Kremikovitzi
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One story
Kremikovtzi AD (Кремиковци АД) is Bulgaria's largest metalworking company. The construction of its facilities began on 5 November 1960 and the first production capacities were put into operation in 1963 to produce cast iron and coke, with production extending to cover other areas in the 1960s and 1970s. The company was privatised in 1999, 71% of it was acquired by a Bulgarian owned company — Daru Metals (later to change its name to Finmetals Holdings). In 2005 Valentin Zahariev and Kiril Zahariev sold 100% of Finmetals Holdings for US$110 million to Global Steel Holdings Limited (GSHL), owned by Pramod Mittal, brother of the highly successful Lakshmi Mittal. Kremikovtzi is not related to the Arcelor Mittal group. On May 15, 2009, the coke production plant - one of the most controversial symbols of the company - has been shut down forever. Gas supply (main fuel for the factory's operations) has been cut off, although it can be restored. The fate of the company is unknown, but prospects are gloomy. During first months of 2012. Kremikovtzi complex was destroyed. These photographs are one of the last taken before destruction.
