstoff, reorganized its man-made fiber companies. The works in the Netherlands belonging to Algemene Kunstzijde Unie were to be run economically and organizationally as one company with those of Glanzstoff AG in Germany, the name of the new group was AKZO NV , and Glanzstoff was subordinated to the subsidiary Enka-Glanzstoff .

After the temporary switch to short-time work in 1975 , the management decided at the end of 1977 to close the plant in 1978 due to pessimistic sales forecasts. After an economic upturn in the autumn of 1978, new sales markets opened up and the decision to close it was repealed. In addition, the federal government granted a loan in the millions. In August 1978 a fire broke out and triggered a large-scale deployment of all city fire departments. The damage amounted to more than two million schillings ( adjusted for inflation today about 407,000 euros), and the factory was idle for 20 days. In 1982 the company was changed to Enka Austria AG .

Despite the repeal of the decommissioning decision, the group representatives deposited with Federal Chancellor Bruno Kreisky in 1979 the intention to close the plant in the medium term. It was agreed that the federal government would be informed in good time in the event of future problems and that the work would be offered for sale. In September 1981 the case occurred, the plant management informed the Federal Chancellor of financial problems. After a grant of 20 million schillings each for 1982 and 1983, an attempt was made to sell the factory to the man-made fiber Lenzing , which, however, refused after thorough examination. In November 1982 110 employees were announced for termination and production was reduced by 70%. In the following month it was announced that the company was to be nationalized in April 1983 . The new company with the name Glanzstoff Austria Ges.mbH was originally supposed to be taken over to one third by the state of Lower Austria , which failed because of the then governor Siegfried Ludwig .

After a reorganization and restructuring, it was converted back into a stock corporation in 1988 with a share capital of 50 million schillings (today around 6,894,000 euros), 99.6 percent of the shares were sold to Lenzing AG , the purchase price was around 111 million schillings ( today around 15,304,000 euros). In December 1989 the work received the state award and has since been allowed to use the federal coat of arms in business transactions. Two years later, 900 people found work in the Glanzstoff company, and the company went public. In 1990, the subsidiary Domus Liegenschaftsverwaltung was founded, which manages all of the Glanzstoff residential buildings and, since 1993, the buildings belonging to the CAG group that are no longer required for operations. In 1991 a biological wastewater and recycling plant went into operation. Two years later, falling sales and customer arrears plunged the company into a crisis. The textile sector was closed, only the tire industry was continued. The number of employees was reduced to 250. After the company had to file for bankruptcy, it was taken over in 1994 by the CAG Holding of the industrialist Cornelius Grupp . The following year, the production of textile yarns was resumed. After the commissioning of a new exhaust system in 1998, the plant was equipped with new spinning machines in 2001. In 1997 the Glanzstoff Group was founded within the CAG Holding , which in addition to Glanzstoff Austria also included the plants Glanzstoff Bohemia and Textilcord Steinfort , and in 2007 Sicrem was added.

Closure and re-use

On the evening of January 10, 2008, a fire broke out in the exhaust air system and the extinguishing work lasted into the early hours of the morning. In July it was announced that the plant would be closed at the end of the year. The 327 employees were registered with the AMS for termination. The reason given for the closure was the lengthy approval process for a new exhaust air system, without which economic production would not make sense. In December 2008 the operation was stopped, however some employees remained in the energy center and in the sewage disposal. The terminated employees were looked after by an outplacement foundation. This was financed jointly by the state of Lower Austria, the labor market service and the CAG-Holding; the state of Lower Austria alone invested over 280,000 euros. Glanzstoff Austria was dissolved at the beginning of 2009 and the properties were taken over by the Glanzstoff Group. Only the holding of the Glanzstoff Group with 15 employees remained in St. Pölten, the remaining employees take care of administrative tasks for the Glanzstoff Group's plants, Glanzstoff Bohemia , Textilcord Steinfort and Sicrem .

