The Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining of Tuzla Canton visited FIPA

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.