Stalowa Wola Steel Mill to lay off over 500 workers

Stalowa Wola Steel Mill (HSW), one of the largest state-owned industrial conglomerates, has been through a hard time recently. It lost the tender for production of combat vehicles for the army and yesterday had to calm workers protesting against redundancies. Nevertheless, over 500 people will have to leave the parent company, and as many as 20% of the company's 10,000 workers may soon be laid off. Despite these problems, however, HSW has no intention of giving up and plans to co-operate with the Military Mechanical Plant based in Siemianowice - the winner of the Army tender. The company has also received a project as part of the offset package from Lockheed Martin. "We have put forward co-operation proposals worth $530 million. Further negotiations will show how many of them will finally come to fruition," said HSW's President Jan Kiszka. (Puls Biznesu, p. 6) K.Z.