Trade.gov.pl is part of the global Stryker Corporation group which is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of medical equipment and one of the leaders in the field of medical technology The decision to support this investment was obtained by the company as part of the Polish Investment Zone The plant in Skawina is one of the largest facilities of Stryker which operates in over 75 countries around the world and employs over 51 thousand people Stryker Corporation is ranked among the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the U.S and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange The new investment will increase the production capacity of the existing plant in Skawina and introduce technologically advanced production processes Thus the plant’s growth is expected to significantly respond to growing global demand and expand its product range to include key medical products the American company will guarantee the maintenance of 2,350 jobs The investment in Skawina is another example of technologically advanced foreign direct investment (FDI) in Poland BETTER PHINANCE SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ W LIKWIDACJI "ATLAS WARD POLSKA" SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ The Polish clothing industry – a growing role in international trade Poland has been steadily increasing its share in the global clothing exports Poland drives the Startup revolution in Central and Eastern Europe Polish companies rank among those with the highest potential to become unicorns Tripling high-tech exports in the last 15 years exports of high-tech products from Poland reached EUR 37.25 bln The Polish Pavilion at Expo Osaka 2025 is open An area where our cultural heritage inspires the future International Exhibition – Agro Show 2025 will be held between the 19th-21st September 2025 The 5th International Trade Fair of Fire Brigade and Rescue Services Equipment will be held between … The Electronics Show is the largest event for the household appliances Warsaw Food Expo is an international trade fair for premium food The Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) is the partner of first-resort for entrepreneurs when … Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) mission is an implementation of economical developme… The National Centre for Agricultural Support conducts promotional and informational activities aimed… Polish Space Agency (POLSA) supports Polish space sector entrepreneurs in representing their interes… Pages available in the www.trade.gov.pl domain may contain e-mail addresses By clicking an e-mail address provided as a link you consent to the processing of your data (e-mail address and other data provided on a voluntary basis in the message) in order for the recipient to send a response to the submitted questions The details concerning processing of personal data by each unit can be found in their respective policies concerning the processing of personal data Czechia’s ČEZ Group has closed the sale of its Polish assets to ResInvest Group The sale includes companies that own and operate two hard coal-fired power plants namely the 330 MW Skawina (the second largest heat supplier to Kraków and the town of Skawina) and the 238 MW Chórzow (one of the largest heat suppliers to Katowice and other urban conglomerations in Silesia) with combined production of 1.4 TWh of electricity and 5,649 TJ of heat in 2023 The sale included the companies of CEZ Produkty Energetyczne Polska which specializes in support for energy by-products resulting from the combustion of coal and biomass and CEZ Polska (the holding company for CEZ Chorzów and CEZ Skawina) The ResInvest Group submitted the best offer in an open auction process and it was followed by the approval from the Polish antitrust authority (UOKiK) The sale of these Polish companies is part of the CEZ Group’s decarbonisation efforts under the Vision 2030 strategy in which the Group is divesting certain assets in selected countries and focusing on developing renewable energy sources and modern energy services in the Czech Republic and Europe CEZ Group will continue developing ESCO services through Elevion Group Enerdata has developed a market research service to screen monitor and analyse the development of power generation assets Power Plant Tracker offers an interactive database and a powerful search engine covering power plants worldwide – including both installed and planned capacities for renewables and fossil fuels Register now to subscribe to our informative monthly You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience Valeo has been present in Poland since 1996 The first Valeo production site was established in Zielonki in which the first cooler was manufactured in 1996 the Group started producing Thermal Systems which led to the development of the first factory in Skawina This was the first step to develop business in Poland a Sales and Distribution Center in Warsaw and a Shared Services Center in Skawina for areas such as: Finance/Accounting All manufacturing sites are located in the southern part of the country three of which are in the Małopolska province while two of them are in the Silesia province we strive to create a workplace based on ethics Our employees and their well-being are at the heart of our business