Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba held talks with Japan’s Nippon Steel  on state support for modernizing its Košice steel mill. “We can find support for the rational decarbonization of U.S. Steel Košice,” he said. Changes are likely to the original plan to replace coal with electricity in two of the three blast furnaces. Taraba said the original plan would have sharply increased production costs and required a new 400–500 MW power plant. The state had been prepared to provide

Peter Šimko, legal representative of two companies owned by Defense Minister Robert Kaliňák  and his long‑time associate, owns 49% of Kaumy through his Austrian company Pann. Kaumy owns several food companies. The remaining 51% is held by Jaroslav Strnad , from whom Slovakia purchases military equipment and with whom Kaliňák signs contracts. Šimko says he and Strnad have known each other for years and therefore do business together. Kaliňák denies any conflict of interest, ev

Konateľ dvoch firiem ministra obrany Roberta Kaliňáka  a jeho dlhoročný spolupracovník Peter Šimko cez svoju rakúsku firmu Pann vlastní 49% vo firme Kaumy, ktorá vlastní viaceré potravinárske firmy. Zvyšných 51% vlastní Jaroslav Strnad , od ktorého Slovensko kupuje vojenskú techniku a zmluvy podpisuje Kaliňák. Šimko tvrdí, že sa so Strnadom poznajú roky a preto spolu podnikajú. Kaliňák odmieta, že by bol v konflikte záujmov, hoci má na Strnada prepojenia aj cez viaceré firmy

Minister životného prostredia Tomáš Taraba rokoval s japonským Nippon Steel  o štátnej podpore pre investície do modernizácie jeho košickej oceliarne. „Vieme nájsť podporu pre racionálnu dekarbonizáciu U.S. Steel Košice,“ uviedol. Zrejme dôjde k zmenám v pôvodnom pláne nahradiť uhlie elektrinou v dvoch zo súčasných troch vysokých peciach. Podľa Tarabu by pôvodný plán výrazne predražil tamojšiu oceľ a vyžadoval by si novú elektráreň s výkonom 400-500 MW. Z tejto investície za

Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions  laid off 150 of 3,800 employees at its Košice branch last summer. These were lower value‑added positions, some replaced by AI and others moved to India. The company is currently hiring 100 senior‑level employees. ( sme.sk )

Germany’s Nordzucker is closing the Považský cukor sugar factory  in Trenčianska Teplá, leaving Slovakia with only one sugar factory out of the ten that existed in 1989. Another German company, Südzucker, plans to increase output by 20–30% at its plant in Sereď. Nordzucker will convert its site into a logistics center for Slovakia and southeastern Europe. Half of the 200 employees will lose their jobs. The closure is attributed to falling sugar prices in Europe and declining

Firma Deutsche Telekom IT Solutions  vlani v lete v Košiciach prepustila 150 zo svojich 3.800 zamestnancov. Išlo o pozície s nižšou pridanou hodnotou, niektoré nahradila AI a niektoré sa presunuli do Indie. V súčasnosti prijíma 100 pracovníkov na seniorské pozície. ( sme.sk )

Nemecký Nordzucker zatvára cukrovar Považský cukor v Trenčianskej Teplej. Na Slovensku tak zostane už iba jediný cukrovar z pôvodných desiatich v roku 1989. Závod inej nemeckej firmy Südzucker v Seredi teraz chce zvýšiť produkciu o 20-30%. Nordzucker zo svojho areálu urobí logistické centrum pre Slovensko a juhovýchodnú Európu. Z 200 zamestnancov príde o prácu polovica. Za zatvorením cukrovaru sú pokles cien v Európe a klesajúce objemy a znížená kvalita tuzemskej cukrovej re

Porsche  unveiled its new €1bn plant in Horná Streda near Trnava. The highly automated battery‑module facility for the electric Cayenne SUV uses 362 robots and automated guided vehicles. The current automation rate is 95%, with a design target of up to 98%. It assembles battery cells supplied by LG Energy and serves as the “mother factory” for Volkswagen’s battery division. The adjacent body shop is 91% automated, with 430 robots. ( chosun.com , ams.com )

The state FDI agency Sario brokered €439m in investments last year, down €1.3bn annually , according to its new head Egon Zorád. Last year’s 33 projects are expected to create 3,300 jobs. Zorád stressed that despite tax increases, a deteriorating business environment, and geopolitical tensions, Slovakia remains in contention for Asian investments comparable in scale to Volvo or Jaguar. The agency currently has 69 projects in the pipeline worth €4.9bn that could generate 15,00