STEEL SECTOR IN POLAND AND ITS CONDITION AFTER ACCESSION
                  TO THE EUROPEAN UNION


                     Grondys Katarzynat, Czestochowa University of Technology
                      Beata Ślusarczyk, Czestochowa University of Technology


ABSTRACT: Recent several years of Polish metallurgy have seen deep changes and both
organizational and ownership transformations. Steel companies, frequently subject to restructuring
and continuous improvement in their operation, developed a highly competitive position in the
European market. The requirements connected with Poland’s accession to the EU has considerably
contributed to positive changes which occurred in the sector. However, they had also impact on the
extent to which Polish metallurgy was affected by the aftermath of world crisis.

Key words: steel sector, economic crisis, reorganization

JEL code: L61