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Mittal Steel Poland. Vijay Bhatnagar – Chief Executive Officer Conference of Nowy Przemysł Katowice, 21 November 2005. WHY POLAND. Biggest Area in CEE. High Growth. Poland - R&D centre „Silicon Valley” of CEE. Big and Young Population. Well-educated people. Skilled employees.
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Mittal Steel Poland Vijay Bhatnagar – Chief Executive Officer Conference of Nowy Przemysł Katowice, 21 November 2005 Presentation for conference of Nowy Przemysł, 21.11.2005
WHY POLAND Biggest Area in CEE High Growth Poland - R&D centre „Silicon Valley” of CEE Big and Young Population Well-educated people Skilled employees Poland - centre of automotive sector suppliers Poland - financial centre of the CEE Poland - white goods centre Industrial output - construction sector Poland - best agricultural products Big internal market Poland - health tourism destination Presentation at conference of Nowy Przemsł, November 21, 2005
Foreign Investment in Poland Poland's entry into the European Union on 1 May 2004 was the culmination of wide-ranging political and economic transformation initiated in 1989. As a part of the Single European Market, Poland is still undergoing economic and social changes. With economic growth at 5.4% (2004), a young, well-educated and ambitious labour force, location at the very heart of the continent and low corporate income tax (19%), Poland has become an exciting place for investors from around the world Poles are one of Europe’s youngest societies (half of the nation is below the age of 35). The country also holds the second place in Europe in terms of the number of students. Presentation at conference of Nowy Przemsł, November 21, 2005
Foreign Investment in Poland The inflow of foreign capital to Poland (mln USD) Presentation at conference of Nowy Przemsł, November 21, 2005
GDP Poland vs Chosen Countries (%) – 2006 f source: IMF Presentation at conference of Nowy Przemsł, November 21, 2005
Significant demand growth Polish steel demand, metric tonnes 000’s - 2003 – 2009 and 2014 CAGR 09 – 14 4.8% CAGR 03 – 09 7% Source: IISI 2004; EuroStrategy Consultants, 2005 Presentation at conference of Nowy Przemsł, November 21, 2005
Scope for growth Apparent annual steel consumption – EU15 vs Poland – kg crude steel per capita EU 15 Average 404.4 Significant Growth potential Source: IISI 2004 Presentation at conference of Nowy Przemsł, November 21, 2005
Mittal Steel Poland –At a glance • Represents about 70% of steel production capacity in Poland • Groups four of the largest Polish steel plants • Production capacity: • 7.6m tonnes of crude steel • 6.6m tonnes of rolled products • One of the largest steel products exporters in Poland, reaching over 60 foreign markets • The largest coke producer within Mittal Steel operations and throughout CEE Presentation at conference of Nowy Przemsł, November 21, 2005
Domestic Market share Market share of Mittal Steel Polandin 2004 Presentation at conference of Nowy Przemsł, November 21, 2005
Mittal Steel Poland: The future • Utilization of global sales and marketing network ofMittal Steel • Move product mix towards higher value products (for automotive and white goods industry) • Increasing domestic presence in Poland • Coming close to end customers • New investments to reduce cost, improve quality and reliability, and to increase range of products Presentation at conference of Nowy Przemsł, November 21, 2005
Some Specific Investments • New Hot Strip Mill at Kraków • New Slab Caster at Dąbrowa Górnicza • New Colour Coating Line at Świętochłowice • Wire Rod Mill modernization and expansion • Modernization of Blast Furnace No.2 at Dąbrowa Górnicza • Pulverised Coal Injection System • Laddle Furnace • Hot Metal Desulpharization Station Total investments in excess of PLN 2.5 Billion Presentation at conference of Nowy Przemsł, November 21, 2005
Conclusions It is our plan to make the Polish operations to be one of the most competitive and admired in Europe • Support of world-class R&D Centres in USA & France will play a key role • Quick knowledge transfer (technical, operational and commercial) through Mittal Steel worldwide KMP will be its Cornerstone • Proactively address issues of its Stakeholders Presentation at conference of Nowy Przemsł, November 21, 2005