The chimney was blown up in 2009

On July 17, 2009 the fire department St. Pölten blew up the brick chimney built in 1929. The chimney, originally built with a height of 100 m, had to be removed to a height of 86 m in 1978 as a result of a lightning strike, but it was still the highest in Austria. The demolition had become necessary because the masonry of the out of order chimney threatened to become brittle.

On February 17, 2012, the fire brigade also blew up the 45 m high water tower built in 1941. It was never in operation as such, but as an anti-aircraft tower and finally as an installation site for radio antennas. In the fall of 2012, part of the New Design University moved into a specially adapted hall of the Glanzstoff and until 2015 had its headquarters in the 2,500 m² Glanzstoff hall, which was specially renovated for this purpose.

The former factory has been a listed building since 2015.

After the closure, studies were carried out on the new use. In 2011 the study “design now” by Peter Noever was carried out , the goal being 1,300 new apartments and over 1,000 new jobs.

In 2015 Felix Mitterer's play "Glanzstoff" was premiered in the Glanzstoff. The permanent light sculpture by artist Brigitte Kowanz was inaugurated in autumn 2017 .

Logos, names and owners of Glanzstoff Austria

Glanzstoff Austria had several owners during its 104-year existence. Simply called Glanzstoff among the population , the official company and the logo used have changed several times over the years, mostly due to a change of ownership. The following table lists the logos, owners and companies.

Name and owner
Period Surname owner
1904-1926 First Austrian Glanzstoff-Fabriken AG United Glanzstoff-Fabriken AG
1926-1941 First Austrian Glanzstoff-Fabriken AG Algemene Kunstzijde Unie NV
1941-1945 Glanzstoff-Fabrik St. Pölten AG German Empire
1945–1955 Glanzstoff factory in St. Pölten Управление советским имуществом в Австрии (USIA)
1955-1956 First Austrian Glanzstoff factory Public administration
1955-1969 First Austrian Glanzstoff-Fabrik AG Algemene Kunstzijde Unie NV
1969-1982 First Austrian Glanzstoff-Fabrik AG AKZO NV
1982-1983 Enka Austria AG AKZO NV
1983-1988 Glanzstoff Austria Ges.mbH Society for federal investments in industrial companies
1988-1994 Glanzstoff Austria AG Lenzing AG
1994-2009 Glanzstoff Austria GmbH Glanzstoff Group of CAG Holding

Products and production

Shortly after the opening of the first Austrian luster factory , the company switched from copper silk to viscose yarn production. Until recently, the plant mainly produced viscose filament yarns. The technical yarns, sold under the name Viscord , were mainly used for tire production, the textile yarns Viscofil and Viscont were used in the clothing industry. The main difference between technical and textile yarns lay in the number of twisted filaments. While between 33 and 330 fibers were twisted in textile yarns, the number for technical yarns was between 660 and 2,640.

Production was the same in both cases. First, long-fiber was pulp at 15 percent sodium hydroxide solution is alkalized . The lye was then pressed out and fed back into the process. After the pulp was shredded, it was pre-ripened and then xanthated in carbon disulfide . The addition of aqueous caustic soda resulted in a viscous liquid, called viscose , which got into the spinning department. There, depending on the desired fiber quality, the viscose was pressed into a spinning bath through spinnerets with different numbers of holes. The sulfuric acid spinning baths contained high concentrations of sodium sulfate and zinc sulfate , and textile yarns also contained color pigments. Therein flocculated the dissolved cellulose with carbon disulfide -Abgabe. The threads were then wound up, washed several times to remove spinning bath residues, dried and, if necessary, twisted . Basically, production ran the same way as early as 1961. Sodium sulfate was a by-product of the spin bath treatment . The approximately 12,000 tons produced annually were resold.

In the 1960s and early 1970s, the plant also produced the building protection product Kenitex . The agent consisted of a plastic binding agent containing minerals such as asbestos , titanium oxide and zinc oxide , and various colors were added. This agent was applied to facades and made the building weatherproof and resistant to acids and alkalis. With the gradual ban on asbestos, production ceased in the 1970s.

