Atlas plans acquisitions, expansion and then potential IPO

"This will be unavoidable in the long-run. The company needs a transparent organizational-legal form," said Roman Rojek, one of the presidents of Atlas. The company is however not in a rush to float its shares, as this would expose it to a hostile take over and it still has some other objectives ahead of it. "We intend to acquire a majority stake in one of the larger producers of bituminous materials used for isolation," said Rojek. The firm is still going ahead with its plans to construct a limestone and marl mine. Another possible project is the construction of a cement plant worth zł.500 million. "Whether it will be created depends on the development perspectives of the construction sector. For the time being we invest in the mine," stressed Rojek. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 3) M.M.