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ARP informed Friday in the statement that on Thursday it bought from Gdańsk Shipyard Group Sp. Z o.o., controlled by the Ukrainian investor Serhiy Taruta, 81.05%. shares in the Gdańsk Shipyard and 50% shares of GSG Towers, a producer of, among others, tours for wind farms. Through this transaction, ARP became the 100% owner of both companies
"The 100% takeover of the Gdańsk Shipyard opens a new chapter in the history of this company," said Andrzej Kensbok, president of the ARP. "We carried out detailed analyzes that showed that the Gdańsk shipyard, after restructuring, could become one of the pillars of shipbuilding in Poland," Kensbok said. He added that the reconstruction of the Polish naval industry is important in the context of the government's strategy for responsible development.
He pointed out that the proposed restructuring will not involve layoffs. open a school in which future shipbuilders will be trained. In his opinion, already next year, the company, which in 2017 recorded a loss of PLN 50 million, should regain profitability, and for two, in three years – the launch of the first vessels. However, he admitted that several tens of millions of zlotys should be invested in the shipyard for this purpose. This process must be spread over time.
Asked about the fundamentals of restructuring, he said new technologies and a new production organization would be put in place. "In the first period, we will mainly produce what we know best, that is, the superstructures and the steel elements of the hulls, and we intend to buy from them." 39, other elements. sometimes he should regain his skills lost over the decades: the production of pipelines, propulsion components and equipment of ships is one of the specialties of ferries, currently in high demand
Speaking of the prospects of development of the shipyard, the president mentions, inter alia, the report of the Institute of Oriental Studies, which shows that the reconstruction of this industry in Poland is expected to generate tens of thousands of new jobs and bring in 2030 about 20 billion zlotys of additional tax revenue to the state budget [19659002] Kensbok, when asked about the value of the purchase transaction of the purchase of the Gdańska shipyard of the company Gdańsk Shipyard Group controlled by the Ukrainian investor Serhiy Taruta, said that it was a trade secret. He pointed out at the same time that IDA had paid for the company "far less than the amount of sales in 2007". The contract signed at that time amounted to 400 million PLN (PAP)
author: Ewa Wesołowska
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