Ecological damage

In its history, the Glanzstoff factory has polluted the environment to different degrees. In addition to air pollution from exhaust gases from production, the soil and groundwater were massively affected, especially in the early days.

Between 1904 and 1983 the northern part of the company premises, around 15,000 m², was used as a waste dump. Most of the waste incurred during production, such as coal ash , slag, lye sludge , viscose waste and lime sludge, as well as household waste , rubble and gravel were deposited. The landfill contained around 38,000 m³ to 50,000 m³ or 57,100 tons of deposited material. Investigations of solids revealed high concentrations of sulphates , zinc, CFCs and hydrogen sulphide . A constant exceedance of the drinking water limit values ​​applicable for these substances was also measured in the groundwater. In 2000, the North Landfill was classified as a contaminated site and the Glanzstoff was granted aid of 2.056 million euros to rehabilitate it. The landfill was partially renovated in 2002, the northern part of the landfill was excavated and disposed of. A workshop had been built on the southern part of the landfill, which is why it was no longer possible to excavate it. Nevertheless, the concentrations in the groundwater fell below the legal limit values. The north landfill is still counted among the contaminated sites today. In April 2009, drilling was carried out on the entire area. The soil samples showed a soil pollution above the limit values, but remained below the measure threshold.

Due to the direct proximity to the Traisen and the discharge of the treated wastewater into it, there was pollution in the river. Between 1993 and 2002 measurements were carried out upstream and downstream of the glazing material, and in some cases the limit values ​​were not observed. In particular, the sulphate value was exceeded by more than 300% in some cases, despite the low concentration in front of the plant.

The Glanzstoff, and with it St. Pölten, was known for the sulphurous smell, reminiscent of rotten eggs. This was mainly caused by carbon disulfide and hydrogen sulfide. In addition to these two substances, sulfur dioxide was also emitted in large quantities. While the emission of sulfur dioxide was always within the legal framework, there were no limit values ​​for hydrogen sulphide in Lower Austria. If the Upper Austrian limit values ​​or those of the WHO were used , they were exceeded several times.

literature

  • Thomas Karl among other things: The art monuments of the city of St. Pölten and its incorporated localities . 1999, ISBN 3-85028-310-0 , entry Erste Österreichische Glanzstoffabrik , p. 333-336 .
  • Franz Mathis: Big Business in Austria: Brief descriptions of large Austrian companies . 1987, ISBN 3-486-53771-7 , entry Glanzstoff , p. 122-123 .
  • Gerhard Stadler: The industrial heritage of Lower Austria . 2006, ISBN 3-205-77460-4 , chapter St. Pölten - Glanzstoff , p. 603-606 .
  • St. Pölten, 1929: Twenty-five years of Erste Österreichische Glanzstoff-Fabrik AG
  • Franz Fiedler: 75 years of the first Austrian Glanzstoff-Fabrik Aktiengesellschaft , special issue of the company newspaper reyon post , 1979

