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Significant milestones
           

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1959
           
On the basis of the government’s decision, the Deed of Foundation, establishing the national enterprise - the East Slovakian Steelworks (VSŽ) - was signed on April 1

1959

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1960
           
On January 4 construction of the iron and steel works started. More than four thousand people participated in the official groundbreaking

1960
1965

1965
           
One of the largest investment projects – construction of the first blast furnace - was completed and the first iron was smelted on June 2

 

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1966
           
The whole metallurgical cycle was completed thanks to rapidly proceeding construction

1966
1972

1972
           
The first spiral welded pipe intended for export left the gates of the steelworks

 

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1976
           
The Radiator Plant was opened 

1976
1982

1982
           
On April 28 the continuous casting of steel slabs was officially put into operation

 

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1989
           
VSŽ, national enterprise was transformed on July 1 into a state company

1989

1990
           
 From November 15 the state company became a joint-stock company (a.s.)

 

1991-1992
           
 VSŽ was included in the first wave of voucher privatization

 

1995
           
 VSŽ, a. s. became an associate member of Eurofer – the European Steel Association

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1996
           
The last ingot was rolled out in the Slabbing Plant on January 10. This technology was then replaced 100 % by steel casting into slabs

1996
1998

1998
           
VSŽ and the United States Steel Corporation set up a joint venture based in Košice

 

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2000
           
On November 24 the United States Steel Corporation became 100 % owner of the Košice steelworks. In two months time, the President of U. S. Steel Košice John H. Goodish held a meeting with all USSK suppliers and required them to act according to the Code of Ethics of the Corporation. 

2000
2007

2007
           
On November 25 Galvanizing Line No. 3 was officially brought into operation.

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POSTAL ADDRESS:
 

U. S. Steel Košice, s.r.o.
Vstupný areál U. S. Steel
044 54 Košice
Slovak Republic

 

BILLING INFORMATION:
 

ID No.: 36 199 222
VAT ID: SK7020000119

Commercial Register: District Court Kosice I, Sec.: Sro, File No.: 11711/V

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