Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
CELSA Huta Ostrowiec
Celsa Huta Ostrowiec in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski is a major Polish steel producer whose origins lie in the historic Huta Ostrowiec. The works were established in 1837–1839 on the Kamienna River, financed by Henryk Łubieński and built by Antoni Klimkiewicz, initially under the name Klimkiewiczów.
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By Viktor Macha in 2025.
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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, operating as Zakłady Ostrowieckie, the plant became one of the largest metallurgical enterprises in the Kingdom of Poland. It played a significant role in the industrialization of the region and was a center of worker unrest during the 1905 Revolution. In the interwar period, production expanded to include railway wagons, pipes, and heavy steel products.
After World War II, the facility operated as Huta im. Marcelego Nowotki, and in the 1970s a large new complex was constructed, employing over 17,000 people at its peak. The last blast furnace at the former site was shutdown in 1981 which marked the end of almost 150 years of pig iron production in Ostrowiec.
Following post-1989 restructuring, the plant was acquired in 2003 by the Spanish group Celsa, which modernized operations and integrated it into its European steel network.
Today Celsa Huta Ostrowiec produces a wide range of steel long products and forged components, and is recognized as a leading European producer of rolled and forged steel.