and we believe in creating respectful and inclusive workplaces based on these values We develop the technology for tomorrow’s automobile – what about your development where more than 2,000 workers are employed The site designs and manufactures the latest generation of innovative Thermal Systems which also focuses on CO2 emission reduction The factory operates with robots to improve production processes and ergonomics at work The collaborative robots can work with people as they can raise loads up to 50 kg and work with speeds up to 10 m/s The Research and Development center in Skawina is involved in projects for many countries around the world The achievements of our employees have already been awarded several times among other international PACE Awards for the most innovative products in the automotive industry Considering current experience Valeo Thermal Systems plant in Skawina has taken an important step by updating its sustainable development assessment in terms of environmental issues and impact on affected communities Presented information is published to meet standards of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises part of the Visibility Systems Business Group in “Little Skawina” – a small building located in today’s Shared Services Center the business was transferred to Zielonki near Kraków in order to return to the newly built factory in Skawina in 2003 it is one of the largest Valeo plants in the world in this business Including a cobot and robots that improve performance and relieve employees of the most difficult tasks autonomous AGV trains ensures no downtime and delivery of components on time throughout the plant The Research and Development Center develops new products for leading car concerns on the market International patents are created based on innovative solutions by our Engineers is the most recent and the biggest Valeo production site in Poland The factory produces rear and head lamps for passenger cars using advanced LED technologies including: multi-component and multi-color injection The plant has a fully equipped measuring laboratory with a unique tunnel for photometric tests Along with the development and expansion of the plant a Research and Development 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Nov 12, 2021 | Society many dressed in white and red national colours and bearing Polish flags took advantage of the fine weather yesterday to take part in races marking the country’s Independence Day Such events have become an annual tradition in Poland though most were cancelled last year due to the pandemic At least 80 runs took place around the country yesterday Zapraszamy do obejrzenia fotorelacji autorstwa Szymona Fiałkowskiego 📸👍Link: https://t.co/2Raogf7bag pic.twitter.com/QX4VTYxVKy — bydgoszcz.pl (@BydgoszczPL) November 11, 2021 Between a few hundred and several thousand people took part in each of them – many covering the classic 5 and 10 kilometres and others a symbolic 11 km to represent the date – 11 November – on which Poland regained its independence in 1918 “It was a great event – beautiful weather with kids on the route holding flags and giving high fives and lovely views,” one participant of a run from Skawina to Mogilany “Patriotism clearly means different things to different people but for runners like me this is an essential part of the day,” he added Many prominent figures from the world of entertainment and politics have participated in such races over the years At Warsaw’s Independence Day 10km race in 2013 Poland’s prime minister at the time and a keen runner joined 11,000 others in the capital’s streets In 2018 – which was the centenary of Poland regaining independence – a special cross-country relay from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Tatra Mountains in the south 25,000 runners took part in the country’s biggest race ever Poznań was also the site of one of Poland’s largest races this year And there was a dramatic ending there in the women’s race where Paulina Kaczyńska won in a sprint finish after her rival Monika Jackiewicz tripped on the carpet metres from the tape Although some participants were keen to improve their own personal bests others were content to express their patriotism The Polish national anthem was played before the start at many events and participants and spectators hoisted Polish flags jog or walk with a Polish flag this year still have one last opportunity a global organisation offering free weekly timed 5km events some of Poland’s 80 locations celebrated Independence Day last Saturday Ponad 3700 osób bawiło się z nami w ostatnia sobotę 😍😍😍Nad wszystkim czuwało prawie 780 wolontariuszy 💜💜💜Dziękujemy Wam bardzo i zapraszamy w kolejną sobotę 😀👍 fot. parkrun Park Modrzewie, Elbląg#loveparkrun pic.twitter.com/3vq0JLfWt6 — parkrun Polska (@parkrunPL) November 8, 2021 Main image credit: Flickr/Ministry of Foreign Affairs (under CC BY-NC 2.0) Ben Koschalka is a translator and senior editor at Notes from Poland , , Karol Nawrocki even suggested that the state security services were involved in creating the scandal , , The 1,200 square metre national symbol was unfurled on the beach in Międzyzdroje , , The proportion of Poles saying the US has a positive influence on the world has also fallen to its 