Polish mining company Bumech is undergoing a important restructuring, marked by planned layoffs and a formal complaint filed with the European Commission.The company announced intentions to reduce its workforce by up to 754 employees while simultaneously alleging unfair market advantages enjoyed by state-owned competitors through illegal subsidies [2]. Despite these challenges, Bumech has reported a return to profitability in the first three quarters of 2025, signaling a strategic shift toward energy projects.
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Bumech initiates group layoff procedure
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Company files complaint with the European Commission regarding competitor support mechanisms
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Financial results: Return to positive balance
The situation in the Polish mining sector continues to demonstrate the strong influence of both economic and regulatory factors on market dynamics. Data from wnp.pl indicates that Bumech is currently navigating a restructuring process, aiming to improve efficiency and redefine its future role in the energy market.
Bumech initiates group layoff procedure
Bumech has officially notified trade unions at Przedsiębiorstwo Górnicze Silesia of its intent to implement group layoffs. The planned reduction will affect up to 754 employees across all job categories, according to a company announcement.
“Bumech S.A. (hereinafter: the Company) informs that on November 28, 2025, the Company received information that the Trustee appointed for Przedsiębiorstwo Górnicze Silesia sp. z o.o. in restructuring (hereinafter: PG Silesia), pursuant to Art. 2 para. 3 of the Act of March 13, 2003 on special principles for terminating employment relationships with employees for reasons not related to the employees, notified the Factory Trade Organizations operating at PG Silesia on November 27, 2025, of the intention to initiate a group layoff procedure,” reads a special company statement.
Company files complaint with the European Commission regarding competitor support mechanisms
Two days prior, the company announced it had filed a complaint with the European Commission concerning “illegal or misallocated public aid.”
The complaint centers on support mechanisms for companies wholly owned by the State Treasury. Bumech alleges that the challenged system includes subsidies that “constitute a mechanism for covering the difference between production costs and coal sales revenue.”
The company emphasizes that select entities “are continuously subsidized, completely disrupting free market mechanisms, as they receive a subsidy higher than the market price of the product.”
“At the same time, companies with partial and exclusive non-state capital, such as LW Bogdanka, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa and PG Silesia, were excluded from the non-notified public aid scheme. The Company believes that the economic advantage gained by state-owned mining enterprises with exclusive ownership of the State Treasury consists of: not bearing the consequences of unprofitable coal mining; preventing the operation of free market mechanisms; controlling the coal market through the unlawful use of its market position, relating to both coal extraction and distribution. Mining coal without cost reduction leads to the exclusion of companies not benefiting from subsidies,” reads the explanation accompanying Bumech S.A.’s complaint to the European Commission.
Financial results: Return to positive balance
According to data cited by wnp.pl, Bumech has reported a significant improvement in its financial results.
During the first three quarters of 2025, the group’s net profit amounted to 2.5 million złoty, while in the same period of 2024, the company reported a loss of 76.6 million złoty. Bumech plans to expand its operations into energy projects, including the construction of photovoltaic farms, energy storage facilities, and the development of biomass production. This diversification strategy could be pivotal for the company’s future.
