Sytuacja i perspektywy sektora technologii wydobycia węgla w Polsce

According to the International Energy Agency, at least until 2030, coal will be the primary raw material for the production of electricity. Therefore, a growth of investments aimed at increasing production and its efficiency, as well as reduction of costs through further mechanization of the mining process, is also expected. This will be realized mainly in the following countries: China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam, Colombia, Australia, South Africa. The situation of mining equipment manufacturers is highly dependent on the situation in the mining industry, in Poland – especially in the coal mining industry, which prospects are weaker than global. Production has been decreasing. The latest proposal for the new EU climate and energy policy, presented by the European Commission on the January 22nd, may become another major threat to this industry. The number of Polish suppliers of machinery, equipment and mining services is estimated at approximately 200. About 40 of them produce specialized mining equipment. The largest, most experienced and recognizable (also abroad) and offering the widest range of products and services are listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange capital groups: Famur SA, Kopex SA, Fasing SA and Bumech SA. The advantage of many foreign companies over the Polish ones in the competition in new markets lies in the size of the former. Polish industry of machinery and mining equipment is in fact still more fragmented and diverse than the American or the Western European.