Kompania Węglowa Explained

Kompania Węglowa
Type:	National holding
Foundation:	2016
Location:	Katowice, Poland
Key People:	CEO
Num Employees:	63,800 (2007)
Industry:	Mining
Products:	coal
Revenue:	US$ 3.4 billion (2007)

Kompania Węglowa S.A. is the largest coal mining company in Poland and in Europe, producing around 48 million tonnes of coal every year from 23 mines.

History

On July 12, 1990, the State Coal Agency Joint Stock Company was established from the dissolved Coal Community (WWK).^[1] It was renamed the State Agency for Hard Coal Mining Restructuring on July 12, 1996, and became Kompania Węglowa on December 30, 2002.^[2] The company’s branding was created by Rafał Bogusławski with A.R. Promix. Since April 29, 2016, Polska Grupa Górnicza has managed coal extraction based on Kompania Węglowa’s assets.^{[3] [4]}

Restructuring

On January 7, 2015, the Council of Ministers approved Kompania Węglowa’s restructuring plan, transferring four mines to the Mine Restructuring Company and moving nine others into a new special-purpose entity under Węglokoks SA. KWK Piekary was also sold to Węglokoks.^[5] In May 2015, Kompania Węglowa transferred three mines to SRK^[6] and sold two others to Węglokoks Kraj.^[7]

In September 2015, the Ministry of State Treasury delayed the formation of New Kompania Węglowa due to EU concerns over possible unauthorized state aid. On September 30, 2015, Kompania Węglowa’s shares were transferred to Towarzystwo Finansowe Silesia.^{[8] [9]}

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dz.U. 1990 nr 14 poz. 89 . 2024-10-25 . isap.sejm.gov.pl.
2. Web site: Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej . https://web.archive.org/web/20060618121434/http://bip.kwsa.pl/index.php?id_kat=1 . 2006-06-18 . 2024-10-25 . bip.kwsa.pl.
3. Web site: Aktualności - Kompania Węglowa S.A. . https://web.archive.org/web/20160705055819/http://www.kwsa.pl/aktualnosci/z_zycia_firmy/1756,Porozumienie%20ws.%20utworzenia%20PGG%20podpisane.html . 2016-07-05 . 2024-10-25 . kwsa.pl.
4. Web site: 2016-04-28 . Ministerstwo Energii . https://web.archive.org/web/20160501023918/http://www.mg.gov.pl/node/25979 . 2016-05-01 . 2024-10-25 . mg.gov.pl.
5. Web site: Kompania Węglowa znika, ale część problemów zostaje . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222162446/https://wysokienapiecie.pl/energetyka-konwencjonalna/563-w-srode-chwila-prawdy-dla-kompanii-weglowej . 2015-12-22 . 2024-10-25 . wysokienapiecie.pl.
6. Web site: Kompania Węglowa: podpisano umowę przekazania kopalni Brzeszcze do SRK . https://archive.today/20150608072011/http://www.pap.pl/palio/html.run?_Instance=cms_www.pap.pl&_PageID=1&s=infopakiet&dz=gospodarka&idNewsComp=208226&filename=&idnews=211537&data=&status=biezace&_CheckSum=-696097724 . 2015-06-08 . pap.pl.
7. Web site: Raz i dwa: Bobrek i Piekary w Węglokoksie Kraj, a Centrum w SRK . 2024-10-25 . wnp.pl . pl.
8. Web site: 2024-10-25 . Czerwiński: decyzja o przejęciu kopalń z troski o miejsca pracy . 2024-10-25 . pb.pl . pl-PL.
9. Web site: Fiasko projektu Nowej KW . 2024-10-25 . wnp.pl . pl.