ArcelorMittal Poland has officially launched the celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of Huta Katowice. On this occasion, the company’s branch in Dąbrowa Górnicza was visited by Wojciech Balczun, Minister of State Assets. The visit provided an opportunity to showcase new investments and products manufactured locally, in cooperation with domestic suppliers—because for ArcelorMittal Poland, local content is not just a declaration, but a daily choice.

The year 2026 is a special time for the company—it marks 50 years since the launch of Huta Katowice, one of the largest and most recognizable steelworks in Poland and the only steel plant in the country producing steel using blast furnaces. For nearly three decades, the plant was state-owned, and since 2004 it has been part of ArcelorMittal Poland.

Local content – a real boost for the Polish economy

The operations of ArcelorMittal Poland rely heavily on cooperation with Polish suppliers. For reference: across the European Union, the steel sector generates approximately €80 billion in GDP and provides 2.6 million jobs, with each job in steelmaking creating six additional jobs in related sectors.

In Poland, ArcelorMittal Poland works with around 3,000 suppliers, including key domestic companies and strategic partners such as JSW, PKP Cargo, Orlen, and Tauron. Recently, JSW and ArcelorMittal Poland signed a one-year contract for the supply of coking coal for 2026, worth PLN 2.1 billion.

For steel production in Poland, ArcelorMittal uses:

100% of its coke from its plant in Zdzieszowice

90% of fluxes from domestic producers

80% of coal from Polish mines

“Every tonne of steel produced at our plant is the result of solid work by our employees and strong cooperation with local suppliers—from mines and coke plants to energy and transport. For us, local content is not an empty slogan but a daily choice. Wherever possible, we choose domestic products, produced as close as possible. This long-standing practice strengthens the Polish economy and sustains thousands of jobs. We want to remain a pillar of the Polish economy, because we are building a supply chain that begins and ends here, on the Vistula,” emphasizes Sanjay Samaddar, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ArcelorMittal Poland and CEO of Long Products at ArcelorMittal Europe.

Investments and quality – a response to market challenges

Competing through quality and innovation is the company’s response to pressure from low-cost imports from outside the EU. ArcelorMittal Poland consistently invests in new technologies and energy efficiency, producing high value-added products such as rails, including 120-meter-long rails with heat-hardened heads, valued by infrastructure managers across Poland and Europe.

Since 2004, when Polish Steelworks were privatized, ArcelorMittal Poland has invested nearly PLN 11.5 billion in its operations.

In just the past six months, the company has carried out investments in Dąbrowa Górnicza worth over PLN 120 million. Recently, work was completed to restart blast furnace No. 3 after downtime—an investment of PLN 60 million that restores full production capacity. Another PLN 60 million environmental project is also beginning: modernization of the dust removal systems for sinter conveyors and the sinter plant.

“Steel production in Poland is and will remain our strategic goal, and the Dąbrowa Górnicza plant is a key element of the national supply chain and Polish economy,” says Wojciech Koszuta, President and CEO of ArcelorMittal Poland.

“Each of our investments is a commitment to our employees, suppliers, long-term and new customers, and to the Polish economy. By improving our processes and installations, we enhance product quality. This allows us to strengthen the competitiveness of the Dąbrowa steelworks and the Polish steel industry. We feel this responsibility, because ArcelorMittal Poland is a foundation not only of the steel sector but also of the national supply chain,” he concludes.

(Press Materials)