Huta Częstochowa is exploring opportunities for cooperation with Rurexpol pipe rolling plant

Polish steelmaker Huta Częstochowa is considering cooperation with the liquidated Rurexpol pipe-rolling plant. This was stated by Wojciech Wrochna, Deputy Minister of Industry of Poland, in his speech in the Sejm. Currently, Huta Częstochowa is waiting for the purchase of its assets by the Ministry of National Defense of Poland. This was reported by DziennikZachodni.

In February of this year, the Polish government decided to include Huta Częstochowa in the list of strategic enterprises, which entitles the Ministry of Defense to a priority buyout of the plant in bankruptcy proceedings. According to Vrokhna, the Ministry will exercise this right.

At the same time, the plant continues to operate under lease to Węglokoks, which resumed production in January at the steelmaking shop and plate rolling line after a long downtime. The lease agreement will be extended.

As for Rurexpol, Węglokoks has also expressed interest in cooperating with this liquidated line. The plant used to be part of Huta Częstochowa, which provided it with a competitive advantage due to shared resources and its own raw material procurement. Rurexpol specialized in the production of drill pipes, which are in high demand on the market.

The previous owner of Rurexpol, Boryszew, decided to liquidate the asset due to rising costs and declining competitiveness. The company has already undergone massive staff reductions and its real estate is up for sale. Nevertheless, the Polish government and the steel sector are looking for ways to maintain production capacity.

It is not yet known whether Rurexpol will become part of Huta Częstochowa again. However, the Polish government and industry representatives are committed to preserving the country’s strategic steel capacities.

As GMK Center reported earlier, on February 3, 2025, Huta Częstochowa reached a key milestone in its resumption of operations, launching production at the plate mill (Walcownia Blach Grubych). This was the last step towards the company reaching full capacity after more than a year of downtime.

Production at Rurexpol’s Czestochowa plant was finally suspended in February this year. Andrzej Karol, chairman of the National Section of Solidarity’s metallurgists, confirmed that production had been stopped completely, but the plant was in a state of full readiness and could be restarted quickly if the necessary raw materials became available.