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ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Science ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Volume 9 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2023.1250671 Ore passes play a vital role in underground mining operations by facilitating the gravity-driven movement of ore from production levels to lower levels Failure of the ore pass has serious consequences including possible production disruptions and substantial financial investments in reconstruction or rehabilitation Failure mechanisms are often associated with rock mass quality This study investigated the degradation of ore pass walls using scanning data at LKAB’s Kiirunavaara mine in Sweden Geotechnical information obtained from various sources aided in further understanding the ore passes’ conditions The study revealed variations in the ore pass growth rates highlighting potential stability concerns and the correlation between throughput and pass growth The findings underscore the need for continuous monitoring and regular inspection to manage wall degradation The paper proposes potential rehabilitation measures to ensure the stability and safety of ore passes in mining operations concluding that this technology has the potential to improve the quality of survey data in a safe manner This study analyzed the degradation process of ore pass walls using scanning data The findings highlight the importance of continuous inspection of ore passes in mining operations where regular inspections and monitoring of the pass condition are necessary to manage degradation Simplified version of the ore pass configuration in Kiirunavaara mine Each section was analyzed separately in each ore pass Another important criterion was that the chosen shaft had not undergone prior rehabilitation This criterion was established to observe the natural growth of the ore pass before any rehabilitation efforts took place shaft rehabilitation involves the pouring of concrete over the shafts and subsequently raise bored to their original form All ore passes in this study are raise bored The length of the ore passes ranges from 350 to 355 m The ore passes are operated empty with a scalper screening infrastructure All the studied ore passes have a favorable orientation with respect to the bedding It was observed that there was a significant amount of water in OP1 and not a lot of water in the other ore passes The extraction level of OP1 is currently at a depth of 993 m approximately 5.41 Mt of ore had been extracted through the OP1 shaft and the mine expects another 31 Mt (this value can vary depending on the production plan changes and availability of the ore pass) to be pushed through that ore pass The walls of the ore pass primarily consist of syenite porphyries and nodular porphyries There is no significant presence of major structures or no specific information on them is available The shortest distances measured for OP1 show that OP1 is located 58 m from the entry to the production area The extraction level of OP2 is situated at a depth of 1,022 m 11.8 Mt of ore had been transported through the shaft with an estimated 3 Mt remaining to be pushed through The walls of the ore pass mainly comprise syenite porphyries The overall rock quality is considered to be fairly good there is no significant presence of major structures The shortest distance between the entry to the production area and OP2 is 20.5 m and the closest ore pass is 48.5 m away The extraction level of OP3 is situated at a depth of 1,022 m 4.4 Mt of ore had passed through the shaft with an estimated remaining 26 Mt yet to be pushed through The walls of the ore pass are primarily composed of syenite porphyries There is a porphyry dyke located in close proximity to the shaft The shortest distance between OP3 and the entry to the production area is 126 m and the closest ore pass is 20 m away The current extraction level of OP4 is at a depth of 1,022 m 2.2 Mt of ore had been pushed through the shaft leaving an estimated 27 Mt yet to be transported The walls of the ore pass mainly consist of syenite porphyries The overall rock quality is considered to be good A porphyry dyke is situated in the vicinity of the shaft The shortest distance to the entry to the production area is located 10 m from OP4 and the closest ore pass is 24 m away The designed volume of the ore passes is indicated by V0 The V1 scans vary: OP1 V1 stands for the 2017 scan Table 3 contains the data on the volume of the shafts obtained from scans using Deswik.CAD. Table 4 includes information about the quantity of material passing through the shafts between scans This study evaluated the growth of ore passes using scanning data and other information collected from the Kiirunavaara mine. The Deswik.CAD software was used during the analysis for estimating the volumes. The volumes from the scans are also used for estimating the costs and time required for rehabilitation activities. The results of the growth rates of the ore passes are shown in Figure 3 the passes had different growth patterns with the highest growth for OP1 In addition, Table 5 contains information on increments in volume for each section of the four studied ore passes and the results of the collected scans presented in Table 3 The recommendations and potential cause on the ore pass growth is shown