Articles for tag: Czech Industry and Trade Ministry, OKD

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Czech Coal Mining

OKD Board Projects Annual Coal Tonnage

Ostrava, North Moravia, April 24 (CTK) – OKD company mines some 6 million tonnes of coal annually in the Karvina area but the amount will gradually decrease to 4 million and then to 2 million tonnes, OKD supervisory board chairman Michal Kuca said today.   Kuca spoke at the start of a visit of Prime ...

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ArcelorMittal Pledges To Keep Government Informed Of Ostrava Steelworks Sale

Prague, April 17 (CTK) – ArcelorMittal will inform the Czech government of all steps related to the potential sale of the ArcelorMittal Ostrava (AMO) steelworks, Industry and Trade Minister Tomas Huner and AMO CEO Ashok Patil said at a briefing after their meeting today. Huner also announced that a four-member working group with the participation ...

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Chinese Among Potential Buyers Of ArcelorMittal Ostrava Steelworks

Prague, April 16 (CTK) – ArcelorMittal Ostrava (AMO) steelworks, which ArcelorMittal multinational steel group plans to sell, should find a new owner without problems, analysts addressed by CTK today said.   Thanks to the steelworks’ profitability, the risk that the company, which with subsidiaries has almost 7,000 employees, would be closed is very low, they ...

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Visegrad Auto Industry Calls On EU To Revamp Emissions Targets

Prague, April 13 (CTK) – The Visegrad Group (V4 countries) automotive industry associations will call on the European Union (EU) to reduce its CO2 emissions cuts target for new cars from the proposed 30 to 20 percent in 2021-2030, Czech Automotive Industry Association head Bohdan Wojnar said today.   The European Commission (EC) should also ...

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Brexit: EU-UK Relations Hinge On Free Trade Agreement

Prague, April 12 (CTK) – The future relations between the European Union and Britain may be based on a free trade agreement, the EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier told journalists after meeting Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis in Prague today.   This would mean certain limitations compared to the current situation, given the British ...

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ArcelorMittal Plans To Sell Ostrava Steelworks Plant

Prague/Hradec Kralove, East Bohemia, April 8 (CTK) – International steel maker ArcelorMittal wants to sell its plant in Ostrava, northern Moravia, with representatives of the company discussing the sale with the Czech Industry and Trade Ministry on Friday, according to the Seznam Zpravy server.   ArcelorMittal Ostrava (AMO) steelworks employs about 7,000 people.   By ...