Huta Stalowa Wola
| Type | Joint stock company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Defense |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Artillery equipment, Special vehicles, Engineering equipment |
| Total equity | 243496528.25 PLN |
| Owner | ≈90 % Republic of Poland[1] |
| Parent | Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA |
| Subsidiaries | Jelcz Sp. z OO |
| Website | en |
Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW SA) is a defense contractor and steel mill located in the city of Stalowa Wola, Poland. It is a major producer of military equipment and one of the largest heavy construction machinery producer in East-Central Europe.
In 1981 HSW and International Harvester constructed largest in the world at that time Earth Mover "TD-40" which had plough capacity 19 m3 and the Engine with 460hp. The production begin in 1983. TD-40 was used by State Polish mines as well it was exported to USA and Czechoslovakia with large amount exported to Soviet Union. TD-40E variant is still produced under the "Dressta" name.
History
It was established in 1938 in the Second Polish Republic. It was a major part of a series of investments made by the Polish government in the years 1936–1939 to create the Central Industrial Region. This was to be a group of factories built in an area in the middle of the country, away from the borders with Germany and the USSR. It was designed to provide a reasonably secure location for the production of armaments and high technology goods.
The mill was set up in order to manufacture high alloy steels and weapons – artillery and heavy machine guns – in 1937. A city quickly grew around the mill, and took its name from it (the town of Stalowa Wola).
In the 1960s and 1970s the company started production of heavy construction machinery, and in the 1980s, it was one of the major centers of oppositional activities (see 1988 Polish strikes). In 1991 Huta Stalowa Wola became a joint stock company.
It is still the major employer in the town, and a major producer of military equipment.
On 1 February 2012, HSW SA sold its civilian construction machinery division to Guangxi Liugong Machinery.
In 2012, HSW bought Jelcz-Komponenty Sp. z OO.
HSW SA is part of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa SA.[2]
- Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A. – 85.09%
- The State Treasury – 4.15%
- PGE Obrót S.A. – 1.08%
- Adamczyk Grzegorz – 1.02%
- PGNiG S.A. – 0.81%
References
- ^ "Struktura własnościowa" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ^ "Lead companies – Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa". Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa.
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Coordinates: 50°33′21″N 22°03′03″E / 50.55583°N 22.05083°E
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