List of companies of Slovakia

Slovakia is a landlocked country in Central Europe.[1][2] The capital and largest city is Bratislava. The official language is Slovak.

Location of Slovakia

Slovakia is a high-income advanced economy[3][4] with a very high Human Development Index,[5][6] a very high standard of living and performs favourably in measurements of civil liberties, press freedom, internet freedom, democratic governance and peacefulness. The country maintains a combination of market economy with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system. The country joined the European Union in 2004 and the Eurozone on 1 January 2009.[7] Slovakia is also a member of the Schengen Area, NATO, the United Nations, the OECD, the WTO, CERN, the OSCE, the Council of Europe and the Visegrád Group. The Slovak economy is one of the fastest growing economies in Europe and 3rd fastest in eurozone. Its legal tender, the Euro, is the world's 2nd most traded currency.[8] Although regional income inequality is high, 90% of citizens own their homes. In 2016, Slovak citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 165 countries and territories, ranking the Slovak passport 11th in the world.[9] Slovakia is the world’s biggest per-capita car producer with a total of 1,040,000 cars manufactured in the country in 2016 alone.[10] The car industry represents 43 percent of Slovakia’s industrial output, and a quarter of its exports.

For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Slovakia".

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

Notable companies
     Active      State-owned      Defunct
Name Industry Sector Headquarters Founded Notes
Air Slovakia Consumer services Airlines Bratislava 1993 Airline, defunct 2010
Cestné a Stavebné Mechanizmy Tisovec Industrials Defense Detva 1955 Defense manufacturing
Doprastav Industrials Heavy construction Bratislava[11] 1953 Infrastructure construction
Elnec Industrials Electronic equipment Prešov 1991 Commercial electronics
ESET Technology Computer services Bratislava 1992 IT security
Glass LPS Consumer goods Durable household products Medzilaborce 1999 Glass products
Istrobanka Financials Banks Bratislava 1992 Commercial bank, defunct 2009
J&T Finance Group Financials Investment services Bratislava 1993 Investments
JTRE Real estate Real estate management & development Bratislava 1996 Real estate development
JJ Electronic Industrials Electrical components & equipment Čadca 1993 Vacuum tubes
Komerční banka Bratislava Financials Banks Bratislava 1995 Commercial bank
Matador Consumer goods Tires Púchov 1947 Tires, part of Continental AG (Germany)
OFZ, a.s., Istebné, Basic materials Iron & steel Istebné 1999 Ferroalloys
Orange Slovensko Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Bratislava 1997 Mobile network, part of Orange S.A. (France)
Penta Investments Financials Investment services Bratislava 1994 Investments
Poštová banka Financials Banks Bratislava 1992 Commercial bank
Šariš Brewery Consumer goods Brewers Veľký Šariš 1964 Brewery, part of Asahi Breweries (Japan)
Slovak Airlines Consumer services Airlines Bratislava 1995 Airline, defunct 2007
Slovak Telekom Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Bratislava 1999 Telecom, part of Deutsche Telekom (Germany)
Slovalco Basic materials Aluminum Žiar nad Hronom 1993 Aluminum
Slovart Music Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Bratislava 1993 Music publisher
Slovenská pošta Industrials Delivery services Banská Bystrica 1993 State-owned post
Slovenská sporiteľňa Financials Banks Bratislava 1819 Commercial bank, part of Erste Group (Austria)
Slovenské elektrárne Utilities Conventional electricity Bratislava 1942[12] Electric utility, part of Enel (Italy)
Slovenský plynárenský priemysel Oil & gas Exploration & production Bratislava 2006 Natural gas
Slovnaft Oil & gas Exploration & production Bratislava 1949 Oil refining, part of MOL Group (Hungary)
Sygic Technology Software Bratislava 2004 Off-line navigation
Tatra banka Financials Banks Bratislava 1990 Commercial bank, part of Raiffeisen Bank International (Austria)
O2 Slovakia Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Bratislava 2006 Mobile network, part of PPF (Netherlands)
Topvar Consumer goods Brewers Veľký Šariš 1957 Brewery, part of Asahi Breweries (Japan)
Transpetrol AS Oil & gas Pipelines Bratislava 1954 Oil transport
U.S. Steel Košice Basic materials Iron & steel Košice 2000 Steel, part of U.S. Steel (US)
Vagónka Industrials Commercial vehicles & trucks Trebišov 1922 Railway, shipping containers
Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko Industrials Railroads Bratislava 2004 State-owned railway
Zlatý Bažant Consumer goods Brewers Hurbanovo 1969 Brewery, part of Heineken International (Netherlands)
ZTS OSOS Industrials Defense Vrútky 1990 Armaments

See also

References
  1. "Austrian Foreign Ministry". Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  2. "UNHCR regional classification". UNHCR. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  3. "Country and Lending Groups". worldbank.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-24.
  4. "Advanced economies". IMF. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  5. Country and Lending Groups |Data Archived 2011-03-18 at the Wayback Machine. Data.worldbank.org. Retrieved on 11 August 2014.
  6. United Nations Development Programme: Human Development Report, 2014. undp.org.
  7. "Kyiv Post. Independence. Community. Trust – World – Slovakia 16th country to adopt euro". Kyivpost.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  8. "Triennial Central Bank Survey: Report on global foreign exchange market activity in 2010" (PDF). Monetary and Economic Department. Bank for International Settlements: 12. December 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  9. "Global Ranking – Visa Restriction Index 2016" (PDF). Henley & Partners. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  10. "Produkcia vozidiel aj v roku 2016 prekročila miliónovou hodnotu". Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  11. "Doprastav, a.s.: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  12. "Slovenské Elektrárne A.S.: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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