What Spółka Restrukturyzacji Kopalń S.a. does

Spółka Restrukturyzacji Kopalń S.A. (SRK) is a Polish state-owned joint-stock company, headquartered in Bytom, Silesia, established around 2000 to manage the orderly liquidation of Poland's coal mines. Operating under a government mandate across 71 municipalities and four voivodeships, the company is the sole statutory entity responsible for closing coal mines, preventing water and fire hazards, and remediating post-mining land. Its core technical infrastructure centers on the Centralny Zakład Odwadniania Kopalń (CZOK), a network of 17 pumping stations that removes roughly 100 million m³ of water annually from closed and adjacent active mines, supplemented by methane-capture systems and biological/technical reclamation works for contaminated waste heaps such as Wrzosy I in Pszów.

SRK's business model blends three revenue streams: (i) government-funded environmental services, anchored by an annual environmental protection budget of 237 million PLN and co-financed by the European Union and NFOŚiGW; (ii) transactional asset liquidation, conducted through competitive public tenders and the EPP3 e-auction portal covering real estate, apartments, machinery, and scrap from liquidated mines; and (iii) managed housing services through the AZM (Administracja Zasobów Mieszkaniowych) division, which administers approximately 12,460 residential units. Pricing on transactions is determined by competitive tender bidding; rental and housing fees flow through AZM's self-serve customer portal.

The company's customers are predominantly public-sector: the Polish state as owner and primary payer of environmental services, municipalities that absorb post-mining housing and land, and a long tail of property buyers and tenants reached through tender procedures. Strategic positioning has shifted from pure liquidation contractor toward broader just-transition advisory, evidenced by founding-membership participation in the Rada Programowa ds. Sprawiedliwej Transformacji Małopolski Zachodniej and cross-voivodeship study visits with the Łódzkie region and Łódzka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna.

Name

Spółka Restrukturyzacji Kopalń S.a.

Legal name

Spółka Restrukturyzacji Kopalń S.A.

Website

https://srk.com.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spółka Restrukturyzacji Kopalń S.A. (SRK) is a Polish state-owned joint-stock company that manages the liquidation of coal mines, mine-drainage operations, environmental reclamation, and post-mining housing administration across 71 municipalities under a state mandate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mine Liquidation and Post-Mining Environmental Services

NAICS

Remediation Services (562910), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Mine Closure Planning & Execution (Decommissioning, Demolition, Asset Retirement) (IMAKAOAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Demolition, Decommissioning & Asset Retirement (Environmental Scope) (IMAIAGAH), Asset Recovery, Surplus & Decommissioning Services (EUAIANAD)

Keywords

• Coal mine liquidation
• Mine drainage services
• Post-mining land reclamation
• Mine water management
• Mining damage remediation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bytom

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Sales: Sale of properties, buildings, and land from liquidated mines through public tender procedures. The company sells residential apartments, commercial real estate, and industrial land through competitive bidding processes.
2. Asset Liquidation Sales: Sale of machinery, equipment, and scrap materials (złom) from liquidated mining operations through public procurement procedures.
3. Housing Administration (AZM): Management and administration of approximately 12,460 apartments in post-mining areas, providing housing management services to residents in municipalities covered by SRK activities.
4. Environmental Services: Government-funded mine drainage, reclamation, and remediation services with a budget of 237 million PLN for environmental protection activities.
5. Rental and Lease: Rental and lease of properties and facilities owned by the company, including land entries and property leases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Spółka Restrukturyzacji Kopalń S.A. is a state-owned entity that manages the orderly liquidation, environmental remediation, and post-mining transformation of Poland's coal mines. It operates mine drainage infrastructure (CZOK), conducts reclamation of mine waste dumps, sells liquidated real estate, machinery, and scrap through public tenders, and administers approximately 12,460 residential apartments through its AZM housing division across 71 municipalities in Poland's coal mining regions.

Product overview

Spółka Restrukturyzacji Kopalń S.A. operates as a government-owned restructuring company managing the liquidation of coal mines in Poland. The company offers a digital platform portfolio including the EPP3 auction portal and BIP public information system for conducting tenders. Core services encompass property and residential sales through tender processes, housing administration (AZM), mine drainage operations (CZOK), land reclamation, mining damage remediation, and mine liquidation management. The company manages 17 pumping stations, 12,460 apartments, and operates across 71 municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Administracja Zasobów Mieszkaniowych (AZM): The company's housing administration division managing residential properties.

