In brief: Bids for lime plant; STGroup breaks deal; search for Daewoo investor

Four companies, including Partek Nordkalk, Skanska Minerale, Fels of Germany and CRH of Ireland are interested in the purchase of an 80% stake in the lime plant ZPW Trzuskawica. The deadline for filing the offers expired yesterday. According to unofficial information, all the parties interested in the purchase have filed their bids. (Puls Biznesu, p. 6)... The operator of yoyo.pl portal, Internet Idea of Wroclaw, which is in 77% owned by distributing company STGroup, is demanding from the firm a zl. 10.5 million penalty for breaking the investment deal under which STG had obliged itself to invest zl 4,5 million in the Wroclaw firm. (Puls Biznesu, p 9)...Economy Minister Janusz Steinhoff declared that he would be delighted if one of the Korean producers expressed its interest in the purchase of ailing Polish-Korean car manufacturer Daewoo-FSO Motor. According to unofficial information, Steinhoff had Korean concern Hyundai in mind. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10) A.Z.