Walcownia Metali ” Dziedzice ” S.A.

Walcownia Metali “Dziedzice” S.A., headquartered in Czechowice-Dziedzice (ul. Kaniowska 3), is a manufacturer of non-ferrous semi-finished products, chiefly in brass; according to the register, its main activity is copper production. The company, registered in the Polish National Court Register under KRS 0000084770, was formed through the conversion of the state enterprise Walcownie Metali “Dziedzice” under the Act on the privatisation of state enterprises; its sole shareholder is Boryszew S.A. The plant has operated since 1896 – it was founded as Zinkwalzwerke Dziedzice, a zinc rolling mill, and from 1925 operated as the Polish company Walcownia Metali S.A.

The range covers free-machining brass rods – for gas and water fittings, the automotive and electrical industries and builders’ hardware – brass forging rods, hollow rods, brass wire, and condenser and general-purpose tubes for heat exchangers in power plants and refineries. Products are sold in Poland and exported. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certificates, TÜV NORD certificates as a material manufacturer under the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU (PED) and AD 2000-Merkblatt W0, and an Office of Technical Inspection (UDT) decision authorising the production of brass tubes for equipment subject to technical supervision.

The company buys copper scrap in grades 1.01.1K (millberry), 1.01.1 and 1.02.3 and brass scrap in grades 1.05.1 to 1.06.3. Under the EG BRASS DW® project (European Funds for a Modern Economy, 2023–2027) it is developing a new brass grade with enhanced dezincification resistance for drinking water installations, using 100% available secondary raw materials, and building a renewable energy installation. As an IGMNiR member, Walcownia Metali “Dziedzice” represents the processing of copper and its alloys into rods, wire and tubes and the use of brass scrap in semi-finished production.