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Manufacturing (24 - 25) Manufacture of metals 24.1 - Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys 24.10 - Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
270 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
25 November 2025
Employment effect (start)
1 December 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
ArcelorMittal Poland, the country’s largest steel producer in the metallurgical sector, will permanently shut down production at the Huta Królewska plant in Chorzów, affecting 270 employees when installations are stopped in December 2025.
The closure results from high energy costs, insufficient market protections, EU ETS-related burdens, and the age of the installations, which would require major investments that the company sees as economically unjustified.
Job-reduction measures include redeployment to other ArcelorMittal sites or alternative support solutions for all affected workers.
Unions have been informed, and social consultations are underway, although previous attempts to save the plant, including investments and searching for a strategic investor, were unsuccessful.
ArcelorMittal Poland, employing over 9,000 people, operates several major steelworks and acquired Huta Królewska in 2007; the plant’s origins date back to the late 18th century.
Eurofound (2025), ArcelorMittal Poland, Closure in Poland, factsheet number 203775, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203775.
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