U.S. Steel Košice to invest €1.3bn
U.S. Steel Košice has applied for an Environmental Impact Assessment for its €1.3bn investment in electric-arc furnaces. It plans to replace two of its three coal-fired furnaces with electric ones by 2025 in order to reduce emissions. Consumption of iron ore from Russia and Ukraine would also be reduced, as scrap metal would be used instead. The new furnaces would also allow the production of higher value-added products. Its total production capacity would remain at 4.5m tons
U.S. Steel Košice chce investovať 1,3 mld €
U.S. Steel Košice požiadali o posúdenie vplyvov na životné prostredie pre svoj projekt 1,3 mld € modernizácie výroby. Investícia by do roku 2025 nahradila dve z troch súčasných pecí na uhlie pecami na elektrinu s cieľom zredukovať emisie. Tiež by sa znížila spotreba železnej rudy z Ruska a Ukrajiny, keďže na výrobu by sa používal kovový šrot. Nové pece by navyše umožnili produkciu výrobkov s vyššou pridanou hodnotou. Celková výrobná kapacita by ostala na úrovni 4,5 mil. ton r
SHP invests in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local paper goods group SHP (Milan Fiľo) has invested €7m in its SHP Celex plant in Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) over the last two years. This includes new toilet paper and folded hygiene products lines. The plant employs 300 people. (teraz.sk)
SHP (Milan Fiľo) investovali za posledné dva roky vo svojom závode SHP Celex 7 mil. €
Domáce papierne SHP (Milan Fiľo) investovali za posledné dva roky vo svojom závode SHP Celex v Banja Luke (Bosna a Hercegovina) 7 mil. €, napr. do linky na výrobu hygienického papiera a skladaných hygienických produktov. Zamestnávajú tam 300 ľudí. (teraz.sk)
Monarflex to invest tens of millions in its Štúrovo plant
Štúrovo-based maker of insulation materials Monarflex, part of British BMI Group, plans to invest tens of millions and increase staff by 50 to 200. It will double the production of PVC insulation to 34,000 tons annually and will also launch the production of PVC granulate. Current annual sales of €40m will increase significantly. (dennikN.sk) (hnonline.sk)
Martinus, a bookstore, is the most popular brand in Slovakia
Martinus, a bookstore, was the most popular brand in Slovakia for the fourth time in a row in 2021, according to regular customer experience studies conducted by KPMG. Panta Rhei, dm drogerie markt, Packeta, and Decathlon follow. Customers appreciate technological innovations, the seamless online and offline experience, and positive employee attitude. The overall customer experience score did not increase for the first time last year. (hnonline.sk)
Najobľúbenejšou značkou je kníhkupectvo Martinus
Už po štvrtýkrát za sebou sa najobľúbenejšou značkou na Slovensku stalo kníhkupectvo Martinus, ukazujú pravidelné štúdie zákazníckej skúsenosti KPMG. Nasledujú Panta Rhei, dm drogerie markt, Packeta a Decathlon. Zákazníci oceňujú technologické inovácie, prepojený online a offline priestor a prístup zamestnancov. Celkové skóre zákazníckej skúsenosti ale vlani po prvýkrát nerástlo. (hnonline.sk)
Monarflex investuje desiatky miliónov do závodu v Štúrove
Výrobca stavebných izolácií Monarflex Štúrovo, súčasť britskej BMI Group, plánuje investovať desiatky miliónov do rozšírenia závodu a zvýši počet zamestnancov o 50 na 200. Výrobu PVC izolácií zdvojnásobí na 34.000 ton ročne a začne aj výrobu vstupného PVC granulátu. Súčasné ročné tržby 40 mil. € sa významne zvýšia. (dennikN.sk)
SaS, Progresívne Slovensko, and Team Bratislava join forces in Bratislava
Parties SaS, Progresívne Slovensko, and Team Bratislava (Matúš Vallo) formed a coalition for the joint municipal and regional elections this fall. Its candidate for the Bratislava mayor will be Matúš Vallo and for the head of the Bratislava VÚC Juraj Droba (SaS). They will also nominate candidates for municipal and VÚC councilors. They emphasize that Bratislava is the only place in Slovakia where a mayor and VÚC head work well together. They do not yet know whether cooperatio
Greenway raised €85m from investors
Greenway (Peter Badík), a provider of electric mobility, has landed an €85m investment from Helios Energy Investment, Generation Capital, Janom, and Neulogy Ventures. This is the largest investment in the sector in the CEE region. The company plans to use the money for further expansion, such as adding electric car chargers. It has 488 of them in Slovakia and Poland and aims to increase this to 630 at the end of this year. It is considering entering other countries and acquir