The Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Tuzla Canton Srđan Mićanović talked with the Director of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of BiH (FIPA) Gordan Milinić about Global Ispat Coke Industry Ltd. Lukavac (GIKIL), on the current situation in the company, activities and performance, as well as opportunities for improving the work of the factory through the search for a strategic partner.
The company has around 1 000
employees and has four operating industrial units: Coke Plant, Fertilizer Plant,
Maleic Anhydride Plant and Energy Plant. Apart
from producing high quality coke and coke by-product as crude benzene, crude
tar and ammonium sulphate, the company also supplies the European
market with mineral fertilizers. Its products are exported to the markets of
Austria, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Serbia, Croatian, etc.
In addition to
the internal electricity supply, Energy Plant Factory also supplies Elektroprivreda
BiH, and produces and distributes decarbonised, demineralised and potable water
for the needs of GIKIL and the citizens of the Municipality of Lukavac.
The Director
Milinić first of all thanked the Minister Mićanović for visit, presented the
activities of the Agency, noting that the New Year 2016, FIPA started very
strongly and pragmatically in order to achieve as many contacts with potential
foreign investors, companies and employers' associations abroad with the aim to
try to motivate foreign investors to invest in BiH.
The work of
FIPA on promotion of BiH and on seeking potential investors has support of Chambers
of Commerce, Business Associations, competent institutions in BiH, Foreign Embassies
and the BiH Embassies abroad.
FIPA is
available to the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of Tuzla Canton in
terms of assistance in finding strategic partners.