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Coal mines of Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa use for economic purposes up to 87% of methane captured during the coal extraction. JSW has been the leader long since in the field of economic methane usage and also in employing the most advanced installations.

Management Board of Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa has made another attempt to reach an agreement with trade unions and declared its will to rise the basic payment by 2.8% since August this year. The lump sum payment of 1,2% of the basic remuneration could be paid in…

PLN 220 million in form of taxes and charges was gained by local governments in 2011 as a result of JSW activity. Additional PLN 12,4 million was allocated to support medicine, education and sport in the region. Part of the sum was given to charity. PLN 100 million is…

JSW joins a prestigious group of socially-responsible companies

Eleven Polish companies were listed in the latest „Financial Times” report on the highest – priced European enterprises. Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa was positioned among the first five hundred of them – appraised $3,6 bn. The most valuable Polish companies presented in…

On Friday the 20th of July, at about 4.03 p.m. in shaft I of Krupiński coalmine in Suszec, a fatal accident occurred and a 45 year-old signalman and shaft facilities controller have died. The accident took place during a routine check of the shaft reinforcement.

Several thousand of former and actual JSW workers had fun at the Grand JSW Picnic on the City Stadium in Jastrzębie-Zdrój. The event was held under the motto: “All the best in one team”. The stage hosted special stars “Feel” and “Kayah” and took place in the first…

JSW Management board invariably expresses its will to talk about workers’ situation and the system of payment. That is why trade unions leaders received invitation for the meeting that will be held on Monday 9th July.

JSW has employed 511 people this year. 404 people are to work under ground and the rest will work at various company’s departments on the surface.The new employees are mainly graduates of mine schools, for whom JSW is the first employer.

JSW and ArcelorMittal Poland have today (2 July 2012 r.) signed a letter of intent. The parties are interested in prolonging the cooperation to date in the scope of coking coal, coke gas and coke supplies for the next few years, as well as in extending it by supplies of…

On 21 June 2012 the Minister of Environment granted to Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa S.A. licence No. 3/2012 to extract hard coal and methane as an accompanying mineral from the “Pawłowice 1” deposit. The licence was given until 31 December 2051. The “Pawłowice 1” deposit…

On 7 July, on the City Stadium in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, the Grand Picnic of Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa will be held under the motto: “All the best in one team”. The picnic stage will host such stars as Kayah and Feel.

Over the last three months, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa paid out more than PLN 16 million to its employees in the form of additional incentive and task-based bonuses.This is the result of the company’s policy aimed at rewarding its employees for effective performance,…

The Company was among 32 firms that passed verification in the form of an audit conducted by PwC.The audit was aimed at verifying whether the companies meet the highest standards provided by the Corporate Social Responsibility Code.

The Company’s General Shareholders Meeting adopted a resolution by virtue of which, following the distribution of JSW S.A.’s 2011 net profit, it will allocate PLN 632 million for a dividend for the shareholders.

April this year saw the launch of a wall equipped with an integrated longwall system at the Pniówek mine, which forms part of Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa. The system is designed for mining deposits of small and medium thickness.

Yesterday, on 22 May, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa, Kompania Węglowa and Haldex signed a letter of intent regarding “Construction and exploitation of an installation for recovering coal and aggregates from mining waste stored within the territory of the Central Mining…

Sebastian Garus – a miner of the Krupiński mine, and seven mine rescuers: Ryszard Konior, Marek Kumor, Stanisław Wojtas, Wojciech Zuber, Mariusz Pyszny, Wojciech Krzekotowski and Krzysztof Mroziński have been awarded with “Brave Miners” diplomas. The distinctions were…

The Koksownia Przyjaźń team was the winner of the football tournament held in Pawłowice on 12 May. Teams participating in the JSW-organised tournament included the representations of companies constituting the JSW Capital Group and the companies cooperating with JSW.

In Q1 2012 Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa generated EBITDA of PLN 889.6 m. That is nearly 12.5% more than in Q4 2011 after excluding one-off events. Sales revenues were PLN 2 365.5 m and net profit was PLN 497.2 m.

The Management Board of Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa S.A. has the pleasure of inviting you to watch the Internet broadcast of the financial results of the JSW Group for Q1 2012 which will take place on 10 May 2012

On Friday 27 April in Katowice, an agreement on execution of the investment project: Construction of a Composite Solid Fuels Production Site was signed between Polski Koks S.A. (company owned by Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa) and Przedsiebiorstwo Kompletacji i Montażu…

Jarosław Zagórowski, the President of Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa, was honoured with the prestigious Manager Award, presented by the Business Magazine Manager Publishing House. The ceremony took place on 26 April 2012 in the building of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa has received the title of a Polish Economy Pillar (“Filar Polskiej Gospodarki”) of the Katowice Province, awarded by the Puls Biznesu daily. The ranking rewards companies boasting stability and significantly influencing the development of…

In this year’s ranking of the Polityka weekly, the Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa Group was ranked 3rd in the 50 Most Profitable Companies from the 500 List. The Company managed this achievement thanks to a net profit of PLN 2,105,467,000.

As announced, the Management Board of Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa has decided to introduce a task bonus for all employees of the Company.

For the first time Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa paid to its employees the incentive bonus introduced by the Management Board in March. Additional 2.5 million zlotys went to miners working in the extraction brigades, the heading brigades, as well as the reinforcement and…

Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa has become a partner of the educational project titled the Academy of Energy, pursued by Lesław A. Paga 2065 Foundation. The Academy is targeted at students and graduates interested in the subject of energy safety and development of energy…

Best graduates of the Karol Miarka County School Complex No. 2 in Pszczyna (Powiatowy Zespół Szkół nr 2 im. Karola Miarki) can reckon on getting job offers from Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa.

The Management Board of Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa adopted a resolution regarding the proposed distribution of profit for 2011. In the resolution, the Management Board recommends that the dividend be paid in the amount of PLN 631.7 million, which accounts for 30% of the…

According to the primary estimates, the JSW mines produced in the first quarter of 2012 approximately 240 thousand tonnes of coal more than it was planned.

Eugeniusz Baron, Andrzej Palarczyk, Adam Wałach and Robert Kudelski have been elected by the employees to the Supervisory Board for the 8th term of office.

The Globus Hall in Lublin hosted the benefit gala of two of Poland's Olympic champions from Montreal: Tomasz Wójtowicz and Lech Łasko. The event was organised by Jastrzębski Węgiel with the support of Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa and Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka.

An important sports event is set to take place on 28 March 2012 in Lublin. On this date, Lublin’s Globus Hall will house the benefit gala of Lech Łaska and Tomasz Wójtowicz – two great players of the Golden Age of Polish volleyball. The event is organised by the…

Union organisations at Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa issued negative opinions on the Management Board’s proposal on introducing incentive bonuses for the employees of the Company.

In 2011 the Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa Capital Group generated a net profit of PLN 2,105.5 million, with sales revenues of PLN 9,376.8 million. This is 40% and 29% more than in 2010, respectively. For comparison, in 2010 net profit totaled PLN 1,501.9 million while…

The Management Board of Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa S.A. has the pleasure of inviting you to watch the Internet broadcast of the financial results of the JSW Group for year 2011 which will take place on 13 March 2012

On 1 March 2012, the Supervisory Board of Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa S.A. completed the recruitment procedure for the position of Management Board Member responsible for finance and acting as the Vice President for Economic Affairs. 6 candidates qualified for interviews…

The Saturday forenoon (25 February) in Wisła, where the “SNOW SPORT SHOW” took place, was totally owned by Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa!

The Budryk mine owned by Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa, has won the annual Mine of the Year competition.