in Table 6 the potential cause was the impact of falling and bouncing rock; in the other two (OP3 and OP4) the potential cause was the closeness of nearby infrastructure and other openings The table also provides recommendations for each ore pass This observation suggests a potential correlation between the volume of transported material and the extent of ore pass growth It also suggests the unfavorable stress regime and geotechnical conditions speed up the growth process Information gathered from inspections and scans can provide information on the overbreak of ore passes and suggest guidelines on when rehabilitation should start Further observations can be made if caving does not influence the stability of nearby infrastructure or cause production disturbances This study analysed the degradation of ore pass walls in Kiirunavaara mine in northern Sweden using scanning data and found the growth rates of the ore passes varied The findings indicate the importance of the continuous inspection of ore passes in mining operations; however the frequency of scanning was found to be subject to various considerations The current method of analyzing the scans has its limitation related to the type of equipment used and frequency and historical information of the past scans as in some cases there are not many scans available The credibility of the result was confirmed by video inspections the following conclusions have been reached - OP1 showed a significant volume increase over time which could have been caused by lower rock and stress conditions Water presence in OP1 may accelerate degradation and lead to potential issues such as mud rushes OP2 has better rock quality than the other ore passes; this may explain why its structural damage was not as severe despite handling the largest amount of material The first sections showed the most significant growth it might be sufficient to rehabilitate only this specific area it is recommended to increase the frequency of inspections The volumes revealed by scans can serve as the basis for the estimation of the costs and time required for rehabilitation ore passes with increased throughput should be scanned every 1–2 years To ensure the long-term stability and structural integrity of ore passes it is essential to conduct comprehensive investigations into the causes of the observed growth patterns and operational practices should be thoroughly evaluated Implementing monitoring systems to track the growth and structural behavior of ore passes over time would provide valuable data for ongoing assessment and timely intervention if necessary the mine can mitigate potential risks and ensure the continued safe and efficient operation of the ore pass systems The future work should include implementation of continuous monitoring systems to track the growth and structural behavior of ore passes over time The scanning process can be optimized by develop techniques to minimize the time required for scanning such as improved scanning methodologies or scanning during scheduled maintenance shutdowns to reduce production stops The raw data supporting the conclusion of this article will be made available by the authors WS and BS contributed to the conception and design of the study and BS performed the analysis of the collected data WS wrote the first draft of the manuscript All authors contributed to manuscript revision The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher Implementation of discrete element method to evaluate the design and material flow in ore pass systems Google Scholar Compilation and evaluation of uniaxial compressive strength tests of rocks from Kiirunavaara Google Scholar iDeepMon–intelligent deep mine shaft inspection and monitoring BHM Berg-und Hüttenmännische Monatsh CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar “Design of ore passes,” in Underground mining methods: engineering fundamentals and international case studies Google Scholar Google Scholar Stability analysis of the 19A ore pass at Brunswick mine using a two-stage numerical modeling approach CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Impact-induced damage on foliated ore pass walls Google Scholar “Influence of finger configuration on degradation of ore pass walls,” in Proceedings of the 3rd CANUS rock mechanics symposium Editors M Google Scholar “Towards autonomous mine inspection,” in Proceedings of the 2014 3rd International Conference on Applied Robotics for the Power Industry CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Google Scholar “Estimating ore pass longevity in hard rock mines,” in The 42nd US rock mechanics symposium (USRMS) (OnePetro) Google Scholar Design of ore pass systems for underground mines Google Scholar A new ore pass repair method based on cavity auto scanning laser system accurate detection technology CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar “Use of drones with LiDAR technology in PT Freeport Indonesia underground mines,” in Proceedings of the TPT XXX Kongres XI PERHAPI 2021 Google Scholar “Stability analysis of ore passes in the Kiirunavaara mine,” in 10th ISRM congress (OnePetro) Google Scholar and dumping operations and production rates in a sublevel caving mine CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Comparison of productivity when running filled or