Web links

Commons : Glanzstoff Austria  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. glanzstoff.at: sales specification ( Memento of 29 November 2010 at the Internet Archive ) on glanzstoff.at
  2. a b Lower Austria - immovable and archaeological monuments under monument protection. ( Memento of May 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) . Federal Monuments Office , as of June 26, 2015 (PDF).
  3. ^ Obituary Paul Thilo in the Luyken family's chronicle sheets, 1931, p. 45
  4. Autobiography of Eduard Thilo, private collection
  5. a b c d Rudolf Büttner, 1972: St. Pölten as a location for industrial and commercial production since 1850 , chapter St. Pölten's early days - chemical industry with synthetic fiber production , pp. 38–41
  6. Manfred Wieninger , 2002: Tell St. Pöltner street names . Entry on Urbansraße , pp. 374–375. ISBN 3-7066-2208-4
  7. ^ A joint stock company for the production of artificial silk. In:  Neue Freie Presse , Abendblatt, December 2, 1904, p. 6 (online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp
  8. ^ First Austrian luster factory. In:  Neue Freie Presse , Abendblatt, December 17, 1904, p. 5 (online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp
  9. ^ Rudolf Büttner, Elfriede Klee, 1959: St. Pölten as an industrial location. (Wiener Geographische Schriften, Volume 8) Chapter 5.e) Modern Industry - The special local conditions using the example of three large companies at the time of their establishment , pp. 46–50
  10. ^ The establishment of a Glanzstoff factory. In:  St. Pöltner Zeitung. , July 14, 1904, p. 5 (online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / dsp
  11. ^ Thomas Karl et al., 1999: The art monuments of the city of St. Pölten and its incorporated localities . Entry Ten Houses , p. 405. ISBN 3-85028-310-0
  12. The textile crisis. In:  Grazer Tagblatt / Grazer Tagblatt. Organ of the German People's Party for the Alpine countries / Neues Grazer Tagblatt / Neues Grazer Morgenblatt. Morning edition of the Neues Grazer Tagblatt / Neues Grazer Abendblatt. Evening edition of the Neue Grazer Tagblatt / (Süddeutsches) Tagblatt with the illustrated monthly “Bergland” , March 13, 1930, p. 8 (online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / gtb
  13. Glossstoff future in the fog . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna January 17, 1979, p.  4 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  14. Silver stripes for the gloss fabric in Reyon Post , issue 2/1983, pp. 4-6
  15. Business year 1984 in Reyon Post , issue 1/1985, pp. 3–4
  16. ^ Excerpt from the letter to shareholders 2/1991 in Reyon Post , edition 2/1991, p. 6
  17. Magistrate of the State Capital St. Pölten, Siegfried Nasko , 1996: Yearbook 1986–1996 - St. Pölten - 10 Years State Capital , Chapter Glanzstoff Austria , p. 49
  18. Glanzstoff doubles fiber production ( Memento from March 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) in: WirtschaftsBlatt , October 25, 1996
  19. A new industry in Austria. In:  The interesting sheet / Wiener Illustrierte , May 17, 1906, pp. 3–4 (online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / dib
  20. ^ Opening of the first Austrian luster factory in St. Pölten. In:  St. Pöltner Zeitung. , May 10, 1906, p. 3 (online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / dsp
  21. Entry on Glanzstoff Austria in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
  22. ^ Gerhard Stadler , 2006: The industrial heritage of Lower Austria . Chapter St. Pölten Parish - Whithehead , pp. 607–608. ISBN 3-205-77460-4
  23. ^ Historical development ( memento of October 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) of the city of St. Pölten
  24. ^ The first Austrian Glanzstoff-Fabrik-AG in St. Pölten ceases production in the history database of the Lower Austrian State Museum
  25. a b c company fire brigade of the Glanzstoff Austria GmbH, 2003: 70 years
  26. a b Austrian glossy fabric. In:  Neues Wiener Tagblatt , December 11, 1941, p. 5 (online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nwg
  27. a b privatprojekte.at ( memento of March 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) on glossy material between 1938 and 1945
  28. ^ Franz Forstner: 1945. End and beginning . In: Siegfried Nasko, Willibald Rosner : St. Pölten in the 20th century. Residenz, St. Pölten 2010, pp. 122–151, here: p. 126.
  29. ^ Rudolf Büttner, Elfriede Klee, 1959: St. Pölten as an industrial location. (Wiener Geographische Schriften, Volume 8) Chapter 5.c) Modern Industry - The Development and Establishment of Industrial Companies , pp. 37–44
