Germans to launch pharmaceuticals plant in May 2001

Byk Pharma, a Polish subsidiary recently established by German-based drug maker Byk Gulden, will launch operations of a DM 50 million pharmaceuticals factory in Lyszkowice by May of this year. Production of the Germans' local subsidiary Byk Mazowia will subsequently be transferred to the new plant. "The factory where Byk Mazowia currently operates is old and does not meet European standards. Bringing it in line with those standards would cost us more than constructing a new plant," says Byk Mazowia board member Jan Gniazdek. Byk Roland, another subsidiary of Byk Gulden, will be responsible for marketing the goods produced at the new factory. (Puls Biznesu, p.4) A.Z.