The winners of the 2024 Styrian Export Award have been announced!

This evening, under the well-established motto “Cheers to Export”, the 2024 Styrian Export Awards were presented. In the festive setting of the Aiola im Schloss and in the presence of numerous prominent guests, those Styrian companies that strengthen the local economy through innovation and outstanding export achievements were honored.

This year’s award winners include Meteka GmbH (Small Business category), Fuchshofer Präzisionstechnik GmbH (Medium-Sized Business category), and Elin Motoren GmbH (Large Business category).

ICS Managing Director Karl Hartleb, together with authorized signatory Daniela Guß, welcomed top Styrian entrepreneurs and former Export Award winners, as well as other distinguished guests, including Styrian Economic Affairs Councillor Barbara Eibinger-Miedl, WKO Styria President Josef Herk, IV Styria President Kurt Maier, ICS Supervisory Board Chairman Jürgen Roth, ORF correspondent Christian Wehrschütz, Executive Board Member of Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark Rainer Stelzer, and Christoph Kovacic, Deputy Chairman of the Provincial Committee for Foreign Trade at WKO Styria.

Thanks to the sponsorship of the Provincial Committee for Foreign Trade at WKO Styria and Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark, the award ceremony and the entire 2024 Styrian EXPORT DAY were made possible. The 2024 Styrian Export Awards not only celebrate the winners but also honor the entire export industry as a dynamic and indispensable driver of growth for Styria.

These are the winners of the 2024 Styrian EXPORT AWARD!

In the Small Business category, METEKA GmbH took home the win in 2024. Founded in 1987, this family-owned company based in Judenburg has been offering innovative solutions for the hygienic collection, disinfection, and disposal of medical waste for over 30 years. The first product, the MEDISTER prototype, won a gold medal at the international inventors’ fair in Brussels in 1988, laying the foundation for the company. Today, with thirteen employees, METEKA distributes hygiene systems worldwide that treat infectious waste directly at the point of origin. In 2022, the compact MEDISTER 10essential was developed specifically for vaccination centers and remote areas, leading to a major order in Bulgaria in 2023. In 2024, the company was passed from Dr. Helmut and Sabina Katschnig to the next generation, Mag. Roland and Carola Katschnig.

• Export rate: approx. 70%
• Top export markets: Bulgaria, Kuwait, Turkmenistan;

In the Medium-Sized Business category, the Export Trophy went to Fuchshofer Präzisionstechnik GmbH. Founded in 1994 by Hannes Fuchshofer, the company grew from a one-man operation into a recognized specialist in precision technology based in Eibiswald. Today, the company’s premises cover 5,500 m² and employ around 130 people, including 16 apprentices. With a focus on CAM/CNC contract manufacturing, the company produces highly precise metal components and has offered ultrasonic machining for materials such as technical ceramics and quartz glass since 2005—a service especially valued by customers in the chip industry. Since 2017, 3D printing with metal powders has complemented the portfolio, which was expanded internationally in 2014 with the development of the in-house product “Wasufi,” a mobile lathe for the oilseed industry.

• Export rate: 60%
• Top export markets: Germany, USA;

In the Large Business category, ELIN Motoren GmbH came out on top. Founded in 1892, it is one of Austria’s most traditional industrial companies. Today, the company develops and manufactures electric motors, generators, and complex system solutions at its headquarters in Weiz, as well as at locations in Hungary, Bosnia, and India. The company’s values—demanding, innovative, reliable, fair, and sustainable—shape the actions and product development of ELIN Motoren. With an export rate of 86% and over 1,000 employees, ELIN Motoren GmbH supplies markets in Germany, China, Switzerland, France, the USA, India, Finland, Italy, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. The product portfolio includes wind generators for onshore and offshore applications, industrial drive concepts, and synchronous generators for turbines in power plants.

• Export rate: 86%
• Top export markets: Germany, China, Switzerland, France, USA, India, Finland, Italy, Turkey, United Kingdom;

Cheers to Export!