The operation has become one of the most successful chapters in the Serbian saga of privatisation, a process marred by lack of regulation, widespread allegations of fraud and corruption, and a host of other problems since a 2001 law paved the way for selling off state assets.
Rad željezare postao je jedno od najuspješnijih poglavlja priče o privatizaciji u Srbiji, procesu narušenom nedostatkom regulative, rasprostranjenim tvrdnjama o zloporabama i korupciji, i brojnim drugim problemima od 2001. godine kada je usvojen zakon kojim je utrt put za prodaju državnih kompanija.