ROZHOVOR
In 1930 a new rolling mill was brought into
operation, the largest in Europe of the time.
Even nowadays Třinecké železárny rank
among the most up-to-date plants in Europe
in the view of machinery used, technologies
applied (including PCI technology, i.e.
pulverized coal injection in blast furnaces,
modern rolling mills of cutting edge
dedusting technologies installed at all great
production facilities).
Even nowadays Třinecké
železárny rank among the most
up-to-date plants in Europe in
the view of machinery used.
What is the sum of topical investments
in production improvement, and in
development and modernization of
Třinecké železárny?
Briefly summarized, I can say that recently
the annual investments have been about
two to three thousand million Czech
Crowns.
Will you introduce your activities in
environmental protection?
We continuously improve the ecologization
of production so as to reduce the air
and water pollution, improve the waste
management, etc. Since the privatization
of the company in 1996 we have spent
over eight thousand million in ecological
investments only.
We took crucial steps in 2013 and 2016
when we dedusted three largest production
aggregates, agglomeration, blast furnaces
and steelworks; and introduced a range of
minor measures to reduce emissions of solid
pollutants.
The positive effect of our efforts is proved
by the lowest total solid pollutant emissions
so far achieved in 2017 (146 tons) which
represents the decrease of dust emission by
over two thirds in the past four years. Our
current technologies comply with the strictest
dust and other pollutant emission limits.
It may bring higher running costs at these
plants yet the effect with inhabitants of the
region is considerably better if compared to
the past.
You
intensively
focus
on
social
responsibility: which activities do you
consider crucial?
Třinecké železárny have a great tradition
in social responsibility. Related to the
geography and historic connection
with people of the region of Třinec and
Jablunkov, there has always been a strong
influence on life and development near the
plant that has been there for 180 years.
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The key relations are those with partners on
social, communal, and business levels. We
are proud to “speak the same language”
with representation of municipal and local
governments, we closely co-operate with
the statutory city of Třinec and municipalities
nearby.
We have recently focused on the young,
supporting sporting and other activities of
various associations; we also seek various
ways to make them interested and curious
about the plant, to make them proud
of their region where they are growing
and which is so closely connected to the
ironworks.
We send children to curative stays in
the Tatras Mountains, we provided all
kindergartens with polytechnic play kits,
every year we award talented pupils, we
attend schools and prepare competitions
for pupils, etc.
In co-operation with City Council we
develop local parks, the city green as well
as traditional folk events that keep local
traditions alive.
Our current technologies
comply with the strictest dust
and other pollutant emission
limits.
What do you consider the most important
feature in the development of the company
and in keeping your good position on the
market?
The long term strategy of Třinecké železárny
is to increase the added value of our
products. We keep investing in the company
development and new production lines in
order to bring our customers steel products
of an outstanding quality fitting their
individual needs and demand. We increase
the level of finalization of our products,
make our processes more efficient, and
introduce automation and robotization.
Those are the key tasks: we have started
a few automation processes aimed at
reduction of physically challenging and
monotonous jobs, making thus production
more efficient and safer. We’ve been
working on monitoring the material flow in
production processes which is connected to
the history of the product (carefully followed
by customers in automotive industries).
Briefly said, we need the data of a particular
product to travel with the product without
a human assistance. Automation is now part
of each and every new investment, there are
no current investments without automation
involved.
“Smart” businesses can be also seen in
union with cutting edge IT applications
that make the processes in the company
and production automated, but also
provide for the use of analytic and
predictive models in decisions-making
and strategies. The predictive analytics
and machinery capable of learning will
undoubtedly be used in order to increase
efficiency in planning.
Last but not least, we want automation
focused on the increase of productivity,
leading to better competitiveness of the
company on the market. The position
achieved this way will enhance our
export opportunities and increase the
production.
Without
investments
and
flexible
response to the developments on the
market we cannot make our vision come
true. We want the future generation to
develop the company and keep the good