Huta Katowice and Huta Sendzimira to have separate management boards

Contrary to earlier Economy Ministry plans to appoint a joint management board for Poland's two largest steel mills, Huta Katowice (HK) and Huta Sendzimira (HTS), two separate boards have been appointed but will be headed by one president, Jerzy Podsiadlo. His appointment is the first step towards the consolidation of the Polish steel sector and the creation of the Polish Steel Mills Group (Polskie Huty Stali). The group is to be created in December, initially comprising the Cedler, Florian and Czestochowa mills, with HK and HTS joining them in mid-2002. To date the management boards of HTS and HK have often been at odds, blaming one another for contributing to the disastrous condition of the Polish steel sector. (Puls Biznesu, p. 15, Gazeta Wyborcza, Dec. 1-2, p. 26) T.J.