Polish court confirms price of PLN 253 million for Huta Częstochowa

The court's decision paves the way for an agreement with the Ministry of Defense, while Węglokoks prepares for billions in investments in modernization

The court in Częstochowa rejected the Polish Ministry of Defense’s (MON) complaint about the valuation of Huta Częstochowa, confirming the price of PLN 253.8 million set by the property manager. The state will have to pay more than it planned. The next step will be to conclude an agreement on the purchase of the enterprise. This was reported by wnp.pl.

According to Adrian Dzwonek, property administrator of Liberty Częstochowa, the valuation is now legally binding, and the documents for concluding the agreement are already being prepared. According to him, due to the scale of the project, the agreement will be “rough and complex” and will require a preliminary opinion from the Prosecutor General’s Office.

Huta Częstochowa was included in the list of strategic enterprises in Poland due to its potential for producing steel sheets for the defense industry. Therefore, the enterprise is to be transferred to the control of the Ministry of National Defense without a tender, despite the fact that in March the value of the plant’s property was already estimated at PLN 227 million.

The new operator of the plant is the state-owned company Węglokoks, which had previously become its tenant. The company plans a large-scale modernization of assets: over the next five years, Węglokoks will spend up to PLN 2 billion on upgrading production and developing its own energy sources.

In particular, Huta Częstochowa is to become a central site for the production of semi-finished products and special steels for the defense industry. Węglokoks President Tomasz Szlęzak emphasized that the company will invest in steelmaking, energy autonomy, and processing.

However, until the final completion of the deal, Węglokoks remains only a tenant, and the issue of ownership has not yet been formally resolved.

As GMK Center reported earlier, Huta Czestochowa has produced over 100,000 tons of steel since resuming operations in January 2025 after a year-long hiatus. In February, the rolling mill for thick steel was restarted, and in January, the electric steel melting shop was restarted. Production continues without interruption, and, according to the company, further growth in volumes is expected in the coming months.