Mostostal is a steel construction group of companies based in
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
, Poland, part of one of the largest industrial
conglomerate companies
A conglomerate () is a multi-industry company – i.e., a combination of multiple business entities operating in entirely different industries under one corporate group, usually involving a parent company and many subsidiaries. Conglomerates ...
in Poland.
The company produces a wide range of steel industrial structures.
Projects have included chemical plants and radio masts.
History
The company was formed in 1945 in
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
, shortly afterwards moved its headquarters to
Zabrze
Zabrze (; German: 1915–1945: ''Hindenburg O.S.'', full form: ''Hindenburg in Oberschlesien'', Silesian: ''Zŏbrze'', yi, זאַבזשע, Zabzhe) is an industrial city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Sil ...
, then to Warsaw.
In the 1970s, the company built the
radio mast in Konstantynów, which was the tallest structure on Earth until its collapse in 1991.
See also
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Steel companies of Poland
Polish brands
Construction and civil engineering companies of Poland
Companies based in Warsaw
Conglomerate companies of Poland
Conglomerate companies established in 1945
Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1945
Manufacturing companies established in 1945
1945 establishments in Poland
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