Polish Company Driven by World Technology

            30
            years
          
We have been inspired by scrap metal for over 30 years.  OLMET is a family business inspired by scrap metal and driven by modern technology.
Over the past 30 years, the company has grown from a small scrap metal collection point with an office in a yellow banana mermaid vehicle to the largest scrap yard in Poland that became a leading supplier of scrap metal to domestic and foreign steel mills. In our business we focus on out-of-the-box solutions and innovative technologies, which is why our motto is: "The scrap metal inspires us”.

            300,000
            tons
          The 300,000 tons of scrap input corresponds to the annual production of the OLMET.
The 300,000 tons of scrap input corresponds to the annual production of the OLMET.
The company's business activity is predominantly based on scrap recycling and innovations. We process approximately 300,000 tons of scrap metal annually. We are well known for competitive prices, professionalism, reliable scrap classification and the highest quality of batch scrap delivered to the steel mills. The search for new solutions and areas for business development has enabled our company to successfully extend its spectrum of activities to the rolling stock recycling and a railway carrier's licence. In retrospect, it looked like this...

OLMET on the Forbes Diamond list

Behind the success of every company are the people. Therefore, first of all we will talk about success - OLMET is on the list of Forbes Diamonds 2022. And now let's move on to the people. Behind this success is first and foremost This Man, Przemysław Oleś.

Milestones in the history of Olmet:

1993

1993 - Opening of a scrap metal collection point in Tarnowskie Góry on Towarowa Street by Andrzej Oleś, the company founder, with a mobile office in... Syrenka vehicle

1994

1994 - Change of "office premises" from the Syrenka car into a container

2002

2002 - Enlargement of the scrap yard thanks to purchase of a land plot after bankruptcy of another company operating in the vicinity of OLMET (Paget plant)

2002 - Establishing cooperation with the global steel producer ArcelorMittal

2010

2010 - Edition of a unique corporate calendar – Materia NieZłomnie Piękna, hailed as the "Silesian Pirelli"

2011

2011 - Purchase of Poland's first innovative machine from the manufacturer TEREX-FUCHS

2011 - A distinction in The VIVA!PHOTO AWARD contest for the Olmet’s calendar photo

2013

2013 - Opening company owned Piwniczna SPA & Conference Hotel in Piwniczna-Zdrój

2014

2014 - Start of ‘EcoAirbag by OLMET’ brand – designer recycling bags made from car airbags and seatbelts

2015

2015 -Opening of company branch in Chorzów

2016

2016 - Opening of a rolling stock dismantling station in Tarnowskie Góry

2017

2017 - Participation in the Dicovery Channel productions, tv serries named: ‘ZŁOMOWISKO PL’ and ‘Wyburzacze’

2018

2018 - Construction of company’s railway siding

2020

2020 - Publication of the children's picture book entitled ‘Złomokoty i inne zwierzaki niedomowe wśród’

2020 - Recording the highest annual turnover in the company's history

2021

2021 - Obtaining a railway carrier's licence

2021 - Record turnover year-on-year

2021 - Record number of scrapped wagons (10,000 pcs) and locomotives (1,000 pcs)

2022

2022 - OLMET on the Forbes Diamond List

2022 - Olmet's collaboration with world-renowned artist MIMI CHOI on the OLMET.RECYCLING 2023 calendar project

2022 - Starting the second unique scrap shredding line in the country

2022 - Start of the two largest investments in the company's history which estimated completion time is 3-4 years, investment value of over 300 million PLN

2022 - Exceeding the employment level of 200 people

czerwiec 2022 - The company's record monthly turnover exceeding Olmet's annual turnover in 2021.

2022

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The first children's book about the junkyard - on sale now!

In 2020, OLMET published a must-read for children and adults, “Złomokoty (i inne zwierzaki niedomowe) wśród maszyn”. – real guide to scrap metal recycling.

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