During the awards ceremony, held on 28 November 2011 in the Grand Theatre in Warsaw, the ranking of the 9th edition of Pearls of the Polish Economy was announced, i.e. the ranking of the most efficient Polish enterprises, which was prepared by the Institute of Economics and Social Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

The ranking was organised by the English-language magazine titled Polish Market under the honorary patronage of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of the Economy Waldemar Pawlak, as well as the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences Prof. Michał Kleiber.

Apart from Koksownia Przyjaźń, winners in the category of Pearls of the Manufacturing and Services Sector included: KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. (first place, the President Herbert Wirth) and PPUiH Agrobex Sp. z o. o. (third place, the President Krzysztof Kruszona).

“I see the prize awarded to us by the Polish Market magazine as a sign of recognition for the modern profile of our company and its position on the European market of coke manufacturers shown to us by distinguished economists. A few years ago, together with the owners, we have made a courageous decision to commence an implementation of a wide-ranging development strategy. Since 2005, even despite the period of global economic downturn, we have been consequently executing the programme of a comprehensive modernisation of Koksownia Przyjaźń,” stresses Edward Szlęk, the President of the Management Board of Koksownia Przyjaźń Sp. z o.o.

Koksownia Przyjaźń, which forms part of the Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa Group, ranks one of the top European manufacturers of the best-quality coke and coal-related products. It is a modern enterprise which adapts to market and competition requirements, and takes care of the environment.