Annual report 2014

replaGed until (eGeQber and tLus a preGondition Jor a Jail - ure Jree operation oJ tLe rollinK Qill in tLe ne\t period [as not aGLieved until tLis tiQe. -n tLe produGt ranKe oJ preGision Gold dra[n tubes [e pro - duGed tonnes in oJ [LiGL tonnes [ere Kalvanised tubes i.e. produGtion [as Qore or less at tLe previous ]earŭs level. -n terQs oJ tLe breaOdo[n oJ preGision tubes b] purpose oJ tLeir use GustoQer reUuireQents [ere stable in all produGt Kroups ũ standard GonstruGtion tubes preGision tubes Jor tLe autoQotive industr] e\GLanKer tubes Jor enerK] purposes and tubes Jor pressure L]drauliG and pneuQatiG lines. A siKniƤGant teGLnoloKiGal GLanKe Qade in [as tLe launGL oJ a LiKL speed belt Krinder Jor tLe out - er surJaGe oJ tubes [LiGL resulted in an e\tensive reduGtion oJ sGrap tubes in non destruGtive testinK lines. 'ontinuousl] Gast steel blooQs seaQless Lot rolled tubes and preGision Gold dra[n tubes aGGounted Jor as QuGL as oJ tLe total produGtion oJ Železiarne Podbrezová a.s. in . 3tLer produGts ũũ butt [eldinK elbo[s and reduGers larKe diaQeter [elded tubes Gut and L]drauliG tubes rep - resented a suppleQentar] produGt ranKe. -n [e pro - duGed tonnes oJ butt [eldinK elbo[s and tonnes oJ reduGers aKain usinK a Gontinuous tLree sLiJt operation as oJ *ebruar]. (urinK tLe ]ear a trial suppl] oJ elbo[s JroQ allo] Greep resistant steels Jor appliGation at teQperatures oJ up to q' [as suGGessJull] perJorQed. -n tLe produGt ranKe oJ Gut and bent tubes [e produGed tonnes [LiGL [as a siQilar ƤKure to last ]earŭs level. ;e also supplied our GustoQers [itL tonnes oJ L]drauliG tubes. -n tLe produGt ranKe oJ larKe diaQeter [elded tubes [e produGed tonnes oJ produGts in tLe Ƥrst LalJ oJ tLe ]ear. (ue to eGonoQiG ineJƤGienG] and a Gontinued laGO oJ orders tLis produGtion [as deƤnitel] disGontinued aJter ]ears oJ operation. 8Le deGision to disGontinue tLe pro - duGtion oJ larKe diaQeter [elded tubes [as Qade b] tLe &oard oJ (ireGtors in and all eQplo]ees [ere oJJered Nobs at otLer plants oJ Železiarne Podbrezová a.s. 6eport b] tLe &oard oJ (ireGtors 3n tLe business aGtivities assets and ƤnanGial perJorQanGe in and inJorQation on tLe business plan 7ale oJ 1ain ProduGts in Total Sales of Products Slovakia - 9% Export - 91% in tonnes EUR ‘000 Share in sales in tonnes EUR ‘000 in tonnes EUR ‘000 7teel blooQs 101 177 48 276 . 331 166 100 846 7eaQless Lot rolled steel tubes 125 042 104 344 . 14 400 12 747 110 642 PreGision seaQless steel tubes 68 080 . 3 547 5 624 62 455 0arKe diaQeter [elded tubes . 268 101 106 &utt [eldinK elbo[s and reduGers 5 070 . 84 170 2 860 7eGondar] QetallurK] 3 433 . 415 738 1 514 'oQpan] store 305 . 305 - - Total 277 707 229 997 100% 19 350 20 135 258 358 209 863 7eGondar] QetallurK] ũ seQi ƤnisLed Koods JroQ seaQless and [elded tubes L]drauliG and pneuQatiG tubes. 6etail oJ seaQless and [elded tubes and butt [eldinK elbo[s. 8Le Uualit] QanaKeQent s]steQ Jor serial produGtion oJ spare parts used in tLe autoQotive industr] JoGused Qainl] on QeetinK tLe -73 87 standard reUuire - Qents and tLe appliGation tLereoJ to tLe Gonditions oJ Žele - ziarne Podbrezová a.s. 7upervision audits pursuant to tLe -73 :(A . and -73 87 standards [ere suGGessJul. ;e Qaintained GertiƤGates indiGatinK tLat tLe produGtion proGesses are veriƤed and in GoQplianGe [itL tLe reUuireQents speGiƤed in tLe relevant standards. ;e also suGGessJull] Qaintained tLe [orO saJet] QanaKe - Qent s]steQ GertiƤGate aGGordinK to 3, 7A7 .