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East Slovak Ironworks (VSŽ), Košice
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East Slovak Ironworks (VSŽ), Košice

Восточно-Словацкий металлургический комбинат (Кошице)
SlovakiaКошице (Шаца)1960–1965Industrial sites
An integrated steelworks near Košice; construction began on 4 January 1960 and the first iron was tapped in 1965. According to the Slovak news agency TASR, the first blast furnace was built to Soviet documentation; according to the Czech Union of Civil Engineers, part of the cold strip mill equipment was supplied by the Soviet Union. According to the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, the works ran on iron ore imported from the USSR.
Металлургический комбинат полного цикла близ Кошице; строительство начато 4 января 1960 года, первый чугун выплавлен в 1965 году. По сведениям словацкого агентства ТАСР, первая доменная печь построена по советской документации; по материалам Чешского союза инженеров-строителей, часть оборудования стана холодной прокатки поставил Советский Союз. По сведениям Большой советской энциклопедии, комбинат работал на привозной железной руде из СССР.

Property abroad

EraUSSR
FunctionIndustry and infrastructure
Present ownerU. S. Steel Košice, s.r.o. (Slovakia)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1965
StatusIn use
As of2025-06
According to TASR (1 June 2025), the works (U. S. Steel Košice) is operating and employs about 8,000 people.

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