TŽ Annual Report 2008 in pdf, 7.5 MB - Třinecké železárny

Production and Position on the MarketBecause of a decline in demand at the end of 2008 Třinecké železárny had to initiate forced regulation of production, which affected theproduction of pig iron and rolled products. Třinecké železárny produced 1,983 kt of pig iron and 2.448 kt of hot steel in 2008. The totalproduction of finished products reached 2,301 kt.In the middle of 2008, Třinecké železárny enlarged the portfolio of steel grades with higher added value thanks to the new Garretcoiling line designated for production of coils at the Continuous Light Section Mill. This line enables coiling of steel coils of diameter16 – 50 mm and of a weight up to 2 tonnes together with more than doubling of the coiling capacity. The subsidiaries that are a part ofthe TŽ product chain invested in the improvement of product quality as well. The most significant investment was the construction ofwalking-beam furnace in Sochorová válcovna TŽ, renovation and modernisation of the rolling mill of the Big Mannesmann in Válcovnatrub TŽ, and the building of a new composite drawing facility in Ferromoravia.The total sales of rolled goods, including castings, reached a year-on-year decrease of 91t and thus amounted to 2,301 kt. Rolled productsand castings were sold exclusively through the Moravia Steel trade network.The total share of domestic deliveries reached 48 percent. As in previous years, wire rod was the best selling product of Třineckéželezárny. The total sales of products from this assortment amounted to 820 kt and 58 percent of the produced wire rod was exported toforeign markets. The sales of rails, where Třinecké železárny is the only Czech producer, recorded an increase of 8 percent compared to2007 and exceeded 254 kt. This assortment is successfully sold especially on foreign markets, particularly in Germany, Canada, USA andSwitzerland.Developments in the automotive industry, building industry and machinery have stimulated the demand for our sections and bar steel.Although a rapid decline in demand took place in the last quarter of 2008, the total sales of this assortment have grown year on year by13 percent, amounting to 428 kt. The export share of total sales of sections and bar steel was 46 percent.A part of Třinecké železárny’s strategy is to produce higher-added-value products. That is why the total sales of rebars dropped by19 percent year on year and amounted to 112 kt.WORKS AND THE TOWNTŘINEC WORKS SPREADS THE AREA OF 350HECTARES; TŘINEC BECAME A TOWN IN 1931 WHENWORKS WAS 92 YEARS14