Nearly 3.8 million tons of steel. This is how much ArcelorMittal Poland produced last year – that's as much as the weight of nearly 1,100,000 small excavators! In 2024, thanks to the implemented electricity saving projects, the company reduced energy consumption by nearly 73 thousand MWh. This would be enough to power over 36 thousand households throughout the year. The company summarizes all its activities in the area of production, environmental protection and social activities in 2024 in the recently published sustainability report.
W 2024 roku ArcelorMittal obchodził 20-lecie obecności w Polsce. Dwie dekady In 2024, ArcelorMittal celebrated the 20th anniversary of its presence in Poland. Two decades of modernization of the Polish steel industry, during which ArcelorMittal invested over PLN 10.5 billion in the modernization of Polish plants. This allowed to reduce dust emissions by 90 percent, CO2 emissions by 42 percent and energy consumption by 40 percent.
We use, we don't throw away
ArcelorMittal Poland, instead of throwing away, processes, recovers and reuses by-products. The coke oven batteries in the coking plant in Zdzieszowice are fired with coke oven gas generated in the process. Waste gases from blast furnaces are reused in the process thanks to the recently completed construction of a heat recovery plant. This innovative technology contributes to a significant reduction in CO2 emissions and improved energy efficiency in the pig iron smelting process. It will bring measurable benefits: reduction of CO2 emissions by 56 thousand tons per year, energy recovery at the level of 117 GWh per year, reduction of coke consumption by nearly 10 thousand tons per year. As a result, the smelter does not waste waste heat, but reuses it in the blast furnace process. In addition, the company processed 324,498 tonnes of slag at its Kraków branch and used 753,012 tonnes of scrap to produce steel in Dąbrowa Górnicza.
As every year, ArcelorMittal Poland focuses on Polish suppliers and supports local companies. Coke comes in 100 percent from Polish suppliers, fluxes - in 90 percent, and coal - in 80 percent.
20 years: 1000 social projects for PLN 25 million
Since 2004, ArcelorMittal Poland has been continuously supporting the residents of Dąbrowa Górnicza, Chorzów, Kraków, Świętochłowice, Sosnowiec and Zdzieszowice. During this time, it has supported a total of about 1000 social projects, allocating nearly PLN 25 million for this purpose.
- Last year alone, we supported as many as 32 social projects and spent over PLN 1 million for this purpose. One of our most important activities was to support the flood victims. We purchased and sent to the Opole region equipment for removing the effects of flooding worth PLN 70 thousand. These were, m.in, power generators, motor pumps, air dryers and painting products, which were delivered to the Krapkowice district ," lists Karolina Muza, head of the Campus and People & Culture manager at ArcelorMittal Poland.
In turn, chemicals for cleaning, disinfection and drying, power generators, gas heaters and gas cylinders purchased by ArcelorMittal Poland were sent to Głuchołazy. – We also supported the reconstruction of flooded infrastructure in two municipalities – in the Silesian and Lesser Poland Voivodeships – adds Karolina Muza.
In addition, the company has established the Active Team ArcelorMittal Poland Sports Club for employees who practice any sport. The club not only promotes a healthy lifestyle, motivates to act, but also allows you to obtain funding for competitions.
For its initiatives for the Polish economy and local communities, ArcelorMittal Poland received many awards last year, m.in. the Friendly Workplace 2024 award, the Golden Emblem "Highest Quality QI", 2nd place in the Golden Hundred ranking of the Silesian Voivodeship in the ranking of leading companies from the Silesian Voivodeship, 9th place in the Forbes ranking: Poland's Best Employers 2024, or the title of the Leader of Ethics in the 10th "Ethical Company" plebiscite organized by Puls Biznesu.