Products and services

• Real Estate Tenders (Przetargi - Nieruchomości) Auction-based sale of real estate properties (commercial, industrial, and land assets) from liquidated coal mines through public tender procedures. Properties are located across multiple Polish cities including Katowice, Mysłowice, Sosnowiec, and Jankowice.
• Apartment Tenders (Przetargi - Mieszkania) Sale of residential apartments from post-mining areas through public tenders, including apartments in Wałbrzych and other mining regions.
• Machinery and Equipment Tenders (Przetargi - Maszyny i Urządzenia) Public tender sale of mining machinery, equipment, and other industrial assets from liquidated coal mine operations.
• Scrap Metal Tenders (Przetargi - Złom) Competitive tender sale of scrap metal and scrap materials recovered from liquidated mining operations.
• Rental and Lease Services (Najem i Dzierżawa) Rental and lease services for properties, land entries, facilities, and equipment owned by SRK across multiple locations in Poland's coal mining regions.
• Central Mine Drainage Plant (Centralny Zakład Odwadniania Kopalń - CZOK) Centralized mine drainage service operating 17 pumping stations that pump approximately 100 million m³ of water annually from closed and active mine systems, preventing water hazards to neighboring mining facilities. Branch located in Czeladź with additional facilities in Jaworzno and Zabrze.
• Housing Resources Administration (Administracja Zasobów Mieszkaniowych - AZM) Property management, sales, and rental services for approximately 12,460 residential apartments in post-mining areas across 71 municipalities. Operates a dedicated customer portal (azm.srk.com.pl) for housing residents.
• Mine Liquidation Services (Usługi Likwidacji Kopalń) End-to-end coal mine liquidation services including securing adjacent mining facilities from water, gas, and fire hazards, and decommissioning of mining infrastructure.
• Post-Mining Land Reclamation Services (Usługi Rekultywacji Terenów Pogórniczych) Reclamation and remediation services for post-mining areas, including restoration of contaminated land, waste heap rehabilitation, thermal barrier installation via borehole injection, slope reconstruction, and retention basin creation.
• Mining Damage Remediation Services (Usługi Zabezpieczania przed Szkodami Górniczymi) Prevention and remediation services for mining damage affecting residential properties, infrastructure, and communities in areas impacted by mining operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100 million m³ of water pumped from closed mines annually, preventing water hazards
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rada Programowa ds. Sprawiedliwej Transformacji Małopolski ZachodniejcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026SRK participates as a founding member in the Program Council for Just Transition of Western Małopolska. The council serves an advisory function and supports coordination of the transformation process in the region, working with regional governments and local stakeholders to manage the transition away from coal mining.
• Województwo łódzkie (Łódź Voivodeship)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on just transition initiatives including study visits, experience exchange, and best practice sharing between regions undergoing coal transition. SRK's involvement demonstrates its role as a key partner in transformation processes.
• Gmina KleszczówminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partnership related to post-mining land transformation and economic development initiatives in the Łódź Voivodeship region.
• Łódzka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna (LSEZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on industrial transformation and economic development of post-mining areas. The Łódź Special Economic Zone represents new economic functions for former mining land.
• P.P.U.H 'TREX-HAL' Sp. z o.o.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsortium leader for reclamation works on the Wrzosy I mine waste dump. Selected through public tender to perform mine fire suppression and land reclamation over a 6-year project.
• FN GROUP Sp. z o.o.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsortium participant in Wrzosy I reclamation project, specializing in technical infrastructure works for mine waste dump remediation.
• PHU KULA, ZIELIŃSKI Sp. k.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsortium participant in Wrzosy I reclamation project contributing specialized technical capabilities for mine remediation works.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with significant environmental remediation and mine closure capability, including EU-funded project experience. Competes for higher-margin advisory and program management work tied to just-transition funding.
• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory consultancy with a dedicated mine closure, remediation, and post-mining land use practice. Competes for advisory and technical mandates in European coal transition projects that are similar to SRK's reclamation tenders.
• Stantec: Global engineering and environmental services firm with a significant mine closure and remediation practice. Competes for EU and private-sector remediation mandates that SRK might otherwise capture, and offers complementary environmental and engineering consulting services.
• WSP: Global professional services firm (post-Golder acquisition) with a major mining and mine closure practice. Provides environmental remediation, mine water management, and closure planning services that overlap with SRK's capabilities, particularly in European coal regions.
• Ramboll: Danish engineering and consulting group with established European mine closure and environmental remediation practices. Active in EU just-transition advisory and remediation project execution, with comparable technical capabilities to SRK's reclamation services.
• Veolia Environment: Global environmental services group operating hazardous waste treatment, water treatment, and site remediation businesses. Adjacent comparable for SRK's mine water management (CZOK) and methane-handling operations, though Veolia is a broad environmental services incumbent rather than a mine-closure specialist.

Direct peers

• The Coal Authority: UK government body that manages the legacy of coal mining, including mine water treatment, subsidence management, and public safety on former coal sites. Functions as a regulator and operator with similar perpetual obligations to SRK's CZOK pumping operations.
• RAG-Stiftung / RAG AG: German state-backed foundation and operating company that managed the closure of all German hard coal mining by 2018 and now funds perpetual mine water management and remediation. Closest structural analog to SRK, with similar mix of liquidation work, perpetual water obligations, and real estate asset monetization (RAG-Montan Immobilien).
• Wismut GmbH: German federal company tasked with remediating the legacy of former Soviet-era uranium mining in Saxony and Thuringia. Performs comparable remediation, water treatment, and site closure work, with funding from the German federal government and EU sources.
• DIAMO, státní podnik: Czech state enterprise responsible for remediation of former uranium, coal, and ore mining areas. Operates with a similar state-mandate model covering mine closures, water management, and post-mining land remediation in the Silesian and Bohemian coal basins neighboring SRK's territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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