Powder‑metallurgy firm Gevorkyan  (Artur Gevorkyan) acquired a plant in Italy. It will maintain production there and gain access to 94 global customers, including Lombardini, Ducati, Rheinmetall, and Piaggio. The acquisition strengthens its position in high value‑added segments. ( forbes.sk ) The company reported €75.7m in sales in 2024.

The government approved a €17.5m tax break for a €43.6m investment to expand capacity at drug manufacturer Saneca ’s plant in Hlohovec (Ján Sabol and Oszkár Világi). The company will build new ampoule and vial production lines, creating 177 jobs by 2030. It currently employs 900 people. ( openiazoch.sk )                     The government also approved a €7m tax break for a €17m investment by Italy’s Datalogic , which plans a new factory for handheld scanners and stationary r

Firma práškovej metalurgie Gevorkyan  (Artur Gevorkyan) kúpila závod v Taliansku. Gevorkyan tam zachová výrobu a získa prístup k 94 zákazníkom z celého sveta, ako Lombardini, Ducati, Rheinmetall, či Piaggio. Akvizícia posilní prítomnosť firmy v segmentoch s vysokou pridanou hodnotou. ( forbes.sk ) Firma v roku 2024 vykázala tržby 75,7 mil. €.

Vláda schválila 17,5 mil. € daňovú úľavu pre 43,6 mil. € investíciu do zvýšenia kapacity výrobcu liekov Saneca  Hlohovec (Ján Sabol a Oszkár Világi). Ten vybuduje nové linky na ampulky a vialky a do roku 2030 tak vytvorí 177 pracovných miest. Aktuálne má 900 pracovníkov. ( openiazoch.sk )                     Vláda tiež schválila 7 mil. € daňovú úľavu pre 17 mil. € investíciu talianskej firmy Datalogic , ktorá chystá novú fabriku na výrobu ručných skenerov a stacionárnych číta

IPM  investment group, led by Marián Boček, has raised €200m from investors across various projects. Its flagship investment is a €1.2bn battery factory under construction in Šurany by China's Gotion, in which IPM holds a 25% stake. The group has also backed successful companies including Brightpick, Photoneo, Matsuko, Energy Storage Systems, SEC Technologies, and French LNG terminal Dunkerque. Less successful to date have been efforts in proprietary battery production, as In

The anti-trust authority PMÚ imposed a €7.7m fine on drug distributors Phoenix ZZ , a branch of a German distributor (€7.5m), and Transmedic (Ludvik Kucko and Ivan Pohanka; €0.2m), for rigging tenders run by state insurer VšZP. Phoenix ZZ confessed and received a one-year ban from public tenders, while Transmedic is currently in bankruptcy. The cartel operated from 2017 to 2020 and involved oncological, neurological, immunological, and inflammatory drugs, with the companies

Protimonopolný úrad udelil pokutu 7,7 mil. € distribútorom liekov Phoenix ZZ  (pobočka nemeckého distribútora; 7,5 mil. €) a Transmedic  (Ludvik Kucko a Ivan Pohanka; 0,2 mil. €) za kartel v dodávkach liekov vo verejnom obstarávaní pre štátnu poisťovňu VšZP. Phoenix ZZ sa priznal a dostal tak iba ročný zákaz účasti vo verejnom obstarávaní. Transmedic je v súčasnosti v konkurze. Kartel trval v rokoch 2017-20 a týkal sa liekov na onkologické, neurologické, imunologické a zápal

Investičná skupina IPM  (Marián Boček) už od investorov získala 200 mil. € na rôzne projekty. Najväčším úspechom je 1,2 mld € závod na výrobu batérií, ktorý v Šuranoch stavia čínska firma Gotion a v ktorom má 25% podiel. Investovala do úspešných firiem Brightpick, Photoneo, Matsuko, Energy Storage Systems, SEC Technologies, či francúzskeho LNG terminálu Dunkerque. Zatiaľ zlyhala snaha o výrobu vlastných batérií (InoBat namiesto toho inštaluje batériové úložiská Gotion), či či

Online fitness apparel and nutrition supplements retailer GymBeam  (Dalibor Cicman) opened a €32m automated warehouse near Milan capable of processing 18,000 orders per day with 11 employees. The facility will support expansion in Western Europe. ( startitup.sk )

Slovakia had the EU’s fourth-lowest share of agriculture  in GDP in 2024 at 0.5%, Eurostat reported. This reflects its focus on cheap crops, such as wheat and oil seeds, instead of fruits and vegetables. The EU average stood at 1.2%, up 0.1pp from 2009. The highest shares were recorded in Greece (3.2%), Romania (2.5%) and Spain (2.3%), and the lowest in Luxembourg, Malta (0.2%) and Sweden (0.4%). ( teraz.sk )