Austrian-Swiss venture opens plant in Dąbrowa Górnicza

Today sewage pipe producer Austrian-Swiss company Hobas, will open its new plant in Dąbrowa Górnicza, which was constructed at a cost of EUR 10 m illion. The main contractor of the investment was Poznań-based Hydrobudowa 9. "We have already decided to invest further, as we plan to start producing pipes with higher parameters," said Lech Skomorowski, Managing Director of Hobas Polska. According to preliminary information, the new investment will require about EUR 0.5 million. Hobas Polska had a plant near Poznań, but shut it down due to its low production capacity in May 2003, while the whole production process was transferred to Dąbrowa Górnicza. The company does not complain about the low demand for its products. "We sell our goods both on the domestic and foreign markets. We have signed contracts among others in Russia and Belarus," said Hobas Polska production manager Artur Szczelina. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) M.M.