flow-through orepass using Discrete event simulation CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar Google Scholar Predicting the stability of rockpasses from the geological structure Google Scholar Garcia JR and Rapp J (2023) Analyzing degradation of ore pass walls in Kiirunavaara mine using scanning data Received: 30 June 2023; 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Mountains Nine trains leave Kraków each weekday to climb up to Poland’s premier mountain retreat the fastest trains to Zakopane took under 2½ hours after infrastructure renewal work lasting several years just one of those nine trains matches the 1936 time Such is the state of railways in some parts of rural Poland Anyone in a hurry to reach Zakopane from Kraków will take the bus There’s a dash of Slavic magic in the litany of stations along the route: Sieniawa We rattle south from Kraków’s main station which has a fine Armenian votive cross in its garden Then to the left is one of the two Jewish cemeteries in the Kazimierz district Soon we are crossing the Vistula River on an impressive bridge with a complex lattice of girders this meandering river marked the frontier between the Free City of Kraków (Rzeczpospolita Krakowska) and the Austro-Hungarian empire The monastery church of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Photograph: Krzysztof Nahlik/AlamyWe shudder to a stop at Zabłocie a community which in Kraków’s heyday as a city-state was where Habsburg bureaucrats could monitor the comings and goings there It was from here that the salt mined at Wieliczka was shipped downriver and the place bustled with commercial energy it is where tourists come to see the former enamelware factory featured in Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List many of them brand new or recently rebuilt serving the memorial complex and sanctuary dedicated to the late Polish pope This rail route touches on many places that featured in the early life of the future pope Our stuttering escape from Kraków affords views of modern churches rusting railway sidings and concrete flyovers Oriental domes in the distance signal a nightclub rather than Byzantium which for decades endured pollution from an aluminium smelter and then cruise through orchards planted long ago by Bernardine (Franciscan) monks From Skawina the route south to Zakopane is single track The beauty of this train journey today is the way the train dances with the topography occasionally striking assertively south but more commonly following the warp and weft of the landscape but just occasionally the landscape opens out sufficiently to reveal glorious views of the High Tatras This is the most ambitious of Europe’s sacri monti and 400 years after its creation it is still in the care of the Bernardines who stage dramatic re-enactments of Christ’s Passion at Easter an elderly woman with strong hands and hennaed hair crosses herself as the train glides slowly past a monumental crucifix Noting my interest in the passing landscape she tells me that the trains make special stops to allow passengers to alight directly into the park Few landscapes are so rich in religious symbolism as those of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska and the complex is so huge that one might visit many times without retreading the same devotional itinerary Period buildings in Biały Dunajec Photograph: Mike Hardiman/AlamyI always have mixed feelings about the last leg of this journey Increasing numbers of wooden houses are a hint of the feast of vernacular architecture which gives such style to the Polish Tatras But at this point the railway also parallels the main highway to Zakopane which is lined by billboards and fast food outlets We cross the 700-metre contour just before Biały Dunajec “This is almost Russia,” Lenin wrote in 1913 of this area alluding to the fact that the border of the Tsarist empire was not far away to which Lenin would regularly cycle to collect his post A landmark Bolshevik congress was held in the village in 1913 the distinct line of the High Tatras marks the southern sky These are the hills the young future Pope would regularly roam following the paths Lenin had hiked while pondering developments back in Russia the railway to Zakopane has long been laced with creative energy and the promise of pure mountain air Zakopane station is 835 metres above sea level Photograph: Alamy“Next stop Zakopane,” says the guard in both English and Polish as he walks through the train we slide to a stop at Zakopane’s recently refurbished station But I am well prepared and head out into the hills following a path I remember being signposted years ago as one of Lenin’s regular routes and these days pictures of John Paul II are affixed to a tree by the trail The fastest daily train from Kraków to Zakopane is a mid-morning departure taking 2hrs 26mins. All other trains take over three hours, the slowest almost four hours. The one-way fare on the slow, local trains is 22.50 złoty (£4.50). Tickets must be bought before boarding the train, online or at the station. Only on the faster trains can seats be booked, at intercity.pl but advance tickets are typically £6 second class and £11 first class Nicky Gardner is co-author 0f Europe by Rail: the Definitive Guide. 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