Press releases

Today, with the ceremonial tapping of the foundation stone, the construction of the Iron Ore Briquetting Line officially began at Třinecké železárny. This is the first project in the transformation of the steelworks, which will significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions, as required by European legislation.

At least 30 tons of dust per year are captured by the new filtration system at Agglomeration plant 1. This plant, which processes raw materials for blast furnaces, has been equipped by Třinecké železárny with an additional filtration system for transfer points material.

Representatives of the management of Moravia Steel and Třinecké železárny met with representatives of the government of the Czech Republic this morning to discuss the strategy for steel production in the Czech Republic. The appreciated the approach of ministers Zbyněk Stanjura, Jozef Síkela and Marian Jurečka, who are actively interested in the situation at the Liberty Ostrava steel plant.

Třinecké železárny (TŽ) closed the financial year 2023 with a profit of CZK 44 million. The result was approved by the company's General Meeting on Monday, 24 of June. Sales of products and services in 2023 reached the value of CZK 49.692 billion. In 2022, it was CZK billion 57.602. Třinecké železárny (TŽ) produced 2, 415 kilotonnes of steel in 2023.

Photographs of metallurgical plants from century or more ago, together with imagines of their modern appearance are presented in a exhibition entitled Focus on werk in the changes of time. A pair of 20 historical and 20 current photographs captured by Pavel Zubek´s lenswill be on display in the garden of the Třinec Ironworks Museum from the beginning of June.

Stoves, fences, dishes, columns, staircases, grave crosses, but also decorative and artistic castings such as candlesticks, ashtrays, plates and animal figurines.Třinecké železárny broke into world markets with such products at the time of its establishment. Their history began on 1st of April, 1839, 185 years ago.

On 12th and 13th of June, the WERK ARENA in Třinec will become the meeting place for the biggest technological innovations of domestic and foreign exhibitors. The competitive exhibition of inventions, innovations and trends in industry focused on sustainable production is organized by the Czech Metallurgical Company.

In June 2022, as part of a voluntary agreement, Třinecké železárny and the Moravian-Silesian Region again committed themselves to activities that will lead to less environmental impact. Both entities fulfilled their obligations for the year 2023, according to the retrospective evaluation.

The company plans to reduce emissions by 55% by 2030. Investments in green projects are estimated at more than $1.7 billion. The Czech government has promised to support the efforts of Třinecké Železárny to switch to an environmentally friendly production method, which will help improve its competitiveness. The parties plan to sign a memorandum of understanding soon.

Investments maximizing automation, reducing CO2 emissions, energy savings, and initial steps towards sustainable steel production characterize the year 2024 in Třinecké železárny. This year, the company plans to invest an amount exceeding CZK 1.5 billion.