Tadeusz Sendzimir Steelworks ( pl, Huta im. T. Sendzimira) is the second largest

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. It opened on July 22, 1954, in a newly built, easternmost district of

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 ...

called

Nowa Huta Nowa Huta (, literally "The New Steel Mill") is the easternmost district of Kraków, Poland. With more than 200,000 inhabitants, it is one of the most populous areas of the city. Until 1990, the neighbouring districts were considered expansions o ...

. The steelworks as well as the district were located in the area formerly occupied by the village of Mogiła and surrounding farmland. During the

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, the plant was called ''

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Steelworks''. The name was changed in 1990, following the

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, and the factory was renamed to commemorate the scientist and engineer

Tadeusz Sendzimir Tadeusz Sendzimir (originally Sędzimir; July 15, 1894 in Lwów – September 1, 1989 in Jupiter, Florida) of Ostoja coat of arms was a Polish engineer and inventor of international renown with 120 patents in mining and metallurgy, 73 of which we ...

. In its heyday – in the 1970s – the plant employed around 40,000 people and annually produced almost 7 million tons of steel. In the 1980s, it was one of the most important centers of anticommunist resistance, with numerous strikes and street demonstrations taking place in

. In January 2005, the plant was purchased by the

Mittal Steel Company Mittal Steel Company N.V. was an Indian company and one of the world's largest steel producers by volume and turnover. After a merger in 2005, it is now part of ArcelorMittal. History Mittal Steel Company was formed as Ispat International in 19 ...

and now it is owned by

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, the largest steelmaker in the world. Its current name is ''ArcelorMittal Poland S.A. Oddział Kraków'', but the name ''Tadeusz Sendzimir Steelworks'' is still commonly used.

External links

ArcelorMittal webpage
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