During one of the panels of the European Economic Congress, experts and representatives of the mining industry analyzed the current conditions and the future of hard coal and lignite mining, as well as critical raw materials.
- Coking coal has no alternative in metallurgy. If we want to be a serious partner in the transition, we need to start by understanding that the industry needs a stable foundation, not just climate ambitions. Coking coal produced at JSW is an important raw material in the supply chain. Without it, there will be no steel structures, infrastructure or modern energy installations - noted Adam Rozmus, Vice-President of the JSW Management Board for Technical and Operational Matters, stressing the importance of this raw material for metallurgy and heavy industry - sectors that are the foundation of the European economy.
Mining in Poland today is also about competence, safety and environmental responsibility. What is needed is a balanced approach to the transition and the industry, which still provides thousands of jobs and builds the economic resilience of the regions.
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The JSW Group is the European Union’s largest producer of high quality coking coal and a significant producer of coke, raw materials used to produce steel. Steel is crucial to the development and transition of the economy. Steel is used to manufacture wind turbines, machinery, vehicles (including electric vehicles) and building structures among other things. The JSW Group’s operations are vital to the transition and development of a climate-neutral economy.
In 2024 coking coal was given the status of a critical raw material for the European economy for the fourth time, i.e. a raw material of strategic economic importance at risk of supply disruption due to the high concentration of its production outside the European Union.
