Английская Википедия:Halyvourgiki Hellenic Steel Industry
Halyvourgiki Hellenic Steel Industry S.A. (Шаблон:Lang-el) was one of the main steel producers in Greece, and the second largest after Viohalko.[1]
History
Halyvourgiki Hellenic Steel Industry S.A. was established in 1925[2] as a trading company.Шаблон:Citation needed It moved into wire production in 1932, and steel production in 1938.Шаблон:Citation needed
Production was modernized and expanded after World War II, with the company moving production into a new factory in Elefsina in 1953.Шаблон:Citation needed The following years were its "golden age", as a construction boom connected with the Greek economic miracle lead to a huge increase in demand for steel.Шаблон:Citation needed During the 1960s and 1970s, the firm was the only vertically-integrated steelmaker in Greece.[2]
Halyvourgiki faced serious economic problems during the economic crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s in Greece, but managed to survive following a modernization program, which involved adding new products and technologies to the company.Шаблон:Citation needed
Downfall
In 2012, the company experienced a dramatic downfall in production, with sales falling 70.62%.[3][4] In 2012, the firm owed financial institutions over €1 billion.[4] In February 2014, following a drastic drop in the demand for steel in Greece, and high energy costs, the company halted steel production, and suspended 200 of its remaining 263 workers.[4][5] Prior to that, 148 workers voluntarily retired.[5]
In 2015, the company permanently ceased production, but continued to operate for the sake of its employees.[2][6] In a 2018 interview with the head of the worker's union president, he stated that he had not seen the company's owner, Konstantinos Angelopoulos, in two years.[3] By 2018, the union stated that the firm employed 170 workers, who worked three days a week, down from an estimated 600 to 700 workers in 2006.[3] As of 2018, Halyvourgiki was more than €400 million in debt to private banks and the Greek public sector, and was unable to service its debt since 2016.[3]
References
External links
- ↑ Η Ελληνική Χαλυβουργία γιγαντώθηκε Kathimerini newspaper, 5 December 2006.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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