Dąbrowa Górnicza’s economy is primarily determined by the activities of the 22 largest companies, each employing in excess of 250 people. The second group comprises 127 firms, each  employing from 50 to 250 people. Over 100 businesses are companies with foreign capital (Indo-British, French, Italian, Swiss, German, Belgian, Austrian and Spanish).

After years of domination by the mining, steel and coke industries, i.e. traditional heavy industry, the service and food-processing sectors have been gaining importance. However, the dominant businesses are Arcelor Mittal Poland (Dąbrowa Górnicza Plant), a steel titan, the Przyjaźń Sp. z o. o. coking plant, Bankowa Sp. z o.o. Steelworks and Stalprofil SA.

These are well-known brand names which are the driving forces of the Dabrowa economy. Despite operating within traditional economic sectors, the companies in Dąbrowa Górnicza invest in novel technologies, have their own laboratories where they carry out analyses and do research, and are transforming their production processes into modern, ecologically sound ones.

Over the past 10 years, the presence of construction companies, glass manufacturers, the automotive industry and plastics processing firms, as well as the electronics and food industries, has been strongly felt. Owing to the city’s advantageous location and the commencement of construction of the Freight Terminal at Sławków - which, when extended and using the wide-gauge track, will allow of convenient transport of goods by rail to Ukraine, Russia and Asia (including China) - Dąbrowa Górnicza marks its presence on the map of international shipping centres.

Having attractive investment land and a broad-based supply of staff at its disposal, the city offers tremendous opportunities for the development of business undertakings. Those which support economic activation, and investment based on modern, environment-friendly technologies and innovative initiatives in the sphere of recreation and tourism will be given priority.

187ha of the city area is included within the Katowice Special Economic Zone (Sosnowiec-Dąbrowa Subzone). Entrepreneurs who decide to make investments on land situated within the zone can count on special tax relief. The city itself makes an effort to support new investments, too. For entrepreneurs making investments in Dąbrowa Górnicza and creating new workplaces, a resolution has been passed exempting erected buildings and their components from taxation.

Katowice International Fair, and EXPO Silesia, in Sosnowiec (an exhibition organizer), play an important role in economic development and attracting new investments.

The key companies:

Steel industry:

ArcelorMittal Poland (Anglo-Polish capital)
STALPROIL SA (Polish capital)
ThyssenKrupp Energostal (German capital)
Benteler Distribution Poland (German capital)
Przyjaźń Sp. z o.o. coking plant

Plastics

URSA Polska Sp. z o.o. (Spanish capital)
HOBAS Polska Sp. z o.o. (Austro-German capital)

Electronics

Pronox Technology (Polish capital)
Mikromed Sp. z o.o. (Polish capital)

Building materials

EKOCEM Sp. z o.o. (German capital)
FINAL SA (Polish capital)
FEIDAL Polska Sp. z o.o. (German capital)

Engineering industry

GUHRING Polska Sp. z o.o (German capital)
SAIA BURGESS Poland Ltd (Swiss capital)
DFME DAMEL SA (Polish capital)

Automotive industry

Brembo Polska Sp. z o.o. (Italian capital)
Ficomirrors Poland Sp. z o.o. (Spanish capital)
Koide Poland Ltd (Japanese capital)
Korea Fuel Tech Poland Sp. z o.o. (Korean capital)
Mecacontrol (Spanish capital)

Shipping

Prologis Park - Fiege, DHL Logistics, Gillete Group Poland
ThyssenKrupp Stainless Service Centre (German capital)

Glass manufacture

Saint Gobain Glass Polska (French capital)
Saint Gobain Sekurit Polska (French capital)