Poland

The first contacts between ThyssenKrupp and Poland were recorded in 1848. In 1878, Rheinische Stahlwerke (today ThyssenKrupp Technologies) sold four Bessemer converters to AG Warschauer Stahlwerke. Between 1882 and the mid-1930s, a large number of coke plants, coke ovens and byproduct plants were built by the then Group member company Dr. C. Otto & Comp. In 1894 the first Henschel locomotive was supplied to Poland.

Today, Poland is ThyssenKrupp's most important sales market in Central and Eastern Europe. With sales of €660 million in fiscal year 2008/09, the country is number 11 of ThyssenKrupp's foreign markets.

The largest ThyssenKrupp company in Poland is ThyssenKrupp Energostal S.A., Torún, with 620 employees. The range is focused on rolled and stainless steel, steel tubes/pipes and nonferrous metals. Besides Poznan and WarsawIn 2006, the company operates a third warehousing and service center in Dabrowa Górnicza. With a storage area of around 70,000 m², this facility is the largest warehousing and service center in Eastern Europe. ThyssenKrupp Stal Serwis Polska and ThyssenKrupp Stainless Polska have also been integrated into this location to generate synergies.

Altogether, local ThyssenKrupp companies in Poland employ over 1,180 people.

All details relate to to the 2008/2009 fiscal year, Annual Report, as of September 30, 2009.

For further information please contact our Group Representative for Poland: