Foundations are integral part of the joint stock company Železiarne Podbrezová. A number of funds is annually provided by means of the foundations to help and support individuals or various groups. The foundations obtain the finance from two sources : 2% of income tax, donations of natural persons or corporate entities. In 2023 the Železiarne…
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Despite all the problems, we ended the year with a positive economic result
Compared to the previous year, 2023 was a challenging year for us. In the first half of the year we had enough orders, which is also reflected by our economic result. The second half of the year was more difficult for us. We tested how to work more efficiently in the steel mill or seamless…
Železiarne Podbrezová Foundation took part in the Brezno hospital restoration
Železiarne Podbrezová already has a long tradition of supporting the Horehronie region (Upper Hron River region) through sponsorship, contributions and donations. Since 2000, this activity has been taken over by the Železiarne Podbrezová Foundation, which mainly focuses on the social sphere, but also education, healthcare, sports and culture. The ŽP foundation is one of the…
15-th Anniversary of ŽP Research and Development Centre
In 2023, ŽP Research and Development Centre (ŽP VVC) is celebrating its 15th anniversary. During this period, the company has performed many R&D activities in the field of physical metallurgy, metal forming, modelling and simulation of casting and forming processes and ecological measures in the steel manufacturing industry. The company is deeply committed to cooperation…
Metallurgy has its cycles, good years alternate with worse ones
The summer season tends to be problematic when it comes to the flow of products, as many warehouses in southern Europe are closed for long periods. However, our dealers had to intensify their activities already in June, when the drop in consumption became fully apparent and the sales of our products dropped, too. What was…
Children’s Day in Italy with a Slovak flavor thanks to ŽP and Pipex Italia
Approximately 80,000 Slovaks live in Italy. Most of their children grow up in Slovak-Italian mixed families, and therefore, their contact with their parents’ homeland gradually fades away. To help children get closer to Slovak culture, traditions, and especially the Slovak language, Pipex Italia and our parent company Železiarne Podbrezová have decided to support the establishment…
Decarbonization and innovation. Luigi Cuzzolin’s speech during the webinar on April 4th.
It has been over a month since CEO – Pipex Italia, Luigi Cuzzolin, shared his perspective on the seamless tubes market during the Siderweb webinar. “Despite a slowdown, the forecasts have been exceeded, and now it is time to look ahead to growth opportunities in decarbonization and innovation that will make the steel industry more…
The steel heart of Podbrezová has been beating for thirty years
The year 1993 was a breakthrough for Železiarne Podbrezová – a new electric arc furnace was put into operation. The company became self-sufficient in the production of steel blooms for the needs of the tube rolling mill. The electric arc furnace – often called the heart of the factory, has been beating continuously for three…