In Brief: BRE Bank increases stake in eCard; Stalexport; Kopex

BRE Bank announced on Friday that it had increased its share in eCard TO 51 .95% from 28.57% (www.onet.pl) ... Stalexport announced that it has signed a contract to supply Ukrainian iron to Polish Steel Mills (PHS). The value of the contract is estimated at zł. 60 million. (Parkiet, p. 5) ... E.On has c hanged its strategy and has decided to withdraw its subsidiary, Sweden-based heating energy producer Sydkraft, from Poland. Under a new restructuring st rategy, E.On-controlled Sydkraft will only operate in Nordic countries. (Pa rkiet, p. 1) ... Kopex, a mining machinery supplier, is expected to sign a $12.5 million contract with a Turkish copper and zinc mine, sources close to the company told Parkiet on Friday. Kopex has already signed similar deals worth zł. 320 million in Iran and Serbia. (Parkiet, p. 6) ... It is possible that in December, the largest IT companies might take part in the EUR 100 m illion tender for creating a IT system for the Border Guards. The main requ irement will be expertise in the fields of radar techniques, safety systems and international references. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 6) A.Z.