In brief: Daewoo-Motor; RG, MOL and Rotch; energy privatization; Okecie
Unofficial sources say that if Korea's Daewoo-Motor were to withdraw from
Warsaw-based Zeran plant, production would be limited to the Polonez and
Lanos car models only. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p.1,3) ... Nafta Polska, the
majority owner of Rafineria Gdanska (RG), Poland's second largest oil
refinery, announced on Monday that it would hold parallel talks with
Hungary's MOL and Britain's Rotch Energy on the sale of the refinery.
Exclusive rights for privatizing RG are likely to be granted to a single
bidder within the next several weeks. (Rzeczpospolita, B3; Reuters) ... The
Treasury said on Monday that in 2001 it would privatize only one power
distribution group -the country's leading G-8 conglomerate- four heat and
power plants, and two electricity generators. (Rzeczpospolita, p.B2;
Reuters) ... Two companies, French Bouygues Batiment and Germany's Hochtief,
are rumored to have been chosen for the second stage of the tender for
modernizing the Warsaw-Okecie airport terminal. The name of the company
selected will be made known in June of this year. (Puls Biznesu, p.6) M.T.