  30. a b Rayon - silk made from refined wood . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna July 2, 1961, p.  5 ( Arbeiter-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  31. a b Rudolf Büttner , 1972: St. Pölten as a location for industrial and large-scale production since 1850 , chapter Expansion of the economy in freedom - chemical industry with synthetic fiber production , pp. 102-105
  32. a b Magistrat der Stadt St. Pölten, Siegfried Nasko , 1980: St. Pölten - Stadtreport 1970–1980 , chapter problem “Glanzstoff” , p. 91
  33. a b Booklet for the special exhibition Glanzstoff - St. Pölten says goodbye
  34. ^ From the Enka to the Glanzstoff-Austria Ges. MbH in Reyon Post , edition 1/1983, pp. 5-6
  35. 1100 jobs at ENKA now secured . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna December 23, 1982, p.  6 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  36. ↑ Shine fabric from today under a new flag . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna April 1, 1983, p.  9 ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).
  37. St. Pölten and Lenzing - advantages of a common future in Reyon Post , issue 1/1988, p. 3
  38. Review and preview - report of the board in Reyon Post , issue 1/1989, p. 3
  39. Complete directory of the Austrian national coat of arms ( memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) on staatswappen.at
  40. IPOs Austrian companies ( Memento of the original on 15 March 2012 at the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link is automatically inserted and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 112 kB) at factbook.at  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.factbook.at
  41. ^ Homepage of Domus Liegenschaftsverwaltungs Gesellschaft mbH
  42. a b c d e Cross-media environmental control in selected areas - St. Pölten ( Memento of the original dated November 10, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 928 kB) at Umweltbundesamt.at  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.umweltbundesamt.at
  43. a b Out for Glanzstoff: 300 lose jobs in: Die Presse , July 19, 2008
  44. Fire at Glanzstoff: 350 employees on a forced break in: Die Presse , January 11, 2008
  45. Glanzstoff - an era is coming to an end on noe.orf.at, December 19, 2008
  46. Last day for many Glanzstoff employees on noe.orf.at, December 19, 2008
  47. Inquiry response (PDF; 220 kB) from the Federal Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection of January 8, 2010 on the subject of labor foundations, p. 7
  48. We tried everything and were open to all legally feasible solutions! , Press release of the city ​​of St. Pölten on August 4, 2008
  49. Press release ( Memento from May 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) by the State of Lower Austria from April 28, 2009
  50. 800 tonnes brought down. Journal of the Upper Austrian Fire Brigades , year 2009, pp. 56–59 (online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / oof
  51. Lower Austria: Austria's highest brick chimney blown up ( memento from July 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) in: Die Presse , July 17, 2009
  52. Glanzstoff water tower blown up on noe.orf.at, February 17, 2012
  53. Norbert Philipp: No longer stinks and you still love in: Die Presse , print edition, October 14, 2012
  54. Peter Noever: design now © . Ed .: studio no / ever design. Vienna 2011, ISBN 978-3-9503264-1-3 .
  55. New tenants: Movement at the Glanzstoff. NÖN, March 15, 2017, accessed March 15, 2017 .
  56. Brigitte Kowanz: fountain. light + space . Ed .: Peter Noever. 1500th edition. Verlag für Moderne Kunst, Vienna 2017, ISBN 978-3-903153-78-3 , p. 130 .
  57. glanzstoff.at: Viscose filament yarns ( Memento from August 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  58. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION - VISCONT HT ( Memento from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) on glanzstoff.at
  59. glanzstoff.at: Product Specifications "Viscord" ( Memento of 24 September 2006 at the Internet Archive )
  60. glanzstoff.at: Sodium sulfate ( Memento from September 24, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
  61. Information on the contaminated site N 35 Glanzstoff - Landfill North at Umweltbundesamt.at
  62. Letter from the European Commission on environmental protection aid to Glanzstoff (PDF; 224 kB)
  63. Overview of contaminated sites in Lower Austria that have not been remediated at Umweltbundesamt.at
  64. Glanzstoff area slightly chemically contaminated at noe.orf.at, April 20, 2009
  65. Glanzstoff: The last days of a St. Pölten love-hate relationship in: Die Presse , December 8, 2008
This version was added to the list of articles worth reading on April 19, 2010 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 58 "  N , 15 ° 38 ′ 11.4"  E