Aluprof expects 2008 to be another bumper year

This year's forecast envisages sales growth in nine of Aluprof's subsidiaries, of which eight are located abroad, to zł.487 million from zł.412 million in 2007. "We expect to might even be closer to sales of zł.500 million," said company president Marcin Puchała. Aluprof estimates that its share of the domestic market of roller blinds amounts to about 60%. In the segment of construction sector products, it controls about 40% of the market. "We expect a growth in sales of at least 10% in Poland and exports of 15-20%," said the president. Foreign sales currently account for 36% of its revenues, but within the next few years domestic and foreign sales should balance each other. The objective of the company is to become a market leader in Central Europe within the next five years. (Parkiet, p. 7) M.M.