Steel structures, castings and metal fabrication in Republika Srpska
Metalworking is the second-largest manufacturing branch in Republika Srpska by sales. Companies here weld steel structures and pressure vessels, cast steel parts, process sheet metal and stainless steel, and make metal furniture, often as subcontractors for European industry.
In figures
- Sales of fabricated metal products, 2024 (421 m KM in 2017)
- 628 m KM
- Sales of basic metals, 2024
- 269 m KM
- Share of base metals and metal articles in total exports, 2024
- 13.4%
- People employed in manufacturing, 2024
- 56,727
Sources: Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics, This is Republika Srpska 2025, tables 4.2 and 17.3 and the External trade chapter.
Capabilities
Heavy fabrication: welded steel structures and assemblies, pressure vessels and tanks, ship rudders, machine frames and housings. Casting: steel castings for valves, railway wagons, shipbuilding and automotive use, from a foundry in Banja Luka founded in 1936. Sheet metal: laser cutting, bending and welding, waste containers and underground waste systems, expanded metal mesh. Stainless steel: railings, canopies and louvres. Metal furniture: frames for chairs and tables, school, hospital and office furniture, archive shelving and lockers.
Export markets
Metal companies in the exporters register of the Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina most often list Serbia, Croatia, Austria, Germany, Montenegro, Italy and Slovenia. Prijedor and Banja Luka have the largest concentration of metalworking firms, followed by Laktaši and Prnjavor.
Producers in the directory
- Metalna Industrija Prijedor a.d. (MIP)Prijedor · Welded steel structures and assemblies, pressure vessels and tanks, ship rudders, and machine frames…
- Bosnamontaža a.d.Prijedor · Steel structures and process equipment, with fabrication, transport and installation
- Jelšingrad Livar a.d.Banja Luka · Steel castings for valves, railway wagons, shipbuilding, automotive, construction and boiler making
- Vendom d.o.o.Slatina, Laktaši · Processing of hot- and cold-rolled sheet, waste containers, underground waste systems and steel structures
- Vigmelt d.o.o.Banja Luka · Mailboxes, archive shelving and cabinets, lockers, hydrant and meter cabinets, lighting and metal structures
- Metal Tehnologija d.o.o.Derventa · Expanded metal mesh in steel, galvanised steel, aluminium and stainless steel, and blades for…
- Mediteran Inox d.o.o.Čelinac · Stainless steel railings, canopies and sun-shading louvres
- Kis Produkt d.o.o.Trn, Banja Luka · Medical, school, office, hospitality and retail furniture, aluminium joinery and display panels
- PMP-2000 d.o.o.Ljubinje · Metal chairs, tables, sets and bases for homes, hospitality and gardens
- Atom Company d.o.o.Srbac · Metal frames for bar, garden and office chairs, and tables and chairs for schools,…
- Eden Garden d.o.o.Istočno Sarajevo · Large garden and café umbrellas and metal umbrella parts
- Milkus d.o.o.Pale · Secondary iron, copper, aluminium and other recyclable raw materials
- Sekundarac d.o.o.Gradiška · Scrap iron, copper, aluminium and lead
13 published profiles. Profiles are introductions for business discovery; confirm details with each company.
What to check with a supplier
A practical list for buyers. Green Srpska shows certificates on a profile only after seeing them.
- Drawings and volumes: send drawings, material grades and annual volumes with the enquiry.
- Welding and quality: EN ISO 3834 or EN 1090 for structures, welder certificates, NDT capability.
- Pressure equipment: PED conformity where relevant, and who issues the CE marking.
- Surface treatment: blasting, painting or galvanising in-house or outsourced.
- Logistics: maximum dimensions and weights the plant can load and ship.
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