Fiat in sheet metal negotiations with Huta Sendzimira

Huta Sendzimira (HTS), one of the nation's largest steelworks facilities, has started negotiations with Fiat on deliveries of sheet metal used in car production. The company hopes that an agreement with the Italian automotive giant could make up for losses connected with the financial troubles of its former customer, Daewoo, which is now importing sheet metal from the Slovak Republic. "Fiat has problems due to the very difficult situation in the automotive sector," said Edward Nowak of HTS. "However, we hope the company will be interested in expanding deliveries, as our product is less expensive than the competition." While representatives of both companies refused to make any detailed comments on the matter, an anonymous sector representative speculated that HTS's monthly deliveries of 10,000 tons could be doubled under the new agreement. (Puls Biznesu, p. 5) M.K.