About us

• 2013 – reconstruction of the dedusting systems of the electric arc furnace and ladle furnace, and reconstruction of the continuous steel casting facility
• 2010 Commissioning of the line for the production of electrolytically galvanized steel tubes
• 08/2008 A new subsidiary, ŽP Výskumno-vývojové centrum, s.r.o., was established in Podbrezová.
• 2008 A major investment, ŽP EKO QELET – a steel scrap processing plant in Hliník nad Hronom, was completed.
• 07/2008 ŽP Group expanded to include the Spanish company Transformaciones Metalúrgicas S.A. (Transmesa) and its subsidiary TAP Tubos de Acero de Precisión S.L.
• 10/2006 The company obtained the quality management system certification for the automotive industry in accordance with ISO/TS 16949.
• 09/2006 Opening of the Private Secondary Grammar School of ŽP a.s.
• 04/2006 Award for trade fair presentation AURA 2005
• 03/2004 Through ŽĎAS, the company made a capital investment in ŠKODA TS, a.s.
• 03/2003 Transformation of the Metallurgical Vocational School in Podbrezová into the Private Secondary Technical School of Metallurgy of ŽP a.s.
• 08/2002 Capital investment of the company in ŽĎAS a.s.
• 06/2000 The company obtained environmental management system certification in accordance with EN ISO 14001
• 04/2000 The company obtained supplier certification for the automotive industry in accordance with VDA 6.1.
• 1999 Establishment of the joint-stock company ŽP ŠPORT Podbrezová
• 1998 Opening of the ŽP SKI Tále winter sports resort
• 1995 Obtaining certification for the quality management system in accordance with ISO 9002
• 1993 A modern high-performance electric arc furnace was commissioned.
• 1992 The state-owned enterprise was transformed into a joint-stock company.
• 1991 Establishment of the Metallurgical Secondary Production facility for tube processing.
1980s – construction of social program facilities, including housing, recreational facilities, and sports complexes.
• 1984 Introduction of an automated management system
• 1982 Start of the production of cast billets on a four-strand continuous steel casting machine.
• 1980 Opening of the Tube Drawing Mill 2.
• 1979 Start of the production of hot-rolled tubes in the rolling mill with a push bench.
• 1972 Start of the production of precision cold-drawn tubes
• 1971 Drawing of the first tube in the new drawing mill
• 1970 Commissioning of a new line for the production of welded elbows
• 1968 Ceremonial groundbreaking of the construction of a new plant
• 1960 Construction of electric arc furnaces and commissioning of the first continuous steel casting facility in Czechoslovakia
• 1951 Start of the reconstruction of the steelworks and construction of a Siemens–Martin furnace

• 1945 Military operations damaged almost all operational buildings and production facilities.
• 01/1941 Sale to Reichswerke AG für Waffen- und Maschinenbau Hermann Göring, Berlin; the main production program consisted of heavy plates, structural and reinforcing steel, and seamless tubes.
• 06/1930 The first issue of the newspaper Podbrezovan was published.
• 1930 Construction of a Mannesmann tube rolling mill
• 1926 Start of construction of the section rolling mill
• 1921–1924 Severe economic crisis
• 1919 Renaming of the settlement of Brezová to Podbrezová
• 09/1919 Resumption of production at the fine and medium rolling mills and of sheet production
• 10/1918 Shutdown of production in Brezová
• 1906 Construction of the sheet rolling mill – Lauth trio
• 1904 Start of production of welded tubes using water gas

• By the end of the 19th century, the Podbrezová ironworks ranked among the largest and most prosperous ironworks in the Kingdom of Hungary.
• 1892 Construction of the Roman Catholic church in Podbrezová
• 1886 Completion of the reconstruction of the plant under the leadership of Professor Kerpely
• 1884 Railway connection with Banská Bystrica
• 1883 At the initiative of A. Kerpely, Director of the State Ironworks in Budapest, tube production was introduced as the first of its kind in Austria-Hungary.
• 1879 A major milestone of Slovak ironmaking – the first Siemens–Martin furnace
• 1872 First telegraph and telephone connection
• 1862 Medal in London
• 1858 Award for rail quality at the Industrial Exhibition in Paris
• 1855 Production of the first 2,374 tonnes of rails. Sheets, enameled cookware, and cast iron components were exported to Transylvania, Austria, Silesia, and Egypt.
• 09/1851 Start of operation of puddling furnaces

• 1840 Start of the first construction works
• 1839 A commission consisting of G. Schweizer, M. Glanzer, and A. Lobkowitz determined the exact location for the placement of the rolling mill.
• 1838 G. Schweizer, chamber count in Banská Štiavnica, proposed the construction of a rail rolling mill below the Brezová hill.
• 1836 Decision of the Austro-Hungarian Parliament to construct 12 railway lines under Act No. XXV

• 18th century – in the Horehronie region, the so-called Hrončiansky complex was formed, the most important center of iron production in the entire Kingdom of Hungary.
• 16th–17th centuries – an unprecedented expansion of ironmaking, primarily focused on production for the arms industry.
• 14th century – the first shaft furnaces (so-called Slovak furnaces) and water-powered hammers were built in the valleys of the Slovak Ore Mountains.