Annual report 2014

Železiarne Podbrezová a.s. Annual report 2014 35 &97-2)77 P0A2 8Le business strateK] pursued b] Železiarne Podbrezová a.s. Las Jor Qan] ]ears JoGused on diversiƤGation spread aGross tLree Qain areas QetallurK] Leav] enKineerinK and tourisQ [itL substantial support JroQ its o[n serviGes. At tLe parent GoQpan] [e [ill Gontinue to develop Qetallur - KiGal produGtion and JoGus on tLe produGtion oJ steel Lot rolled and Gold dra[n seaQless steel tubes and seGondar] QetallurKiGal produGtion. 8Le eGonoQiG Kro[tL outlooO in tLe Qost developed Goun - tries oJ tLe )uropean 9nion is ver] Gautious and [ill be liQit - ed b] trade sanGtions aKainst 6ussia [itL an unGertain tiQe Lorizon tLereJore tLe sales plans oJ Železiarne Podbrezová a.s. Jor Gount [itL Qodest Kro[tL [itL a neKative out - looO as reKards sales priGe inGreases. -n sales oJ prod - uGts QerGLandise and serviGes to all traditional territories via our tradinK GoQpanies totallinK )96 . Qillion are planned. ;e plan e\penses oJ )96 . Qillion in tLe area oJ Gapital developQent. 8Le Qost iQportant teGLnoloKiGal proNeGts [ill inGlude tLe upKradinK oJ soJt[are and Lard[are oJ tLe 'A68A reduGtion Qillŭs Gontrol s]steQ in tLe tube rollinK Qill used to optiQise tLe diQensions oJ tLe tubes and ]ield. *urtLer iQportant teGLnoloKiGal proNeGts [ill inGlude interop - erational division oJ tubes direGtl] on tLe dra[inK benGL eliQination oJ redundant Qanipulation and a rationalisation oJ [orOJorGe. -n [e also plan to renovate tLe ,]ster speGial veLiGle used to transport tubes bet[een operations. 8Le Qost iQportant GonstruGtion investQent in [ill be tLe reGonstruGtion oJ tLe Jootball stadiuQ in Podbrezová [LiGL [ill be Go Junded b] tLe state. A total oJ )96 . Qillion [ill be spent on tLe repairs oJ teGLniGal JaGilities and buildinKs in . As reKards researGL and developQent in [e plan to iQpleQent internal researGL and developQent proNeGts [itL planned Gosts oJ )96 tLousand. 8Le Qain JoGus [ill be on tLe teGLniGal desiKn oJ a ne[ tube rollinK Qill and optiQisation oJ tLe rotar] JurnaGeŭs LeatinK. 3tLer tasOs [ill JoGus on optiQisinK produGtion proGesses iQprovinK tLe Uualit] oJ produGtion and optiQisinK Qaterials Jor tools in tLe produGtion oJ tubes. -n [e [ill Gontinue to iQ - pleQent an 6 ( proNeGt entitled Ű6esearGL oJ tLe properties oJ ne[ Keneration LiKL teQperature steel Jor appliGation in superLeater s]steQs [itL ultrasuperGritiGal paraQetersű [LiGL is Go Junded usinK )9 Junds Jor reKional developQent and tLe state budKet oJ tLe 7lovaO 6epubliG [itLin tLe Ű6e - searGL and (evelopQentű operatinK proKraQQe oJ tLe 1in - istr] oJ )duGation 7GienGe 6esearGL and 7port oJ tLe 7lovaO 6epubliG. 8Le proNeGt aiQs to veriJ] tLe produGtion and Leat treatQent oJ P Uualit] tubes and tLe ne[ 1A6&2 Uualit] tubes [LiGL are beinK developed. 'o operation [itL our re - searGL GoQpan] ŽP ::' s.r.o. [ill be aiQed at researGLinK tLe properties oJ GonstruGtion Qaterials tools boiler tubes and tLe QodellinK oJ teGLniGal produGtion proGesses. As reKards Uualit] assuranGe [e [ill Gontinue to strenKtLen tLe QanaKeQent s]steQ under -73 :(A . . and -73 87 and tLe environQental QanaKe - Qent s]steQ under tLe -73 standard. -n tLe personnel pa]roll and soGial poliG] proKraQQe Jor tLe 'oQpan]ŭs eQplo]ees [ill be aJJeGted b] tLe eQplo] - Qent developQent JroQ preGedinK ]ears and tLe Gorporate strateK] [ill Gontinue to inGlude an eJƤGient re assessQent oJ LeadGount in line [itL tLe Gurrent nuQber oJ GontraGts and tLe voluQe oJ au\iliar] Nobs and serviGes. )JƤGient spendinK on tLe eQplo]ee soGial proKraQQe [ill be revised in line [itL tLe reJorQs oJ tLe 7lovaO +overnQent and leK - islative developQents in tLe relevant Ƥeld. ;e [ill Gontinue to develop tLe oGGupational LealtL and saJet] QanaKeQent s]steQ GertiƤed under 3,7 7tandards. ;e Qust also pa] Glose attention to ensurinK tLat tLe Juture [orOJorGe is oJ a LiKL Uualit] tLereJore [e [ill Gontinue to support [orOJorGe eduGation tLat Las tLe UualiƤGations Jor tLe GoQpan]ŭs needs at Železiarne Podbrezováŭs Private 7eG - ondar] ApprentiGe 7GLool oJ 1etallurK] and Železiarne Pod - brezováŭs Private 7eGondar] +raQQar 7GLool in tLe Juture. ;e [ill strive to Kuide studentsŭ deGisions in seleGtinK Gol - leKes to ensure tLat iJ tLe] [isL to [orO Jor our 'oQpan] tLe] [ill al[a]s be provided [itL inJorQation on tLe reUuest - ed Ƥelds oJ stud]. 8Le operation and developQent oJ tLe inJorQation s]s - teQ at tLe parent GoQpan] [ill Gontinue to be outsourGed to our subsidiar] ŽP -nJorQatiOa s.r.o. in . 8Lis GoQ - pan] [ill also provide its serviGes to tLe larKest e\tent pos - sible to tLe subsidiaries and [ill Gontinue to e\pand its aG - tivities Jor e\ternal entities. ;itL reKard to tLe developQent oJ tLe appliGation soJt[are Jor Železiarne Podbrezová a.s. tLe eQpLasis in [ill be on supportinK business aG - tivities and uniJ]inK tLeQ Jor all tradinK subsidiaries [itL a direGt GonneGtion to tLe QonitorinK oJ GonƤrQed orders tLrouKLout tLe produGtion proGess. -n an initial stud] [ill be prepared Jor an iQportant proNeGt oJ renovatinK tLe QonitorinK and QanaKeQent oJ produGtion proGesses [LiGL [ill be iQpleQented in Juture ]ears. -n tLe teGLniGal area tLe renovation oJ all terQinal [orOplaGes Jor tLe Qon - itorinK oJ produGtion in tLe tube dra[inK plant and an up - Krade oJ data net[orOs [ill be iQportant in .