Company History

Albert Hahn and Heinrich Eisner founded a Pipe-Works in Bohumín

First cast iron radiators manufactured in a foundry

Moravskoslezská a.s. (Moravian-Silesian, JSC) for wire industry builds a Wire-Work in Bohumín

Starting up of a galvanized wire production, the first manufacturing line of this kind in Europe

Introduction of low carbon steel and copper wire rope production

Start of production of patented wire

Nationalisation of the company

Production of martensite and needle wire and starting of spring production

The merger of two formerly separate companies into one called “Železárny a drátovny Bohumín” (Iron and Wire Works Bohumín)

Opening of a new Patented-Wire Drawing Mill

Opening of the part of the Wire-Works producing steel cords and foot cables

Transformation of the state-owned enterprise into a state-owned joint-stock company called ŽDB a.s.

Completion of privatisation by coupon method and private investors

The company’s general meeting elected representatives of the majority owners to the board of directors and the supervisory board

Inauguration of the first joint venture Bekaert-ŽDB Bohumín, s.r.o.

Wire Mill was divided into five divisions:

• Wire Mill LC Division
• Wire Mill HC Division
• Steel Wire Rope Division
• Steel Cord Division
• Spring Division

High Carbon Wire Mill and Low Carbon Wire Mill were merged into one unit called Drátovna (the Wire Mill)

Steelcord division integrated into the Wire Mill

Steel wire rope division and Drawing dies division incorporated into the Wire Mill

Project of division by spin-off and establishment of a separate company ŽDB DRÁTOVNA a.s.

From 1 October 2012 ŽDB Drátovna a.s. became a new subsidiary of Třinecké železárny – Moravia Steel

Implementation of the SAP system throughout the company ŽDB DRÁTOVNA a.s.

The kick-off of the project “Modernisation of Non-patented Wire Drawing plant – Part 1”

The recovery of the Pickling house within one year of the burnout.

The kick-off of the project “Modernisation of Non-patented Wire Drawing plant – Part 2”

The building of a new dispatch hall and its commissioning