Press Release: State aid: Commission reopens investigation into restructuring of Polish machinery producer Huta Stalowa Wola

The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation to establish whether the modification of the restructuring plan of Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW), a Polish industrial machinery company, is compatible with EC Treaty state aid rules. The Commission authorised restructuring aid for HSW in 2006 (see IP/06/1874), but HSW modified its restructuring plan without notifying the change to the Commission. The opening of a formal investigation will give interested parties an opportunity to comment. It does not prejudge the outcome of the investigation.