In Brief 2: Recordati battles for Polfa Kutno; Lek's new center; UPC Polska

It has started to buy Polfa's shares from the stock market. Parkiet's unofficial sources state that Recordati now has some 25% of the votes. (Parkiet, p. 3) ... On May 12, Stryków near Łódź will see the official opening of the new production and logistic center of Slovenian pharmaceutical company Lek. The concern, which in 2002 was taken over by Novartis, spent EUR 70 million on building the drugs factory. (Parkiet, p. 4) ... UPC Polska, the operator of the largest cable TV network in the country, made a Q1 net profit of at least $181.8 million, which was the effect of the extinction of the company's obligations. (Parkiet. p. 5) D.W.